The Hive platform is stronger than ever. It I recall, it started back in 2019 when Sun took over Steemit. Lots of dapps, and photo contests left Steemit for Hive.
What if the site having no block button is keeping the site from having even more bloggers? Marginalized creators like myself are not safe here because if someone decided to harass me, I can't block them.
On Steemit, this guy thought I was a horrible person for making Steem my "income stream" Couldn't block them. Muting does nothing. They are still able to comment. Muting would only work if they can no longer see my content.
If people take me out of context and attack me, I can't block them when still convinced I am so horrible despite explaining the misunderstanding
It's not just me. if someone decided to harass you, no way to stop them unless you have enough VP to flag their comment to the void.
Are people really safe on a platform where they cannot block people?
maybe you want to block a bot, scammer, spammer
If there is a bot or whatever that spams on your post, you have no way to stop them from commenting. Unless your VP is big enough, the ONLY protection is flagging the comment to hide it. Small creators who don't have VP that big can't flag a comment to the void.
At the very least some fail-safes for small bloggers are needed.
The mute button does nothing. I have tried it when people came after in the past and it did not work. Unless there is something I am missing.
Or improve the mute button to where the person can't see your blog.
if not harassment, scammers, spammers, etc
I am referring to small creators who don't have the VP to flag the comment to the void. They have zero protection from harassment, scammers, and spammers vs larger accounts who can just flag/downvote the comments.
Also in Steem, a guy bullied me because I didn't understand what witnesses are. I made a video about a post getting 200 credits on Weku, A steemit clone that didn't last. This guy becomes an asshole when I had no idea what he was talking about. All I needed was extra info to get an idea but instead, he bullied me. Despite explaining I am neurodivergent, he says he bullies disabled people who "deserve it" I don't deserve to be bullied over something like that. I don't want anyone who can bully me because they feel like it. Which means I am a potential target
Imagine if you are in that situation, people are harassing you and you cannot block them.
harassment, bullying, scams, spam, and safety are all reasons to block someone.
Even if you don't really have to block, when the time comes ( eg a scammer) you want to be able to block this person so they don't bug you and your audience with their fake shit.
~image is from pixabay.
