Why do YOU block people?

cantstopLinnyG/Lindalouwhoo

Because people are cowards.
AnnaBell, when you say two people I hope you are including me in that list. Since you, you know BLOCKED me. I was going to tell you that I am REPORTING your question about trolls since it has nothing to do about adoption.

But you blocked me so I couldnâ€™t. Also I am appealing yahoos decision to remove my former question. Since it WAS about adoption.

eta: also Anne I am curious as to why you blocked me since I have been ignoring your attempts to kiss every1's a**

eta: just looked at email. The answers that was WRONGFULLY removed has been put back up. BOTH of them. Freedom of speech 1.

Also The people who reported have less influence when reporting. Good job Yahoo.

eta: why does everyone think Iâ€™m trying to be Linny. I am NOT. Nor am I a troll. My questions and answers are genuine and honest and are related to adoption. I am here to learn and give my opinion just like everyone else.

S. Alli Baba

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DropsOfJupiter

I ONLY block people that block me first. Seeing as there's several people who can't handle the truth, it's just easier to keep track of who's blocked me if I block them back. I did block Annabell in error. The block has been removed. I might not agree with her, or even like her, but I'm not afraid of her answers, and it's against my policy to start that crap

Deana

Are you trying to be "adopted" into a new section? People block people because they have nothing better to do than get mad at unreal situations. People get all mad about what someone has to say...then don't ask the question!

Oi H

i haven't been here long enough to even care what answers people are typing down. i find all of the people have their own opinions and yeah even if some bother me icbf blocking thems[:

Believe Me!!

i have never blocked anyone i am always respectful to the other answerers

Ferbs

Because they have personally attacked me in the forum or by email (the latter very rare).

I also have very few blocked.

I have blocked someone because I consider the person so cruel that after putting thought into my questions...I don't want them using my question as a way to insult others.

Like AnnaBelle said: Better to stop the problem users (to me) than disable my email.

**LostPrincess**

I personally don't.

My precious baby boy 1.24.10

i block people when they send me messages and they start pissing me off and i simply just don't want to talk to them anymore but they don't seem to get the idea

Jennifer L

I block people that are over-the-top rude and make personal attacks, whether on the forum or via email.

Wundt

I have never blocked anyone, but was blocked first time about a week ago... interestingly enough, on the Adoption forum. I assume they blocked me because I said, as part of my answer, that their question wasn't a real question (it was just a tirade about how APs were bad people).

Personally, I think blocking is, and people who do it are, lame. If someone is openly offensive or otherwise violates the standards, then report their answer.

love my life

I have only blocked 2 people and that was for very rude and harassing e-mails. (they weren't people from this section) That blew me a bunch of crap about the answer I choose for best answer. They didn't even answer the q asked. I haven't blocked anyone from this section not even the ones who have e-mailed me to be not so nice. They are entitled to their opinions just like I am entitled to mine. I do know of one in this section who has blocked me because she doesn't like my way of thinking but oh well I didn't play the block her back game.

can'tstop no# 2 maybe because you are using her id her and her avatar. Can'tstop no# 1 they say imitation is the best form of flattery, but in this case it would kinda weird me out.

Tati

i dont, but i suppose if someone was constantly stalking me i might

a healing adoptee

umm..maybe because all you do is insult people on this section. If someone speaks about searching for their biological families, you insult them. If they speak about being in reunion with their biological families you insult them. If people speak about adoption reforms you insult them. If people speak about obtaining their original birth certificates you insult them. If people speak about how their adoption wasn't like the rest you insult them. See the pattern here? IF people don't follow your opinions you insult them. Therefore to prevent you from harassing them and insulting them further, people have blocked you. Try to be more understanding and nicer, instead of trolling on this section to insult people, then people will not block you.

SJM

I don't.

Joseph the Second

I don't. But Other People must have Their Reasons...

