Topic: Blocked User bugged

So while readying some threads I noticed that I wasn't seeing posts by a user like if I was blocked thing is I never had any interaction with said user, and I don't have them blocked. So could this be some kind of bug?

@Tasuki didn't they add an option for blocking users in a way that not only you don't see their posts but that person cannot also see yours?
I remember something about it but can only see the ignore function tbf

@Tasuki There are certain users I can't see their posts either. I know they have posted because I can see their Avatar as the most recent reply, but if I go to the Forum, their replies are hidden and also I notice 'gaps' in the number of Posts - for example it will jump from post #11 to post #13, (not show #12).

I don't have any blocked users myself so I just assumed that they have me Blocked themselves...

@BAMozzy I have the exactly same problem! Thanks for pointing it out.

@Balta666 @BAMozzy Yeah I know they have that feature, quite annoying actually but I have explained myself over and over on how this is a bad feature but management doest agree.

Thing is the user that I don't see any posts, I never had any interaction with on any of the four sites so that is what makes me think it's bugged. Unless so for some reason that user just decides to randomly block someone by pulling names from a hat or something. I would reach out to the user but obviously I can't. So it lead me to think that perhaps its bugged.

@Tasuki I don't know if its 'bugged' or not - just because you haven't really had any interaction with a specific user, at least not that you may recall, that doesn't stop them from adding you to their ignored/block list.

They could be 'offended' about the amount you post or even the length of posts, the way you choose to format/present yourself etc, not just ignore for what you said or what opinion you expressed.

Take your opinions on Jim Ryan in recent times, instead of interacting with you, they may just choose to ignore you/your posts for that reason and as a result, you can no longer see their comments and you have not had any interactions to explain why. For me, it could be 'my' opinions, maybe the amount of text I post or even the way I use apostrophes for emphasis on certain words (seems to 'really' annoy some in the US even though its an accepted practice in the UK instead of italics, bold etc) but I'll never know because I can't interact with them or see anything they post.

I don't know if its 'bugged' or just the way its designed. They may have just chosen to ignore you without any interaction to give you some indication as to why you can't see their posts anymore

@BAMozzy Ok what you said makes sense. That just wrong that another user can block someone just because even without any interaction. Just another reason that the block system is a mistake.

@Tasuki Just means you have been blocked. I have done that to the users that I feel have unhinged responses (the racist or homomisia folks for instance) and I don’t want them to interact with me either. Just means somebody wants absolutely nothing to do with you. It happens. Just read the posts you can see and go about your day.

@Ryu_Niiyama Kinda hard to understand a conversation when you can't see half of it.

It has been posted that across Hookshot sites the block feature has been removed. Well, it still exists, but now users need to request it for each case. So now, they first ignore and then they request block if they consider it necessary.