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0 pointssteveklabnik2y ago0 comments

Then you are free to not subscribe to any of them, and see every post. It is under your control.

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A lot of the popular users subscribe to the blocklists uncritically. It breaks the UX of the site if you get placed on one.

Users are not entitled to the dissemination of their opinions. Either you let users block other users or you will turn your site into a cesspit.

sneak2y ago

No, I am talking about as a reader. If you are blocked, you cannot follow threads, even if you never post.

As the plaform matures so will the blocklist ecosystem. Hopefully blocklists with good appeal mechanisms will win mindshare.

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sneak2y ago

A lot of the popular users subscribe to the blocklists uncritically. It breaks the UX of the site if you get placed on one.

Users are not entitled to the dissemination of their opinions. Either you let users block other users or you will turn your site into a cesspit.

sneak2y ago

No, I am talking about as a reader. If you are blocked, you cannot follow threads, even if you never post.

As the plaform matures so will the blocklist ecosystem. Hopefully blocklists with good appeal mechanisms will win mindshare.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse