Technology @lemmy.world Valeria @feddit.kyiv.ua 2w ago

Discord introduces a feature that lets you quietly ignore users without them knowing

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Wow. Standard feature of the IRC clients.

What next? Federated instances?
- discord is a plague
  
  I really, REALLY HATE when the main discussion forum of some FOSS is either Discord or Reddit.
great. can we get actual blocking now? something that people have wanted for as long as the app has been around? 🥲
- i'm curious, what does the current blocking fall short of?
  
  Well, you still see the blocked message, just not the contents of that message. They can also still see your messages, they just can't react with emotes. This is just feedback I've seen from people who use the feature, as some people (not necessarily me) take issue with these things
  
  Pretend you blocked me. Below is sort of what it looks like in their UI. Personally I like it this way.
  
  Other user: Heyyy
  
  2 blocked messages
  
  Jackby: Good morning
  
  Jackby: How is everyone?
  
  Other user: Good!
  
  This is for group chats. Blocking still prevents DMs.
- They did test it at one point. I got the test. Honestly, I didn't like it--- seeing gaps in conversation that I can't click sucks.
You couldn't do that before? That's stupid.
- this seems basically the same as how blocking has worked for forever so idk
  
  It was fairly easy for someone to know you blocked them since they wouldn't be able to react to your messages or suddenly couldn't dm you anymore, I assume that won't apply to this.
- the blocking feature would let the blocked person know when they try to DM the user or react to the user. this "ignore" feature appears to hide all messages and DMs while still allowing reactions
I don't think this is a good feature. If you're going to ignore someone, own up to it and let them know, don't let them in the dark
- That is assuming the other person is interacting in good faith. If there’s one thing the internet is full is trolls.
- Yes, that’s a healthy way to handle normal interactions.
  
  However if you are being harassed by someone you don’t want to interact with them.
  
  Often times blocking informs the other user which has been shown to just make people resort to other means.
  
  There is practical application of not responding being better in some situations.
  
  In normal human interaction, be good to each other. Ghosting is awful.
  
  I don’t think this is intended for ghosting people though.
  
  People will use it for ghosting unfortunately
- Why?
  
  You think it's good to let someone just talking to themselves without warning. You don't do that in real life, why would it be ok in the internet? Just let them know you left, don't waste anyone's time. Everyone talks about transparency but then are ok with being sneaky little fucks (sry can't think of better word) when it's convenient.
- But they could make an alt account if they see you blocked them
- This guy doesn't know I'm ignoring him, and it makes me giggle

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