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Simmerdownchick
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Someone here, fairly recently, reminded me that 'we're all adults here,' and blocking others should not be necessary.

I know there are always those cases in which it can't be avoided, but what do you think?

Personally, I don't have anyone blocked. I don't expect to get trolled, even though I'm putting it out there.

What do you think?

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sprite
Her Royal Spriteness
nope. not a one.

You can’t truly call yourself peaceful unless you are capable of violence. If you’re not capable of violence, you’re not peaceful. You’re harmless.
sprite
Her Royal Spriteness
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nope. not a one.


little illumination. i have no trouble simply ignoring people if i feel the need. no need to go the extra mile.

You can’t truly call yourself peaceful unless you are capable of violence. If you’re not capable of violence, you’re not peaceful. You’re harmless.
noll
"insensitive prick!" – Danielle Algo
I have no one blocked. Have not felt the need to do so yet. Probably never will. I expect that if I ever block someone it will more likely be that their posts just annoy me in a spam like fashion than that they somehow managed to offend me in such a way that I feel the need to create me some safe space. While some things might offend me, I'd rather face them head on than ignore them/go out of their way.


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Unknown User
Quote by sprite


little illumination. i have no trouble simply ignoring people if i feel the need. no need to go the extra mile.




Exactly.

I don't block.
honeydipped
The Bee's Knees
i'm definitely in the minority here. i used to spend quite a bit of time in the chat rooms and found that blocking people was a simple solution for a temporary problem. for instance, i visit pic rooms from time to time. sometimes people post pics that aren't exactly my cup of tea - but don't break lush tos. rather than complain about something they have every right to post, or disable pics all together, i simply block them. they are allowed to continue to post freely and i don’t have to see it.

i've never blocked anyone in the forums and have rarely had to block people due to personal issues. in these cases i see blocking as the final step.

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noll
"insensitive prick!" – Danielle Algo
Quote by honeydipped
i'm definitely in the minority here. i used to spend quite a bit of time in the chat rooms and found that blocking people was a simple solution for a temporary problem. for instance, i visit pic rooms from time to time. sometimes people post pics that aren't exactly my cup of tea - but don't break lush tos. rather than complain about something they have every right to post, or disable pics all together, i simply block them. they are allowed to continue to post freely and i don’t have to see it.

i've never blocked anyone in the forums and have rarely had to block people due to personal issues. in these cases i see blocking as the final step.


Are these temporary blocks, only applied when you're in that particular chat room? Or do you leave those users blocked, after you leave the room?
And another question: do you see this post of mine, or don't you like my pics?


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honeydipped
The Bee's Knees
Quote by noll


Are these temporary blocks, only applied when you're in that particular chat room? Or do you leave those users blocked, after you leave the room?
And another question: do you see this post of mine, or don't you like my pics?


i had to unblock you to read this just kidding! depends, some of them i do unblock after leaving the room. others remain because, as you know, pic rooms tend to have regulars and their aesthetic rarely changes.

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noll
"insensitive prick!" – Danielle Algo
Quote by honeydipped
i had to unblock you to read this just kidding! depends, some of them i do unblock after leaving the room. others remain because, as you know, pic rooms tend to have regulars and their aesthetic rarely changes.


But if you keep some of them blocked, then you won't see their forum posts either of course. You don't mind that? I can imagine that someone whose visual kink may be off putting to someone else , but they may still have a similar sense of humor/politics/etc.


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Quote by honeydipped
for instance, i visit pic rooms from time to time. sometimes people post pics that aren't exactly my cup of tea - but don't break lush tos. rather than complain about something they have every right to post, or disable pics all together, i simply block them. they are allowed to continue to post freely and i don’t have to see it.


Oh why have I never thought of that? Not that I've really been in chat in a very long time but that is such a great tip for certain aesthetics as you put it... Thanks!

