Block Function

[signbabybrady]

I've already discussed the "censorship" part of it. I'm not censoring anybody. It's the fact I put in place the ability for people to censor their own discussions from people who they don't get along with. The mods and I also interact here, so having to constantly referee disagreements can be challenging, and the tools are in place to give people the freedom to interact with whoever they want and for people to control their own experience.

I get it, nobody likes being blocked. I've been there, and it's frustrating. But if that person apparently feels that strongly, it's probably for the best. And I'm not really a "business person." I'm just like anybody else on here. I come here in my free time, and the only difference is that I try to keep things going from a technical standpoint, along with working alongside the mods to make it somewhere that people like spending their time.

As for Bill, I'm not going down that road again. I've already made it clear how much I admired and appreciated the guy, his recent personal decisions aside. Nobody complained or said anything about him in real time when the team was winning championships. Nobody said anything when he was making decisions in-game, where we laughed at other coaches like John Harbaugh, who whined about it after the fact. All of that started after Brady left, and they didn't have a viable QB. Like every other team, they struggled because you can't win if the guy under center can't play. I rooted for Mac because his failure was a setback for the team. Fortunately, they now have Maye and a chance to be competitive again.

But they don't win that Baltimore game without the coaching decisions that helped them come back from that deficit (exploiting the eligible receiver rule). Obviously, you need someone like Brady who can come up big in key moments during the postseason and finish the job, which he did that day and countless other times. We see every January/February how important it is to have a QB who can do that. Brady never flinched, and that's what made him so incredible. The same can be said when it comes to coaching, given that there are coaches every postseason who lose games for their respective teams.

Most of the narrative with Belichick was driven by talk radio after the fact, and I understand people feel a certain way, which is fine. For those who want to debate it, they can do so in the threads/forums where that exists. We're not doing it in the current threads in the main forum. Vrabel is the guy now, and we'll see how that plays out. If they lose a game in January where a decision might have been costly, we'll talk about it then. We're not going to ponder it right now when the team is 10-2.

That being said, I feel like the majority of the rest has been covered, and we enjoyed 20 amazing years. For now, when it comes to any "motive" I might have, I'd simply rather not keep pondering the chicken/egg theory or Belichick's current run at UNC on the main forum and would prefer to focus on the current season and team, the same way we did with Brady.

"It is what it is." - We're on to the Giants.

Lots of words.

Your sight, your tools, your censoring.

 

[Ian]

Lots of words.

Your sight, your tools, your censoring.

I get it, I put the ability there - but I don't choose or have any control over who uses it.

You've blocked a large number of people, which is your choice - not mine - and they can't see your posts as a result. If that helps your experience here, then so be it. The same holds true for that person if someone blocks you.

Do I love that it happens? No, but it's better for someone to make the decision to end an interaction with someone they don't get along with, rather than mods having to get involved and possibly boot people from threads due to arguing, derailing, etc. Or the constant bickering that goes on with that level of dislike.

Either way, that's why it's there. And that's all I'm going to say about it.

 

[Ian]

Lots of words.

Your sight, your tools, your censoring.

Also, if you want me to purge your block list so you can limit it to the people you truly don't get along with, say the word.

 

[signbabybrady]

I've already discussed the "censorship" part of it. I'm not censoring anybody.

Why did you lock/delete posts critical of Vrabel then?

 

[Ian]

Why did you lock/delete posts critical of Vrabel then?

I'm not going to re-type the reason. Read the post you skipped past, where I explained it.

 

[signbabybrady]

I get it, I put the ability there - but I don't choose or have any control over who uses it.

You've blocked a large number of people, which is your choice - not mine - and they can't see your posts as a result. If that helps your experience here, then so be it. The same holds true for that person if someone blocks you.

I didn't want to just not going to sit there and be censored so I struck back. Now everyone gets to see how bad it is.

Do I love that it happens? No, but it's better for someone to make the decision to end an interaction with someone they don't get along with, rather than mods having to get involved and possibly boot people from threads due to arguing, derailing, etc. Or the constant bickering that goes on with that level of dislike.

Either way, that's why it's there. And that's all I'm going to say about it.

If someone wants to end the interaction all they need to do is mute/ignore there is zero reason they should then get the ability to censor someone. If they can't actually ignore it and don't like what someone says about their opinion that's their problem.

You're even running around sharing my content with people I've blocked so clearly you see how dumb the tool is.

 

[signbabybrady]

I'm not going to re-type the reason. Read the post you skipped past, where I explained it.

0-11 at the goal line isn't enough of reason to criticize.

 

[Ian]

I didn't want to just not going to sit there and be censored so I struck back. Now everyone gets to see how bad it is.


If someone wants to end the interaction all they need to do is mute/ignore there is zero reason they should then get the ability to censor someone.

It's a two-way street. Anyone who blocks a user doesn't get to see the content of that person. So they've also censored themselves from that person's posts.

If they can't actually ignore it and don't like what someone says about their opinion that's their problem.

With all due respect, it would be much easier on your sanity if you followed your own advice.

 

[signbabybrady]

It's a two-way street. Anyone who blocks a user doesn't get to see the content of that person. So they've also censored themselves from that person's posts.


With all due respect, it would be much easier on your sanity if you followed your own advice.

I can live with other people's opinions good, bad, or ugly thanks.

 

[Ian]

I can live with other people's opinions good, bad, or ugly thanks.

If you could, you wouldn't keep logging out looking for them. You'd move on and talk to people who either haven't blocked you or you haven't blocked.

 

[signbabybrady]

If you could, you wouldn't keep logging out looking for them. You'd move on and talk to people who either haven't blocked you or you haven't blocked.

No one likes missing out on information.

You're even running around sharing my content with people I've blocked so clearly you see it.

 

[Ian]

No one likes missing out on information.

You're even running around sharing my content with people I've blocked so clearly you see it.

Again, it's their choice, the same as it's yours. As I said, if they block someone, they also can't see their posts - that's how it works.

Once again, I'll be happy to purge your block list so you can apply it only to the people you want to block. That way you can create threads where people you actually want to talk to can interact with you. Happy to do it.

 

[Zuma]

 

[signbabybrady]

Again, it's their choice, the same as it's yours. As I said, if they block someone, they also can't see their posts - that's how it works.

Once again, I'll be happy to purge your block list so you can apply it only to the people you want to block, so you can create threads where people you actually want to talk to can interact with you. Happy to do it.

If you're going to repost my blocked content then you should repost other people's blocked content too. Especially in things like pregame and GameDay threads.

But again just the fact you would even do that shows that you know I'm right.

I don't need a purge but is there anywhere a user can actually control it?

 

[Ian]

If you're going to repost my blocked content then you should repost other people's blocked content too. Especially in things like pregame and GameDay threads.

But again just the fact you would even do that shows that you know I'm right.

I don't need a purge but is there anywhere a user can actually control it?

Right here:

 

[signbabybrady]

Right here:

It just opens a list there's no controls though

 

[Ian]

It just opens a list there's no controls though

Click the red button. That toggles it off [it will turn blue], or back on [it will turn back to red].

 

[signbabybrady]

Click the red button. That toggles it off [it will turn blue], or back on [it will turn back to red].

It doesn't turn blue and just displays a message about mute

 

[signbabybrady]

 

[Ian]

Click that, and then it should turn blue: