A Specific Question About Blocking That Hasn't Yet Been Addressed

Hi Rob, hope things are going splendidly in your particular part of the world.

Once again, I have to say that the recent forum changes have certainly enhanced the forum experience for many. Thanks for your hard work.

I am trying to get my head around how the excellent new Blocking system works. Kudos for that idea, it is making the forum a truly harmonious place where people of differing temperaments don't rub up against each other in ways that irritate uninvolved members and ultimately reflect badly on the Forum as a whole.

I understand the need for blocking to be unavailable in the case of official Forum Staff, some of whom are listed in the Staff Members section. Absolutely. Moderators, etc need to be able to see what is going on and act in their accustomed even-handed fashion to control the kind of members they don't like - troublemakers and such.

However, I have had reports of seemingly normal members being able to comment on posts where the poster has blocked the member making that comment. I cannot see how this can be right, unless perhaps the blocked user making the comment is some sort of unofficial admin person?

If that's the case, by the way ... brilliant. Similar to the idea of camera vans hidden on the side of roads in order to catch speeders, disruptive folk on the forum can never know when they are being observed and so they will be minded to keep their unwelcome opinions to themselves.

I do hope you get the chance on this occasion to respond personally before your efficient staff close the thread due to the inevitable thread drift that occurs in even the best forums.

Please keep up the good work and the great service you provide to the membership.

 

Please don't derail this thread like you all did with the Random Pic V2 Appreciation thread *worryface*

 

No idea what you're on about here but you seem to want to know how the blocking thing works, too.
Have you also had reports of the block facility not working the way it should?