December 26, 2008
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Xanga Block
I have never been one to block people on xanga. I have had this site for 3 and a half years and the only reason I block people is to stop them from spamming with endless comments. That doesn’t mean I stop people who are engaging in a discussion.
I have always felt that even if a person was a critic of mine, I should let them say their peace. Maybe I just want to foster a discussion so I feel if I were to take out half of the people reading, we would all lose something with them being gone.
What does it take for you to block someone?
Comments (117)
Endless comments that are worthless.
Making advertisements or comments unrelated to the posting, or otherwise spamming
Sex propositions.
spam. I don’t even delete hate comments. we don’t know each other, so what the fuck do I care?
I’ve never blocked anyone on here. But I’ve only been at it less than a year. I’ll find someone to kick out in due time.
I dunno. I haven’t blocked anyone yet. I would think maybe an inappropriate comment or something.
I just blocked one person so far. It was for saying “screw you” to me. lol
I blocked a pedophile with a pic of his penis.
I have blocked the same person who has created 8 or 9 different accounts in order to repeatedly leave nasty and inappropriate comments.
Unwarranted and unprovoked attacks on others.
I block people who have blank profiles and stalk my page.
People who are annoying..
Trolls..
if someone says mean comments to me just to be mean.
crazy people.
advertising
unwanted sexual comments
oh and I had to block a well known pedophile here on Xanga. I ultimately turned him into the Xanga team and they shut him down.
i’ve only block three people so far, one was a perv commenter and the other one was already unblocked, i had a shallow personal reason why i blocked the other one, i said sorry though
I block people who make very lewd and disrespectful comments or message me saying nothing but nasty and vulgar things.
I’ve never blocked anyone either. I figure it’s the best way to let other’s see that person in action and what type person they are, so I just let them hang themselves.
I might delete cursing on comments from my site, but I wouldn’t block them unless that was all they ever did was come comment with cursing and never really give thoughts with some substance. You can say what you want to say and get your point across without cursing and swearing.
I’ve only blocked one person during my time on Xanga and honestly, I can’t even remember why I blocked them. I think they were being creepy or something.
I’ve blocked friends, back when I was trying to stay (mostly) anonymous and they kept leaving comments that exposed personal information. Now, I’ve given up on the anonymity, but they stayed blocked cuz I didn’t feel comfortable with someone who knew me having an email archive of all of my posts. (Strangers on the other hand, ha.)
I haven’t blocked anyone so far.
When and if I do, I will let you know the reason why….lol
Any really hateful comments, use of racial or homophobic slurs, weird sexual comments that indicate a really sick individual, anyone insulting my mother’s memory or my upbringing, and anyone who sends me triggering eating-disorder related crap. Not respecting my recovery is really offensive.
Other than that, everything is gravy.
Crazy people.
I’d only block people who continuously leave spam comments but as yet I haven’t had to.
@writingsongsforBlair - i like your thinking- you don’t know them so who gives if they hate you
ill only block someone if they’re threatening me or sending me inappropriate stuff
I’ve never blocked anyone.
Glad I gave you idea for a post!
I havn’t blocked anyone either but if i do that person may be saying some things i don’t like I mean like attacking me. I don’t mean critizing i love to hear people’s point of view.
Hmm. I haven’t blocked anyone.
However, if I were to, it would have to be someone who:
a) was stalking me.
b) plagerized.
c) said something offensive; whether it be sexually or racially or etc. about me or anyone I wrote about in my blogs.
d) is just generally a douchebag.
But thankfully, no one like that has stumbled across my page.
1. Saying rude, mean, distasteful things about my son just to try and be funny
2. Stopping by my site multiple times with no posts on your site at all other than the “welcome to xanga” thing
3. Stopping by my site multiple times but having friend’s lock so I can’t see yours. I’ve since put my xanga on friend’s lock, though.
I think people should block someone else just because they simply don’t like the person and don’t want to deal with him/her. It’s a mature way to avoid drama and unnecessary trash talking.
