Block & Report System

starlightsparker

Full support, I’ve had users hate on my projects and return so this could be useful

DangerPuppy10

Many people say this could be abused, which is true, but maybe the block could act as a report. Where when you report somebody, and it checks out, you could also check a box that says: “Block user?”

mumu245

DangerPuppy10 wrote:
(#442)
Many people say this could be abused, which is true, but maybe the block could act as a report. Where when you report somebody, and it checks out, you could also check a box that says: “Block user?”

This is literally the suggestion!

DangerPuppy10

mumu245 wrote:
DangerPuppy10 wrote:
(#442)
Many people say this could be abused, which is true, but maybe the block could act as a report. Where when you report somebody, and it checks out, you could also check a box that says: “Block user?”
This is literally the suggestion!

Sorry.

I don't think my glasses are working.

medians

Bringing this topic up.

Vixen15

I support doing this, with a few additional changes: Number one, you should probably make it so they can't see your profile, projects, comments or anything else, with the same for you. Because this could easily be used to say mean things or spread rumours about somebody on somebody's profile, and that person would not get to do anything about it. Second, there should be a ‘Block user’ button above or below the ‘Follow user’ button, and then you have to submit a quick reason of why you are blocking them so that Scratch Team knows why.
If you do this, it will be very helpful! Thank you!

han614698

I made a couple mockups:

Let me know if anyone has any other ideas to mockup.

LP372

no, i dont think it'd solve it

undeterminstic

LP372 wrote:
no, i dont think it'd solve it

why not. support, but somebody might block a bunch of people because they don't wish to communicate with them, and get banned for mass reporting.

Last edited by undeterminstic (March 9, 2024 15:51:01)

The-Sushi-Cat

undeterminstic wrote:
LP372 wrote:
no, i dont think it'd solve it
why not. support, but somebody might block a bunch of people because they don't wish to communicate with them, and get banned for mass reporting.

Yup. They shouldn't mass-report people they don't like. Just like you can't go to someones profile and say how much you hate them without getting that comment removed

undeterminstic

The-Sushi-Cat wrote:
undeterminstic wrote:
LP372 wrote:
no, i dont think it'd solve it
why not. support, but somebody might block a bunch of people because they don't wish to communicate with them, and get banned for mass reporting.
Yup. They shouldn't mass-report people they don't like. Just like you can't go to someones profile and say how much you hate them without getting that comment removed

what if people don't know it blocks and reports and block people they don't wish to interact with

han614698

han614698 wrote:
I made a couple mockups:

Bump. Can someone give me feedback on my mockups that is very familiar with the suggestion to help me understand it more. I'm a visual learner, so if I see what should change in the mockups, it will help me give feedback on the suggestion. Here's the original image post: https://scratch-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/discuss/post/7850933/

njtacogirl

Honestly, I operate under the idea that people should have the freedom to block whoever they want for whatever reason, it could seem insignificant to you but a big deal to them. I don't think people should be forced to justify their reason to the ST. Plenty of social media websites allow you to block whoever without any reporting. I do think there should be a limit in place where you cannot block, say, more than 10 people a day or week to prevent trolls.

The-Sushi-Cat

undeterminstic wrote:
The-Sushi-Cat wrote:
undeterminstic wrote:
LP372 wrote:
no, i dont think it'd solve it
why not. support, but somebody might block a bunch of people because they don't wish to communicate with them, and get banned for mass reporting.
Yup. They shouldn't mass-report people they don't like. Just like you can't go to someones profile and say how much you hate them without getting that comment removed
what if people don't know it blocks and reports and block people they don't wish to interact with

Then… They don't interact with them?

You choose if it's just a report or if it's both

And if they don't want to interact, then it's all good

The-Sushi-Cat

njtacogirl wrote:
Honestly, I operate under the idea that people should have the freedom to block whoever they want for whatever reason, it could seem insignificant to you but a big deal to them. I don't think people should be forced to justify their reason to the ST. Plenty of social media websites allow you to block whoever without any reporting. I do think there should be a limit in place where you cannot block, say, more than 10 people a day or week to prevent trolls.

If someone is being disrespectful, then you should let ST know instead of just blocking. That doesn't solve the issue. If you just dislike the person, why? There isn't a good reason to block someone on here. on other social media websites, people can post varying opinions and it's easier to harass someone. If you just block them, others will become subject to their harassment

LP372

people should be unblockable, incase it's a prank

sonic__fan

The-Sushi-Cat wrote:
njtacogirl wrote:
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If someone is being disrespectful, then you should let ST know instead of just blocking. That doesn't solve the issue. If you just dislike the person, why? There isn't a good reason to block someone on here. on other social media websites, people can post varying opinions and it's easier to harass someone. If you just block them, others will become subject to their harassment

But njtacogirl isn't talking about people being rude to them, they're just saying that you may not like someone for various reasons and that it'd be better just to block them, instead of trying to explain yourself to the ST and reporting them

There are multiple reasons to block someone. Maybe there are just some people who you have a tough time being with, and the stuff they do isn't breaking any rules. Maybe someone did something to you IRL or on another platform. That isn't enough to report them here. In my case, I know a few people who I've had bad experiences with off-site and on-site. Anything that any of us did isn't against the Community Guidelines, but it'd just be easier for all of us if there was an option to not see each other.

lapisi

sonic__fan wrote:
(#457)
The-Sushi-Cat wrote:
njtacogirl wrote:
-snip-
If someone is being disrespectful, then you should let ST know instead of just blocking. That doesn't solve the issue. If you just dislike the person, why? There isn't a good reason to block someone on here. on other social media websites, people can post varying opinions and it's easier to harass someone. If you just block them, others will become subject to their harassment
But njtacogirl isn't talking about people being rude to them, they're just saying that you may not like someone for various reasons and that it'd be better just to block them, instead of trying to explain yourself to the ST and reporting them

There are multiple reasons to block someone. Maybe there are just some people who you have a tough time being with, and the stuff they do isn't breaking any rules. Maybe someone did something to you IRL or on another platform. That isn't enough to report them here. In my case, I know a few people who I've had bad experiences with off-site and on-site. Anything that any of us did isn't against the Community Guidelines, but it'd just be easier for all of us if there was an option to not see each other.

I was thinking the same thing, unfortunately it doesn't look like the ST plans on doing anything about issues that aren't directly violating the CGs, even if it makes being on the site a negative experience

PaperMarioFan2022

lapisi wrote:
I was thinking the same thing, unfortunately it doesn't look like the ST plans on doing anything about issues that aren't directly violating the CGs, even if it makes being on the site a negative experience

Paddle might be right about that, but the old system that reports stuff and contact us are basically too slow for them to stop anything showing publicly, in other words.

He did mention that they were going to start planning on testing new systems and other software for the website, so it would be pretty neat.

curlyfish565

The-Sushi-Cat wrote:
undeterminstic wrote:
LP372 wrote:
no, i dont think it'd solve it
why not. support, but somebody might block a bunch of people because they don't wish to communicate with them, and get banned for mass reporting.
Yup. They shouldn't mass-report people they don't like. Just like you can't go to someones profile and say how much you hate them without getting that comment removed

Yep. He is just targetting me and my friend s and that project followed the scratch TOS completely.

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