Category: the Rant Board
OK... I am sure that some one on this site has blocked me, but there is know way to find out! What am i to do about it? I have tried sending note, after note, but, this person is not responding! I think that there should be a system that sendsback the note to the person who has sent the note in the first place if they have been blocked. That would be a nice way to say, "hey! you have been blocked."
How do you all feel about it?
well, you can check this at www.zonebbs.com/ignore100.php. Just do a find for your name...
Hmmmm, I'm not sure this is a good idea, after all, the messenger programs don't tell you who's blocked you so why should the zone be any different?
Lordlover, how about posting that again on the zonebbs-suggestion-board? Because I think the thing with sending the quicknote back is a good idea.
I think, there should be a link where you can see who's ignoring you, I find that page very interesting.
well i went to that address and ... made for interesting reading ..
Yes...Rather interesting!
I know in my heart of hearts that this info should not be public, but it was very interesting reading!!
I'm glad this has been made public again, and if you change it I will change you in a way you won't like. I love being all powerful.
James
Have you considered the possibility, however remote, that this person may not want to talk with you and they just don't want to admit why, or enter in to a long discussion about the issue..personally I found the quicknotes to be really awkward
well if you find quicknotes to be awkward, why do you even use this system to cumunicate with the other zoners? I would like to have the idea of having a message, a broadcast one, or whatever be sent to you letting you know that you have being ignored by someone...
I found the list very interesting. Two people have me on their ignore list. One of them I have never even heaard of or seen logged on at the same time as me, and the other person I have seen logged on but have never tried to communicate with. So why would people who don't even know you ignore you?
well who knows why some users ignore others, i had a brief look at the list and there is one user who has 53 users on ignore, that person surely could not have been offended by all of them. I think sometimes it's just easier to put people on ignore than to have to listen to them.
Quite frankly, I do not trust the list of ignored users because I have blocked many people, and the information showed up as I had zero people on my ignore list. I mean, really! I signed up to make new friends that would be there for a long time. Friends that would put back the smile that has long since left my face as I have been going to a shcool with students who talk about gossip, and all kinds of junk. I do not like blocking people. Don't get me wrong! I think the zone would be a better place if we all could get along with one another, but reality is, that some people will hate your guts, while others will love you to death! But my point is that if we had a message saying that you have been blocked, it would tell you that for one, you need to cool your jets, and for two, that you don't have to wonder if they are reading your notes, or even getting them for that matter.
But that is just my say, and no one else's.
Interesting...... I must say though that there should be a option where people who rather not want their usernames posted on the ignore page to show people they blocked should get that option.
Ok, I just tried to check this out, and it says the page can't be found. it seems to be a now you see it now you don't thing. I've never been able to check it out. I just copied and pasted it, and went offline topaste it. I had to get back to the home page, so I could paste it in internet explorer, because there is no link where you can check it. I just pasted it in my browser, but it couldn't be found.
wonderwoman
Hmm, isn't it nice to be blocked for no reason Lordlover? I mean all of the sudden, someone's talking to you, and, then with out a reason, you are being ignored by the person. Such a crying shame. It doesn't make me want to examine myself, but I'm sure examining the one who blocked me in the first place. I guess some people are just to high and mighty to talk to the imperfect ones. Oh, well.
or maybe they're just too imperct to talk to the perfect ones! lol
Well, the reason I block people is because I don't like swearing or trash talk, and it's too much trouble to be turning quicknotes on and off constantly, and there's no way to avoid it except for putting the person on ignore, besides, the people I have on ignore didn't talk to me anyway, so I guess they don't care. I tried to access that link twice, the first time I just got the usual page can not be displayed thing, then I thought maybe I couldn't get it because of the period at the end, because I did use copy and paste, and pasted in internet explorer, so then I typed the url in without the period at the end, and got a 404 error, which told me to go to the zonebbs home page and look for the information I wanted, and of course, there is no direct link to it on the home page. you have to type in the exact url, so why can everyone else access it except me?
wonderwoman
I can't access it either. Don't worry WonderWoman, it's not just you.
well sometimes those 404 errors straighten themselves out, but since lord lovers post about how it says she has 0 people blocked, I wonder if I can believe it if it says 0 people have me on ignore. I'm just really curious.