The people who say blocking are for “pussies” are the annoying, immature types that get scoffed when someone wants to be the bigger person and worry about more important things in life.
Crazy people who hijack my blog to have their own battles with other people who visit my site. My blog is not a place for inappropriate comments or fights. Take it outside.
Just spam.
I was once mistakenedly blocked as one of those endles comment spewer. o_0 In retrospect, I wonder how close I got to actually crossing that line.
I have never blocked a person on xanga but on other places, i have and its because of bullying.
Nobody.
repetitive spam messages.
Some people leave comments just to rile you up then delete their own comments…
I don’t think I’ve ever blocked anyone. I generally prefer to ignore unpleasant people and hope they go away.
The only person I ever blocked called my religion “trendy bullshit.” It’s one thing to disagree with my doctrine, but it’s completely uncalled for to tell me it’s invalid without any reason. That’s a very personal thing for me, and thus, I don’t appreciate people telling me it’s trendy bullshit. Especially when I’m a mythology buff (Christian, Norse, Egyptian, Wiccan, whatever), I *do* know what I’m talking about. Usually reading the Odyssey and Norse Myths for pleasure isn’t “trendy.”
*ahem* end rant/tangent
I’ve blocked a few friends who have hurt me in the past, and just recently, I blocked a former friend who used 2 or 3 different accounts just so she can stalk me. :
I’ve blocked very few people but it was usually because they spammed my comments with stupid links or something.
Non-constructive actions. Leaving pointless comments that piss people off (although I let that slide sometimes), cussing me or someone commenting out, or those really needy people who think me talking to them is me hitting on them and wanting to spend the rest of my life with them.
I think I have one person blocked from my Xanga.
I don’t block people. I just simply delete the spam comments.
I believe you mean “piece” instead of “peace”.
When I get one of those damn “o hai i’m a pretty asian lady come check out my porn site – i mean blog and we should get together give me moneyz”, I block that person…
Creeeeepers
Ha! It’s hard to block nobody, because that’s who visits my site!
Actually, I count myself lucky for not having to block anyone yet.
I have blocked two people for being incredibly rude to me. There was no excuse for the remarks that were made (without apology). So they remain blocked.
I haven’t yet blocked my stalker, but then, all she has to do is sign out.
A lot. I only block spammers and people I know IRL that.. that have hurt me really badly. Which, I have none on this account or my other that are blocked, most of those people don’t use Xanga. ^_^
i have block any one yet.
people trying to convert me to christianity, only because i haven’t ever walked up to somebody and said,” hey want to call the corners with me? lets go cast a circle, and toss yer bible over yonder..points emphatically..oohh oooh! chase fairies!” to any christians, althought they might be slightly amused
I have only blocked one person… My xgf… only reason is I started this new username cause she was still reading my old blog which if I wanted to say something about her and her not know it I had to… Beyond that I really don’t care what anyone says.
I block the people (usually guys…usually) that message me gross things about my pics…the typical comment is that they masturbate to my pics. Those people are blocked and never heard from again.
I will block anyone who refuses to play by my rules. And by that, I mean anyone who misuses profanity or denies reason as a means of knowledge.
I block lurkers/stalkers, and anybody who tried to start drama with me or anyone else who comments on my site.
I haven’t blocked anyone.
I’ve never blocked anyone, Dan, but I’ll get back to you as soon as I do!
when they get pushy or annoying with their comments.
Someone stalking me and my site with malicious intent.
Kind of like “How many licks does it take” in the old tootsie roll pop ad, the world may never know. I’ve yet to have found it necessary to block anyone – the side benefit to flying beneath the xanga radar screen.
When they comment me several times saying they really think I’m sexy, only to find oodles and oodles of GIFS of girls engaging in intestine ripping anal sex. Gahh that sooo turns my stomach.
I block people who do not understand my disorder and therefore attempt to constantly cure me.
when people constantly stalk my page .
don’t think i’ve blocked, but then my site is private anyway. i’ve denied friend requests and deleted subscriptions/friends though. i kind of weed through my subscriptions and delete some when i find that it takes too long to get to the ones i really want to read.