I prefer to avoid confrontation and conflict if I am able to, so I had temporarily blocked someone that I wanted to ensure would not have the ability to contact nor harass me. It's never been an issue as they have been deactivated for quite some time. I'll also admit I have previously (and childishly, yes) temporarily blocked someone whom had me blocked... for no other reason than that they had blocked me and I was in a bad mood

I don't have anyone blocked at the moment.
honeydipped
The Bee's Knees
Quote by noll


But if you keep some of them blocked, then you won't see their forum posts either of course. You don't mind that? I can imagine that someone whose visual kink may be off putting to someone else , but they may still have a similar sense of humor/politics/etc.


i've actually unblocked people once the extended block took place because i enjoyed their forum posts - i just stay out of rooms they're in. however, most people that frequent the chat rooms rarely visit the forums, and vice versa. it's not caused me any issues.

Say. Her. Name.
Guest
Lurker
I block people also because of the pictures they post in the picture rooms. If there was an option just to block their pictures at that particular moment it would be great.
noll
"insensitive prick!" – Danielle Algo
Quote by honeydipped
i've actually unblocked people once the extended block took place because i enjoyed their forum posts - i just stay out of rooms they're in. however, most people that frequent the chat rooms rarely visit the forums, and vice versa. it's not caused me any issues.


Cool. Thanks for sharing. I was just curious, as I'm more of a forum guy ;)


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Guest
Lurker
I had an individual writing extremely nasty remarks to my stories on another website. When they started showing up on this site and doing the same, I blocked them. I see that nobody is blocked now, so must have gone away.
midnight900
Chat Moderator
Quote by honeydipped
i'm definitely in the minority here. i used to spend quite a bit of time in the chat rooms and found that blocking people was a simple solution for a temporary problem. for instance, i visit pic rooms from time to time. sometimes people post pics that aren't exactly my cup of tea - but don't break lush tos. rather than complain about something they have every right to post, or disable pics all together, i simply block them. they are allowed to continue to post freely and i don’t have to see it. .



Me too, for the most part. I just checked my blocked list and there are 20 blocked people on my list. 19 of them are because of their chat room posts that I don't care for. Only one is due to.. shall we call it: Interpersonal Incompatibility.
SummerLeigh
Candyland Kitten
I have three blocked. Two are men who harassed me without letup when they would see me in a chat room or online. It was incessant and they wouldn't take no for an answer. And I blocked one person who was either jealous or spiteful of my relationship here and would solicit me with random untruths about my SO. All three made me feel hunted really, like I had stalkers. I'm grateful for the ability to turn off the unwanted noise.
Burquette
Bug
I don't have anyone blocked.

I did a temporary for about twelve hours because I suspected I was going to get a PM that I didn't want to deal with. But that's gone now and anyone can talk to me.
billy
Active Ink Slinger
I have a shitload blocked. Mostly from hanging out in the chat rooms and getting grossed out though. I don't think anyone on my block list is for any reason other than that.
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apptobebad
Unfuckwithable
I have several blocked. As Billy says, mostly from hanging out in the chat rooms. Some post crap that i dont want to see or are involved in topics of conversation that i have no interest in, so I block them and carry on chatting to others. A couple because they are just annoying fakes.
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Unknown User
None. Perhaps because I don't chat or I'm an older guy or something, but I don't seem to attract the degree of unwanted attention that would necessitate using the block feature.
SereneProdigy
Cryptic Vigilante
I've only blocked one guy in my time here, back when it only affected private messages.
Guest
Lurker
I did one point in time but I got over it, unblocked them, and choose to ignore them.
Guest
Lurker
I don't have anyone blocked. I now have it set up so, to talk to me privately, you have to be a friend of mine. Recently, I allowed whispers from everyone, but I've decided not to do that, for no reason other than to decrease my vulnerability. That would, I think, dramatically decrease the possibility of getting annoying/creepy messages from people, decreasing the need to block along with it.
Beffer
Rainbow Warrior
I've never felt the need to block anyone on Lush or any other site.
Liz
Scarlet Seductress
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