wonderwoman
That page was not supposed to be public and has been removed. We're considering adding a feature where you can see who is ignoring you. Also, if someone is ignoring you, their name shouldn't appear in the send quicknote box.
well I was disappointed, especially when people said it was interesting, we were given the link, and it was taken away before I could access it, oh well.
wonderwoman
Lordlover, there's a third option besides absolute hating of guts and absolute love. Maybe some people will not talk to you because they've discovered that they just don't share any common interests or points of view with you. There's nothing wrong with picking and choosing your friends. It's a natural thing and there's no ill will in it. I'm horrible at talking to people if I really don't think we have much to talk about or much in common. Smalltalk is boring. But then again, I joined this site to post on the boards and see what folks are talking about. If friendship happens it will and if it doesn't, that's OK too. And if I make enemies I am not required to take their bait or justify myself to them.
So what is the explaination of it been taken away? What's the big deal about us knowing about others blocking us? We can't give them abuse for it, they're blocked, so their backs are covered. Man there's no need for all the sensitivity. Personally, I don't think I've been blocked by anyone, but if I have been I'm not going to lose sleep over it. Lordlover, I do have to say though, if you weren't getting any replies after a few messages, you should have worked out that you probably wouldn't and not continued wasting your time trying to do what you obviously couldn't.
wow, I actually have to agree with wanderful wangel, lol. Yes, I don'tsee anything wrong with knowing who blocked you, I mean, I'd rather someone blocked me than light in to me, because they think my post is too complaining, whiny, or whatever. I'd actually like to have known who was blocking me on msn messenger, because if I didn't see them online anymore, I didn't know whether to keep them on there, because I didn't know if they just didn't use it anymore, or if they'd blocked me. If I knew for sure they'd blocked me, then I'd know definitely to take them off my list. on the other hand though, I had this woman on my list who in some ways seemed more like a child in some ways, though she was 36. She was always asking me really strange questions about my bone disease, and from the questions she asked, you'd think I was helpless and my mom had to do everything for me. it just seemed like when ever you told her something, it didn't penetrate, and she was always talking about how the doctors said she was in a delicate condition. She was always talking about how this one guy had a crush on her, just because he said a few nice things to her, or she was always missing this or that guy. She seemed to think we had a lot in common, I don't know why, I'm blnd, she's sighted, she has a learning disability, I don't she loves card games, I hate card games. Finally I decided I had to block her. I don't know how she would've took being blocked, she came across as someone who would be devastated and crushed if she knew she'd been blocked. I sort of felt guilty for needing to do it, I mean she was sweet in her own way, just a bit strange for me, so it had to be done. In a way, I'm glad I can't use msn messenger anymore, because if someone wants to add me and i don't want to add them, I have a good excuse, and it's not even a lie.
wonderwoman
In the case of the 36 year-old I can see how that would get irritating after a while, but I think the explaination of the way she was towards uyou may stem from her learning difficulty in some way and the psychological impact that had on her.
I guess so, I felt guilty for feeling I had to remove her, but I just couldn't take it anymore.
wonderwoman
how come when i went there it said page not found. I think i'm typing it in rite? i'm curious.
Hi lost girl 27, what page were you looking for? if you were looking for myspace.com, it's www.myspace.com my space. Jaws just says it weird when you type it all in one word. Oh forgot, we were talking about that ignore feature thing, that thing that told you who was ignoring you. it's not there anymore, because they took it away. They said it was not suppose to be public. If that url springs a leak again, and it's once more available, will someone please pm me and let me know?
wonderwoman
nooo. i want it back.
That particular page listed everyone and who they were ignoring. I think you should be able to see who is ignoring you, but their is no need for you to see who I'm ignoring or who is ignoring me.
But it is better to know who is ignoring you so that you don't have to wonder all your life if you will ever be able to speak to that person ever again. I mean, ya, I could just forget about that person or people, but come on! You would want to know who doesn't like you so that you would be able to stop bugging them. But this is only my opinion, and not everone's. I personally think that it is good to have a message that says that you have been blocked so that you can sleep well that night and not have to worry so much. I have lost sleep over it, over realizing that my friends are not answering me.
But, like I said, this is my opinion only.
So the way I see it is that I am the only one that is anoyed with this problem. Is this correct? Be honest now! I really want the truth. I am not here to criticize anyone, but I am here to think of our options.