Harassment, especially sexual harassment.
i don`t want them to read my site. also, if i don`t know a particular xangan and they visit my site and have friends lock, i`ll block them.
They have to weird me out enough.
i blocked some 50 something man who kept asking me about my feet in hopes that they were large and smelly, if i ever had sex with my dad or a lesbian, and whining about anti-semitic holocaust deniers. i have no idea who that man was or how he stumbled across my page but he spammed my comments and messages and creeped me the hell out!
I can’t remember if I blocked anyone but if I did it would be for someone making lewd, sexual comments that are unnecessary and completely from left field.
Being an idiot. Like trying to be argumentative and blatantly hostile and masquerading it as “criticism” and then whining like a child when being ignored. Or, in some cases, being a goddamn troll and just creating dozens of accounts simply to annoy.
And those weirdo super jesus freaks.
People harrassing me. But even under that circumstance, it takes awhile. Usually I think it’s funny at first. However, if they linger around long enough, I get annoyed.
@raizhafae - Ewwww. What a weird guy!
ex girlfriends of guys im dating.
Yeah I”m with Saintvi on this one, “Unwarranted and unprovoked attacks on others.”
@casmarie - someone did this to me too! And then suggested I find something better to do with my time…oh, like making 10 different usernames to bother me? Is that a better use of time?
I think I blocked one person because she repeatedly came to my site and repeatedly told me how stupid, worthless and how much of a bitch I was. I don’t recall having ever done or said anything to her so I wasn’t sure were that came from. I think that’s been the only person I’ve ever blocked.
Uhm, annoyance?
@mAnGLeDmiSTlEtoE - I’m with you on that.
i block people who disrespect me. i have this thing with disrespect and i hate tolerating it or entertaining it…on or offline.
Being creepy or unnecessarily rude.
Random, incessant trolling. It takes a lot of it, I don’t block someone after one trolling. I also like to save everything they say and e-mail Team Xanga about it.Does the trick.
I don’t think I have ever blocked someone. I know on messengers it takes a lot for me to block them.
If they leave an ignorant comment or something. I never really block people though either.
when someone is just being deliberately trollish to everyone on the site. I dont take it personal, just choose not to listen
Stalkers. I mostly block stalkers.
I’ve blocked about six people, and only because they simply don’t have any respect. One guy went through my entire subscription list on my site before I got a theme to hide them and left comments on all of them saying “be strong <3″. I blocked his face.
I’ve only blocked one person of my own accord for flat-out telling me I should kill myself but not before letting them know that stuff like that is no joking matter and should not be said. After some discussion, they openly admitted to HAVING to get the last word… now they never will. (there was one other person I reported to Xanga and I was instructed to block them but that is another story altogether.)
i’ve only blocked one person
she goes to my school, and would read my blog and gossip about the things that she reads about. since i write about these things myself, they’re no secrets. but it bothered me that this girl would read my blog and talk to people about things that are happening in my life. oh btw, she’s my bf’s ex.
I have only blocked 3 people on Xanga. Two of them were anonymous trolls just leaving random comments and the third was some dude from Hawaii sending me love notes & inviting me to Hawaii to meet him. I assumed he was sending these messages to multiple people. Either way, I’m married and not interested so I blocked him.
@huginn - lol … just once you were mistakened as one?
I almost blocked you for that reason when I first started on Xanga then I realized that I liked your opinions even if they weren’t the same as mine!!
@cre13 - =), good to know.
But yeah, I get carried away with it sometimes. -_-
I haven’t blocked anyone yet really. Even those who flame me or slander me. Only situation I can think of is someone spamming or maybe a bot of some sort.
I’ve had to block a few people for being real idiots, but I let some things slide, if it’s tasteful and funny
I have only ever blocked one person in the five plus years I’ve been on xanga. And the reason for it was when I set up a plug when they first started this guy subscribed to me and constantly, on every post left me nasty messages about how I should get an abortion and this that and the other. And the post didn’t even half to be about me being pregnant! It was just rude and nasty and I didn’t apperciate it.
