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Eric Sammon's point is that it's fine to block people who are obnoxious. It will lower your blood pressure to just go ahead and do it.
 

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Eric Sammon's point is that it's fine to block people who are obnoxious. It will lower your blood pressure to just go ahead and do it.
In another forum I just automatically block anyone, even if I otherwise agree with them, who drops an f-bomb. Their blocked. Too bad. So sad. Gone.
 
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Eric Sammon's point is that it's fine to block people who are obnoxious. It will lower your blood pressure to just go ahead and do it.
I have over 20,000 people blocked on Facebook. ;)
 
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In another forum I just automatically block anyone, even if I otherwise agree with them, who drops an f-bomb. Their blocked. Too bad. So sad. Gone.
Good for you! Your self peace matters!
 
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Eric Sammon's point is that it's fine to block people who are obnoxious. It will lower your blood pressure to just go ahead and do it.
I find that *ignore* is quite helpful as well as far as forums are concerned.
 
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I find that *ignore* is quite helpful as well as far as forums are concerned.
I just usually just skip over people I don’t like,or sometimes read their posts then ignore what they have to say.
 
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Eric Sammon's point is that it's fine to block people who are obnoxious. It will lower your blood pressure to just go ahead and do it.
I block people every day—anyone who is crude and only wants to argue for ego's sake. You can hear my door banging shut. Sometimes, if they are nasty, I let them know I am blocking them. I have several blocked here at CF.
 
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I block people every day—anyone who is crude and only wants to argue for ego's sake. You can hear my door banging shut. Sometimes, if they are nasty, I let them know I am blocking them. I have several blocked here at CF.
The unfettered snark is your first clue. Can’t stand it. :sick:
 
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Blocking someone is like your own personal way of banning them. Sometimes I go though my ignore list and wonder why I blocked that person, take them off ignore, and then after a few exchanges remember why I blocked them.
 
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Where did all these people come from?
I block anyone who posts anti Catholic bigotry on FB. Makes my blood pressure. Also many from school who deeply hurt me. And other trolls.
 
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I have over 20,000 people blocked on Facebook. ;)

How do you even do that? Does this involve group blocking?

I have an account on X. Every day I get women following me on my mostly geopolitical account. They have few or no posts. Their account photo mostly consists of a head shot from behind. Instant block. I assume that at some point they will try to funnel me over to their Only Fans account.
 
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How do you even do that? Does this involve group blocking?

I have an account on X. Every day I get women following me on my mostly geopolitical account. They have few or no posts. Their account photo mostly consists of a head shot from behind. Instant block. I assume that at some point they will try to funnel me over to their Only Fans account.
Mass blocking pretty much.
 
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