I have been a member of a seedy forum beginning in 2004 ... w 35K+ posts
it was Great bring people with vast knowledge in seemingly all areas that were willing to share wht they knew and help others
Nearly 100% of everyone had 1 thing in common in different levels and in that were Happy to share...
Of note, I LOVE the 2X Ignore/Block, Turns a ****Storm of a Forum into a Pleasant Summers Rain
That said, to make the world an even better Place, Topics/Original Posts should be 2X Ignored/Blocked as well
Why remind them that you exist
for the most part anyone you want to Ignore/Block is not...
there is a BLOCK add-on (link somewhere around here)
it has many settings from Permanent/can't be undone
to watered down to regular old ignore
TOTAL BLOCK should be a user option, to make forums more Civil = TROLL KILLER
Likes/Dislikes is a TROLL PlayGround
Blocking someone should remove their...
No BLOCK just cuts out interaction between the 2 members
Both can still post away and Everyone can see All comments from everyone
BLOCK just makes the forum more civilized cutting out needless banter that distracts from the Flow of conversation
I personaly Quit posting threads that were well...
A Full On STALKER can never be stopped
Blocking someone from seeing what you post is valuable when some are just out to cause Hate and Discontent
on FB I have more people blocked than I have friends and I have well over 1,000 friends (I vet request and keep it to people I know from my world one...