I Have a Suggestion for Similar Worlds
hello admins if a member is blocked repeatedly will it impact the profile. If a member is blocked 10 times in one day will you disciple that member?
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persistentone22 · M
@beckyromero raises a lot of good points here. Any system that is highly automated will be subject to corruption by trolls. A good system always requires manual review - and a supporting process based on facts and rules - to have a human being make a decision about whether a given report or block has a good faith basis.
Along these lines, it would be good if - when a person blocks another person - they are required to disclose their reasons for doing so. If there is plain evidence of harassment or some other violation of terms of service, those kinds of blocks should affect reputation. But if the user simply says "I don't like her" or "I think she is rude" I think those kinds of reports are very subjective and can be abused by trolls and should not count towards reputation.
Yesterday, I explained to a user here how to discover when a user is posting fake photos. A girl in that thread - who is a fake user who is stealing some other girl's photos - immediately blocked me. That kind of block should never affect my reputation. She is violating the terms of service, and I am a good samaritan helping another user and uncovering the person who is the real troll. An automated system could be abused to punish me and support the troll.
Along these lines, it would be good if - when a person blocks another person - they are required to disclose their reasons for doing so. If there is plain evidence of harassment or some other violation of terms of service, those kinds of blocks should affect reputation. But if the user simply says "I don't like her" or "I think she is rude" I think those kinds of reports are very subjective and can be abused by trolls and should not count towards reputation.
Yesterday, I explained to a user here how to discover when a user is posting fake photos. A girl in that thread - who is a fake user who is stealing some other girl's photos - immediately blocked me. That kind of block should never affect my reputation. She is violating the terms of service, and I am a good samaritan helping another user and uncovering the person who is the real troll. An automated system could be abused to punish me and support the troll.