@roger,
roger wrote:There was a lot of discussion about a year or so ago, including Robert. It looks like nothing came of it, though nearly everyone was in favor.
I think you are misremembering.
I recall it being four or five years ago. It was Robert's idea but a lot of people were against it.
It was not what Revelette just asked for. What Robert proposed was a double ended ignore function, where if you put someone on ignore, not only did you not see their posts, but they would not see your posts.
I was one of the ones who opposed it, as I thought it was ripe for abuse. You could attack someone in public and block them from seeing your public attacks against them.
I've since warmed to the idea though. The notion of being able to block specific people (name-callers and votedown abusers) from ever seeing my posts appeals to me.
EDIT:
https://able2know.org/topic/304831-3#post-6079883
EDIT2: I guess I realized the potential of blocking abusers back then too:
https://able2know.org/topic/304831-6#post-6080168
I guess what changed is, back then I thought the downsides outweighed the benefits. Now I think the benefits outweigh the downsides.