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.

Is this the same guy who was hoarding potions on his deathbed?

I meant the Lemmy post, ofc. Weirdly it's visible on my end for some reason.

Seems to be visible to me right now

Doesn't sound like they were abliterated in the least? I've tested them and they've happily helped me plan bank robberies, cruise ship heists, perfect murders, etc. Not very imaginative though, they kept insisting my plan to blow up the moon was fiction.

Allies of healing what, though? Gets pretty ambiguous at that point. Could literally be a cancer support circle.

Anti-rape allies?

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.

See my other comment. For this to be an unpopular opinion, over half the people reading this would have to be into the game. I very much doubt that's the case.

Oh I'm not in any way suggesting the game is small or unpopular. However, this is a general purpose community. The actual percentage of people who actually have an interest in the game is way way below half, which is the threshold you would need to make this an unpopular opinion.

Ah, I get what you mean now. I understand the suggestion, but I think that would actually narrow the purpose of the community.

Blocklists aren't exclusively about filtering problematic behaviour. They can also be about personal preferences, interests or topics people simply don't want in their feeds. There's nothing necessarily wrong with the accounts or communities being blocked.

I want this community to be a hub for everybody's blocklists, not just those targeting harmful behaviour. That's why I'd prefer to keep the wording broad. But I do appreciate the feedback, it's food for thought :)

(Hey, that rhymes!)

Hi! I think there's a bit of a disconnect here, or maybe I'm not understanding your comment fully.

The purpose of this community is simply for anyone to share their blocklists. They can be about anything, not just problematic users or behaviour.

For example, someone might block communities about football, cryptocurrency, pineapple-on-pizza debates, AI-generated content, or people who put raisins in cookies. 😂

I'm not suggesting people should avoid opposing views or different perspectives. But people should also be free to curate their own feeds. This community is just a place to share those lists and let everyone decide what works for them.

I do appreciate the perspective, and it's a good reminder that people use blocklists for different reasons. That's exactly the kind of thing we can discuss here!