7rin

I don't, it ruins all the fun. ;)

Cambria

At one point I blocked a couple of people because I -thought- it would mean that I didn't have to see their stupid, repetitive, inane questions anymore. I was wrong. So I don't don't block anyone. Maybe if I were experiencing harassment or something I would, but other than that, I can't see why.

Freckle Face

I've only had to block two people who hurled personal insults at me on a regular basis both publicly and in emails. I don't take abuse in any form from anyone anymore.......

Cam

I've blocked 2 phonies.

Pip

I've only blocked one person who wouldn't give it a rest by email. The subject was to do with infertility and I eventually blocked this person sent me a message to do with at least I had gone through pregnancy and childbirth once. This person just didn't get the point that suffering with infertility is as painful as not raising your only child due to being coerced into surrendering. I found it extremely hurtful that this person couldn't understand that not raising a child because of adoption is as painful albeit in a different way to infertility which I do understand because my husband and I didn't have children because of it.

Quinn Morgendorffer

I only do if they start harassing me. For example, I once answered someone's question with an answer they didn't like. This person proceeded to go on to multiple questions of mine posting rude comments like "you're an a**hole" and stuff like that.
The other time was when I asked a question about gays in the military, and one person who was particularly against it starting sending me homophobic emails.
Aside from that I love all the people on Y!A. Especially in this section because the crazy ones are hilarious. I even actually like a lot of the trolls.

LaraSue

Did your other question get deleted? I have only blocked people who have sent me nasty emails, and a couple from this forum who have blocked me.

gypsywinter

Initially when I came on to YA, I had blocked no one and had no desire to do so. I know that 2 amothers have blocked me since and I have never sent either one a private email, so I have no idea why they have blocked me from viewing their questions. So definitely no 'stalking' on my part. Is it because they don't want me to answer their questions? Is the only reason I can think of why these 2 people have blocked me. Sooo, I gave back that which I received...I blocked them also!

I can understand people blocking others who are sending harassing, insulting, hating private emails...BUT really! just so that someone can't view your question?.....kind of wimpy in my book.

Randy B

I don't personally. All opinions are welcome as far as I'm concerned...even those I don't agree with.

On the other hand, people have tried to block me for the same reason. I don't attack anyone but I do have my opinions and for some reason some people don't like them and they block me. I just go in under another account I have (also named Randy B and with the same avatar since I'm not trying to hide who I am) and answer anyway. If you don't like my answer...ignore it but blocking someone for that reason is just childish in my mind.

Honest & Sober

I don't block anyone.

I haven't blocked (disabled) private messages.
I haven't blocked (disabling) fans from adding me.

But I do read other areas out of interest. Travel, Education & Reference and a few others.

**********

i had to block an adoptee here who kept emailing me calling me a "piece of crap" for abandoning my young and told me i deserved any pain i got for surrendering my daughter. and then another lady, who i dont think is a "first mom", adoptee or adoptive mother emailed me and just kept telling me that i was being a coward and that my daughter will never forgive me.

i blocked her. i just didnt need that.

LinnyG

I only block people who send me ridiculous or stalker-y emails. I used to block people who just bothered me, but I don't do that anymore.

eta: I guess I will have to change my avatar to one of my copyrighted pictures. Kinda creepy. My "stalker/impersonator", not my pic.

AnnaBelle

I only block people (and I have a whopping two people blocked here) if I find that their answers are not actually answers...If their answers usually seek to be abusive, especially...There is no point in wasting my time reading answers from someone who is only trying to be a bully.

But, people usually get a lot of chances. There's no point in blocking everyone who is abusive, because there are so many on here, but if there are individuals who seek specifically to be abusive to ME, repeatedly, then yes, I will block them, rather than whining every time they say something outrageous. Head it off at the pass, if you will. Of the two people I've blocked, one sent me more than one abusive email as well. Rather than turn off my email, I just blocked that one person. They were the ones causing the problem, after all.

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