Just rolled out a quick update to fix an annoying feature when you blocked someone and they then tried to send you a chat. Previously the person you blocked could keep requesting chats, and you would be subjected to repeated annoying pop-up windows notifying you that someone you blocked was trying to chat with you. Now with this update if you block someone, you will no longer receive the blocked-chat-request windows. In addition, if you want to try to resolve whatever issue you had when you originally blocked them, you can send them a chat request (without the need to unblock them) and they will receive the request. So in a sense it sort of creates a 1-way valve for chat — outgoing only, no incoming. Of course, if you have both blocked each other, then neither of you will get the requests.
In addition we’ve filtered out blocked people from the main list of ladies/benefactors, and instead moved them to a new sub-section of that list where you can view all the people you have blocked.
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Many people mentioned to me about wishing there was a list of the people they blocked. And yes, the annoying popup some have said they would get too, when they blocked those harassing them.
DISLIKE this feature. i have HATED the Blocking feature since it was implemented. just a childish way to not talk to anyone on here. i know alot of people will disagree with me on this. it is you opinion. but this is my opinion of it. and i HATE the blocking feature. and i HATE the fix you just did. just like i hate that you aren’t required to leave you name on negative feedback.
@andy, if you look at the silver lining here, now people can at least have access to a list of those that they have blocked in case they do want to give someone a second chance. Prior to this, they may have never even remembered/known who they blocked.
Jason. When first implemented the new chat feature we could chat with those that blocked us. some wanted to only talk in chat. not sure why but what they wanted. some block for no reason. I a sure they have a reason. and when u can’t go and try to fix it. To me i have only blocked girls who have blocked me. maybe 1 i have i just blocked. but to me if the guy doesn’t know what happened and the girl doesn’t give a clue to the guy why she blocked him. Same can go for guys who block girls for no reason the girls beleives. I have read blogs where girls talk to a guy one day and then try to message next day and the girl is blocked. to me that is wrong. Just like the negative feedback. I only leave negative feedback when the girls leaves me negative feedback and i know who she is. if i don’t know she is i try to figure outwho. i will never use the rebutel system in that. when u first put the blocking feature up.i hated it from the get go. even before i got blocked by some girls for no reason on my end i feel. just cause they felt like it. which is there loss for not wanting help or a friend.
but there has to be a way for the person blocked to find out why they were blocked. maybe when someone blocks someone they send a message stating why. so the person being blocked knows. If u let them know when. then they peron can prevent it from happening again. or realize the person blocking them is just being childish.
Im so confused….i dont get it
I don’t think you should have to give a reason for blocking someone. Everyone has the right to choose who they do and don’t talk to. Jason can’t force anyone to state reasons why they block someone by making it a rule. That just isn’t right
Unfortunately, the ability to block another person is a necessary evil. MFI is by no means a perfect world with perfect people. So it’s not going away anytime soon. If someone were to block me, I’d embrace that as a learning experience; an opportunity to learn what it was I said/did that could drive a person to block me; an opportunity to learn how to better communicate with others.
I think this change should help remove some of the current issues with blocking. I took a look and saw that I had 5 people blocked. Three of them I remembered exactly why I blocked them. The other two I didn’t, so I checked and I think I blocked one accidentally.
I think being able to see who is currently blocked will let you unblock people you’ve blocked accidentally. Conversely, it will eliminate the “Oh, it was an accident” thing since most people will be able to easily see who they’ve blocked.
It might be nice if there was a reason for blocking, perhaps a reminder for the person who blocked and a message to the person blocked. Then when I went to the profile of someone I’ve blocked, I’d see “This person is blocked because (reason) and when I clicked to message/chat/whatever someone who had blocked me it would say “You have been blocked because (reason).
Of course, it would have to be monitored so people didn’t just fill it in with “you suck”.
I like the idea.. But wish there was a way for us to know who has us blocked. meaning. I email a guy and he blocks me but I continue to email him not knowing that he has blocked me. I have then just wasted my time and energy on something that will never produce results by either friendship or donations. I am not a stalker of any sorts but there are a few people I have messaged a few times and haven’t recieved a reply. Now this could just mean he isn’t interested in replying to me but what if he blocks me? I could have spent that wasted time on another person that might turn into something wonderful for both of us. make any sense??
I disagree with the have to have a reason to block so the blocked person knows why. Some people just have too much people contacting them and for benes can only help so many models, and may choose to filter who they choose not to communicate with, that’s everyone’s freedom. However there could be a feature added like that with unspecified, which would address both sides, kill two birds with one stone, per se.
To Judy, if you try to email someone that blocked you, you should get a notice in red/pink at the top that that person is not accepting messages from you at that time.