utilizing the "block member" feature

It's so difficult to believe that when someone pours their heart out and and is completely vulnerable, a person will come along and prey on them and verbally abuse them. Sad, but true and this forum has been fortunate for a long time to not have such mean-spirited people. But, occasionally such a person shows up and you can do something about it.

Just a reminder that if you don't want to view posts from a particular member, just click on their avatar, which takes you to their profile. Then on the upper left, click on "block member" and their posts will NOT be displayed to you when you are signed in.

I blocked the offending member last month, so I didn't have to read the negative post today.

Too bad the world has such angry folks, but at least we have a tool here to deflect them.

Hugs,
Grace

p.s. the offending poster will probably flame this, but I won't be able to read it, since I've blocked her. Try it. It works
Grace

Thank you Grace...it's unfortunate but as I always say this too shall pass and we will continue to thrive on being "The Happiest Forum on OH" lol!!

Thanks for the reminder though.  Here's to you... Ms Shell

 

I have used the block feature as well. Works great. Sometimes I can see the avitar in the recent posts section but thankfully if I want to read the ther posts, theirs does not show up.

You're right, the block feature works beautifully!  What's funny is I'd already blocked her during her last tirade.  Life is just too short to deal with that kind of negativity.  When I was reading the posts below I couldn't figure out what I was missing, and forget that I'd blocked her.  I thought maybe OH had pulled the posts or something. 

Thanks for the reminder to everyone Grace. I too use the block and only read posts that inspire me, support me, and help me!! You can do the same.........you have control of what you want to read. :-)  hugs to you all too!!! jeni

I suppose I should be able to do this, too, I mean read only inspiring and supportive posts. I got really sad about the fracas today, sadder than I absolutely should be and find myself fighting back tears as I write this and being really, really annoyed at myself for it. I should probably take it as a sign that I need to "get a life," as they say.

It felt so bad to feel misunderstood and misinterpreted in what was really an attempt to pour oil on troubled waters and have someone believe I was attacking her (and I think she has blocked me, since she has utterly disappeared from my computer). I hope at least that the rest of you know that I certainly never meant to hurt anyone.

I'm probably just tired. It's almost three in the morning and I've been working since eight o'clock yesterday morning.

Night, all.

Don't sweat it Ros-mari!  We love you.  Unfortunately when that type of negativity starts we all get splattered by it....  one cannot make sense of the senseless and in trying to do so one is easily misunderstood.  On the other hand, it is not hard to misunderstand targeting someone with a blatant attack.... you didn't do that at all.... but negativity sensitizes people and that is one of the reasons I have so loved the positive and accepting atmosphere of respect that we put forth on this board. ((((((((((Ros-mari)))))))))))))  you likely just got caught in the cross-fire, have a good sleep and chalk it up to year end reports!  We know you are a respectful and gentle soul, unfortunately not every one is the same in that respect.