Cynabuns wrote: ↑Mon Feb 08, 2021 3:37 am
Update The user block feature just got a minor update and now prevents users you've blocked from commenting to your posts/comments
~by AOU - 7h ago
https://poal.co/s/Poaldev/289452
Speech for me but not for thee.
Am I really reading this right??
Kinda sad to see from former Voat guys
Y'know, I may cop some flack for this, but in a way this is kinda what I'd expect from a typical block feature. I mean, in an ideal world blocking is kind of a last resort when you REALLY don't want to deal with the asininity of the blocked user(s). That said, though, I came to appreciate and work with the level at which Voat blocking worked; that being to merely auto-collapse content from the blocked user(s) and disable personal messages/notifications.
In my mind, Voat's implementation was sufficient enough to deal with issues without impeding the right of free speech for those who I disagreed with...
I think poal has, although keeping with expected functionality (similar to, say, twitter), gone a step too far and proven that (as if it weren't already clear) they are no true replacement to or competitor against the ideals of Voat.
cc: @
MadWorld