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I am not sure why you believe that universally enduring the public's contribution to discourse is morally superior to not doing so, especially on a moderated me

by airza 11y ago

I am not sure why you believe that universally enduring the public's contribution to discourse is morally superior to not doing so, especially on a moderated message board.

Nadya 11y ago
The act of self control and simply not responding is too much for some people I suppose... While there is a user I often wish I could block - and this addon gives me the opportunity to - they do occasionally offer good arguments and counterpoints. Just because I don't agree with their political views and am amazed with how frequently they display their cognitive dissonance does not mean I have nothing to learn from them, on the rare occasions. If I blocked them and silenced them entirely - I do myself a disservice. There are also many people who will try to respond to someone who may have blocked them long ago for some other comment, in which both may be at a disservice. Or perhaps a user's views have since changed but the blocker will never know, for they have blocked the user. These features do more harm than good - and merely increase the number of people living in their little bubbles, unwilling to interact with anyone who does not hold the same beliefs as them. We can debate the pros and cons of "living life in a bubble", but I find that people who think living in a bubble is perfectly acceptable are impossible to convince otherwise, because the thought that bubbles can be harmful itself is not part of their bubble so does not merit any further thought.
- morgante 11y ago
  These are definitely good points and I considered them in the development of the extension. The biggest choice I made was not to hide blocked comments completely. They're still on the page, just collapsed, so if you see that a user has a comment with a lot of upvotes or interesting replies you can unblock them easily. The primary reason I made the plugin is because occasionally users will repeat the same point over and over throughout the comments of an article (in multiple subthreads). In such cases, I find it much less distracting to simply block them.
  - talmand 11y ago
    If that's how it works then I would say it doesn't fit the usual definition of a blocklist. I can't say what you would call it but it might go a long way to nullify some of the negativity of it being called a "blocklist". Anyway, congrats on getting your work out there.

by airza 11y ago

I am not sure why you believe that universally enduring the public's contribution to discourse is morally superior to not doing so, especially on a moderated message board.

Nadya 11y ago

The act of self control and simply not responding is too much for some people I suppose... While there is a user I often wish I could block - and this addon gives me the opportunity to - they do occasionally offer good arguments and counterpoints. Just because I don't agree with their political views and am amazed with how frequently they display their cognitive dissonance does not mean I have nothing to learn from them, on the rare occasions. If I blocked them and silenced them entirely - I do myself a disservice. There are also many people who will try to respond to someone who may have blocked them long ago for some other comment, in which both may be at a disservice. Or perhaps a user's views have since changed but the blocker will never know, for they have blocked the user. These features do more harm than good - and merely increase the number of people living in their little bubbles, unwilling to interact with anyone who does not hold the same beliefs as them. We can debate the pros and cons of "living life in a bubble", but I find that people who think living in a bubble is perfectly acceptable are impossible to convince otherwise, because the thought that bubbles can be harmful itself is not part of their bubble so does not merit any further thought.

morgante 11y ago
These are definitely good points and I considered them in the development of the extension. The biggest choice I made was not to hide blocked comments completely. They're still on the page, just collapsed, so if you see that a user has a comment with a lot of upvotes or interesting replies you can unblock them easily. The primary reason I made the plugin is because occasionally users will repeat the same point over and over throughout the comments of an article (in multiple subthreads). In such cases, I find it much less distracting to simply block them.
- talmand 11y ago
  If that's how it works then I would say it doesn't fit the usual definition of a blocklist. I can't say what you would call it but it might go a long way to nullify some of the negativity of it being called a "blocklist". Anyway, congrats on getting your work out there.