Kind of wondering: why do some folks block others?

Does it give them some kind of satisfaction or what?
Breakthrough, if you have some clear justifiable reason for this, feel free to email me. Unlike you, my mailbox is always open, and unlike you, I'm not afraid of email from folks who disagree with me.

2016-02-29T11:19:27Z

I really wonder why folks do this, since it doesn't really benefit them. but then, I don't see why anyone uses that silly anonymous feature, since we're all anonymous here anyway, and making yourself anonymous prevents the possibility of any sort of discussion. (Ah, the light dawns. They do not WANT any sort of discussion. Might have to change their minds. Gotcha!)

2016-02-29T15:00:35Z

Like you folks, I have not received death threats, and if I did, it would not make much difference, since there is zero chance they'd be able to do much about it. I mean, me being a crack shot and all that....

2016-02-29T19:52:28Z

Actually, I wouldn't care if blocking meant I didn't have to read their questions, but there's no apparent effect on the questions. I only figure it out when I'd put up a response and then get an error message. If YA would block both ways, that would be great. I am happy to avoid someone who does not wish to have my answers, but I never get any idea what's going on. Just some strange error message -- after I waste time writing an answer, then find I can't post it. And, yeah, that's annoying.

2016-03-02T20:48:57Z

It belongs in Religion and spirituality because it concerns blocking that exclusively happens in that area. That is why it does not belong in whatever other category you keep trying to move it to, coward.

Bloomered2016-02-29T11:18:33Z

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blocking is a device the incompetent use to avoid having to face arguments they cannot win

sha wei sted2016-03-02T11:40:49Z

I feel that some people's answers can be so aggregious and irrelevant that it can distract from the question. The "This sucks, you suck, everything sucks" kind of mentality does taint the open to opinion conversation if that is always there, and supplied by the same person.

I also think that although people are entitled to say whatever they want about a topic, once a person starts harassing the questioner, they are no longer a question answerer, so they aren't welcome.

Some people are evil and malicious and abuse this awesome construct we can use to freely exchange ideas. Block

Finally, anonymous serves 2 purposes, one is seeking actual advice but preferring to remain anonymous because of the stigma associated with the topic. I'm sure you can see that an anonymous asker who gets 50% hateful replies from a total of 600 answers dId not make 300 enemies who know their identity. The other reason is because people know it's a dumb question, and don't want to be identified from that end

?2016-04-25T10:01:59Z

All the questions I've ever asked here have been legitimate attempts to gain information. When I was new here, I asked a question and one responded with a litany of vitriol, ending with a statement about my abounding stupidity. He didn't even address the question. I blocked him. My skin has grown thicker since then, and he's the only person I've ever blocked, but I have not bothered to unblock him. I don't intend to bock again.

?2016-03-01T11:15:28Z

I never block people because of disagreement; but I usually block people who hurl personal insults and/or threats. I also block people who blocked me first.

I agree about the anonymous postings being problematic as they seem to encourage trolling and extremism.

Hannah J Paul2016-02-29T11:27:51Z

I block people who are deliberately hateful and insulting; also those who use foul language. I'm not sure how such filthy language gets through, but it does. As for asking or answering Anonymous, I wondered about that myself. But then I found out that some people follow others; harass them; follow their questions; even move their questions around. You cannot do that if the person answering or asking is Anonymous.

But I suppose some people ask and answer Anonymous because they are trying to hide.

Hannah J Paul

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