LMHS
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I have not been on a forum in many years that didn't have some way of blocking other members.
Just block the people you don't want to see what they post. There are lots of people that I have blocked and I'm pretty sure there are lots of people who have blocked me. At least I hope so. I'm pretty sure that there are plenty of other people they can waste their anger on.
Some topics really mess with some people (toilet paper, boondocking, overnight parking, working people who live in RVs but don't consider themselves "RVers", old RVs, etc). Those are the topics where I usually end up blocking people.
I have blocked a lot of people. What do they say? I don't know as I don't see it, nor do I care. I figure that some people are on meds, some people need to be on meds, some self-medicate and some people are just plain mean. Those people need to be blocked so I don't have that input. Not like I won't eventually find the info that I need or want somewhere else.
Figure out how to block people (each forums is slightly different). If it makes you feel better, when you block someone, say "Arrrrgh! Take that you pitiful wretch!" Then finish it off with a world dominating laugh (Bwa-ha-ha-ha!).
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BigToe
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LMHS wrote:I have not been on a forum in many years that didn't have some way of blocking other members.
Just block the people you don't want to see what they post. There are lots of people that I have blocked and I'm pretty sure there are lots of people who have blocked me. At least I hope so. I'm pretty sure that there are plenty of other people they can waste their anger on.
Some topics really mess with some people (toilet paper, boondocking, overnight parking, working people who live in RVs but don't consider themselves "RVers", old RVs, etc). Those are the topics where I usually end up blocking people.
I have blocked a lot of people. What do they say? I don't know as I don't see it, nor do I care. I figure that some people are on meds, some people need to be on meds, some self-medicate and some people are just plain mean. Those people need to be blocked so I don't have that input. Not like I won't eventually find the info that I need or want somewhere else.
Figure out how to block people (each forums is slightly different). If it makes you feel better, when you block someone, say "Arrrrgh! Take that you pitiful wretch!" Then finish it off with a world dominating laugh (Bwa-ha-ha-ha!).
Blocking members does not stop the stifling of discussion, nor does it prevent the termination of threads and topics, nor does it diminish the discouragement of participation in threads that are devolving, or due to the topic, doomed.
What blocking members may do is merely mitigate the feelings of the member who takes advantage of the blocking feature, so that they will not be exposed to being perturbed by other members who bother them.
That isn't a concern of mine. My concern is the quality and value of forum discussion, and the opportunities that are lost to learn from others... their experiences, opinions, perspectives, etc.
That can't happen on rv.net when threads are closed. And when a high percentage of threads on one particular topic are closed more than other threads on other topics, it is difficult to distinguish closer bias from a conflict triggering topic.
An admin has checked into this thread to answer the question of this topic... that there is no policy forbidding the discussion of EV's on RV.net. That is helpful to know, because typically forums are privately owned, where there is no expectation of free speech. Often, forums will forbid the discussion of certain topics, like guns, politics, religion, the birds and the bees, etc.
There may be other reasons why EV threads are closed so often on RV.net, and my blocking members will do nothing to prevent those same reasons from recurring.
I've never blocked a member, on any forum, ever. My blocking members will not change their behavior. And their behavior cannot trigger me... the childhood adage "sticks and stones will break my bones but names will never hurt me" provides a simple and adequate coping mechanism to let that kind of stuff roll off like water on a seal... without being effected.
Blocking members may limit an individual's awareness of other member's bad behavior, yet it does nothing to limit everyone's exposure to the consequences of other member's bad behavior. The consequences remain the same, and even effect the person who blocked the other members. The consequences are: Threads get closed. Topics get derailed. Good discussion gets curtailed.
What bad actors say to me is of no consequence. Chances are, I will learn more from folks who disagree with me, even if disagreeably, than I will from an echo in the hall of my choir. I'd much rather have the benefit of seeing all of what those who are more likely to cause me to see things unlike how I currently see them.
But threads kinda have to be open in order to engage in a dialogue with those who disagree, in order for that meeting of the minds to happen.
If there are members who consistently cause threads to be closed, then suspending the posting privileges of those members is far more effective than me blocking those members, for the reasons stated.
I am but one person. My donning a blindfold isn't going to help the thousands upon thousands of rv.net members have a good forum.
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Pbutler97
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BigToe wrote: My donning a blindfold isn't going to help the thousands upon thousands of rv.net members have a good forum.
Thousands upon thousands of members? Ok LOL.
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MFL
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2oldman wrote:MFL wrote:JMany on rv.net are older/retired/real old. Old people don't like change, Generally speaking, maybe, but I'm 74 and I like new things. EVs are exciting and fun to drive.
Yes, a generalization, always exceptions! Nice at 74, you are still a ![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/cool.gif "cool") dude, trying new things that you enjoy!
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This thread was specifically about forum policies regarding EV posts. Not about EV themselves.
Please start a new EV thread in the appropriate RV.NET forum. Thread closed as now off-topic.
This is a Signature test on RV.net forum portal.
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