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[–] 2 points 10 hours ago* (2 children)

I may be completely off topic but be assured this is a genuine question:

I was surprised to see this new community. Even more so than the idea of sharing 'blocklists' and maybe, like I think you mentioned, it is something different from my own personal list of blocked users and keywords? But if it is indeed the same type of blocked content, it was the idea that we should...

. Be open to corrections.

If an inclusion is challenged with relevant information or evidence, list maintainers are encouraged to review it. Entries that no longer meet the stated criteria should be reconsidered.

I mean, isn't the whole purpose of blocking to give an individual the ability to get rid of whatever (content/person/community) they deem unpleasant enough to not be willing to see or read any more of it in the future? What is there to discuss?

I mean, to make a silly comparison, I don't like bananas but I know a lot of people do like them. Should I force myself to eat bananas and to pretend I like them because many of those other people would consider I have poor taste if I insisted on not eating bananas? To me, there is not a right a a wrong stance regarding that, and nothing to discuss either: either one like, or they don't. That's fine in both cases. Maybe it's just that I don't expect anyone to agree with my personal preferences, and I don't wait for anyone to tell me what I'm expected to be (dis)liking.

Once again, I may be missing out on the purpose of the community, if that's the case I apologize for that and you're more than welcome to delete my comment, but this really surprised me and I thought it could be worth discussing.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 37 minutes ago

    Hi! Sorry for the late reply, I actually posted a reply much earlier but it looks like I was shadowbanned from piefed.social for about half a day. No, I have no idea why. Whatever insanity led to that looks like it's been reversed now.

    Here's the reply I posted earlier:

    Hey! I totally get your question. I suppose it really depends on the type of blocklist. For your banana example, I wouldn’t expect anyone to review or challenge that. If someone doesn’t like bananas, that’s entirely their preference, and there’s nothing to discuss.

    What I had in mind with the corrections rule was more for lists where entries are based on certain criteria or claims about an account. For example, if someone maintains a blocklist of tankies and an account ends up on it because of a misunderstanding or a statement taken out of context, it would be nice if they could approach the maintainer, explain the situation and hopefully have a civil conversation about it.

    Of course, the maintainer isn’t obligated to change their mind. It’s more about being open to considering new information.

    Keep in mind that these rules aren’t set in stone. This is something relatively new to the Threadiverse, and I think we’ll figure out the nuances as we go along.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 9 hours ago

    Hey! I totally get your question. I suppose it really depends on the type of blocklist.

    For your banana example, I wouldn't expect anyone to review or challenge that. If someone doesn't like bananas, that's entirely their preference, and there's nothing to discuss.

    What I had in mind with the corrections rule was more for lists where entries are based on certain criteria or claims about an account. For example, if someone maintains a blocklist of tankies and an account ends up on it because of a misunderstanding or a statement taken out of context, it would be nice if they could approach the maintainer, explain the situation and hopefully have a civil conversation about it.

    Of course, the maintainer isn't obligated to change their mind. It's more about being open to considering new information.

    Keep in mind that these rules aren't set in stone. This is something relatively new to the Threadiverse, and I think we'll figure out the nuances as we go along.

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