The first and only person I ever blocked was a commenter from one of your blogs a few days ago..The racial slurs bit. Anyone who wants to degrade me, insult me or otherwise be a shit head for no reason, then has the audacity to come to my page to spew her crap there deserves to be blocked. It’s my virtual foot in her ass. Now pardon my potty mouth, but some things just make a person mad.
@huginn - lol
no worries!
If they insult me (happened once in 5 yrs) or visit me, leave numerous footprints and when I go to their site it is empty.
There are discussions worth having and those that leave nothing except an aftertaste. Blocking is something I experienced a while back and it put things into perspective. Mainly, what I knew before became even more clear. As Billy Joel sings, “You can speak your mind, just not on my time”. That is, you have the right to write whatever it is you want to write about…I just don’t need to accompany you in your journey and vice versa.
Interestingly enough, I have learned people block by association. We assume rather than listen. As in the real world, we tend to huddle together in groups and one way or another, we start practicing behaviors that are the complete opposite of inclusiveness. In the end, we preach, but we seldom practice what we preach.
people block me cause of my opinions of you lol
when it’s no longer a discussion and has turned mean and personal
I haven’t blocked anyone yet.
I don’t block them unless they pose a very threatening saying or saying very cruel and negative thoughts at me. :l Geez, sometimes the world thinks you’re smart when no one is perfect…
Oh sorry off topic that was my case, well I suppose you block because there are some CRAZYYY GHEWIHTWIHG!!@#$$% people out there o.o And spam people LOL
i’ll let you know when i have blocked someone.
I’ve only blocked two people and when I looked their blogs had been shut down. I blocked because it was a bizarre comment about seeing me suck old man’s cock or something and I’m not sure what the other one was but it was something really stupid.
The last person I blocked was insulting and threatening my other visitors.
The only time I’ve blocked someone in my 6 years of using Xanga (or any journal site for that matter) is when a stalker-type used to send nasty and detailed messages (about rape and sodomy and things that were just meant to be offensive). Beyond that, I am not bothered by critics at all. Even slightly creepy is okay, but you tell me about your fantasies to rape me repeatedly? Then you have to go.
Perverted sex propositions messages. Or people who leave extremely racist, sexist hateful comments.
I haven’t had to block anybody yet.
i never have actually. im not important enough to get flamed. i supose it would take repeated offences that really hit home for me to block someone.
People who stalk me. Or hate me in real life.
If they come around spewing obsinities… only happened once.
I once blocked (and had them shut down as well) someone who threatenned to rape my children in front of me.
This is the first year/month I’ve had to block people–people have become a lot more aggressive/insane on Xanga I swear. When people start to make death threats or threaten my personal well-being or safety (come on–they don’t even know me) then I want nothing to do with them ever. But if people are stupid enough to write something I won’t delete it–I think the world deserves to be the judge of what they have to say.
i blocked someone who commented me the list of names of people who died in harry potter book 7 before the book came out.
some people fucking block my ass cause they like to boo hoo when they want comments and I tell the truth. I don’t harrass I leave 1 comment and then BLOCK! it’s over the dumbest stuff too
but now that I have protected I don’t block but before when I was public I blocked, creepy ass people that didn’t post and came to my site 309840380498 times a day and I blocked people that went to everyone’s site and harrassed, like random ass shit too….
i didnt even knw that it was possible to block someone! for me to block someone means that they are filthy in the way that they speak. i dont like cursing etc for no reason.
Those who leave nasty comments multiple of times.
general creepiness
I block someone if they’re just plain rude (i.e., only leave denigrating comments on my site) or if they’re an ex, or, as once was the case, an ex of my bf who kept reading it and then bothering him about what I’d written (grilling him about things I’d said about him and I). We both agreed to block her, but then later we agreed that we didn’t give a rat’s ass and unblocked her.