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Would adding a last login date to your block list help you manage it?

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I understand that SW has a limit on users' block lists. I also understand that this max is in the vicinity of 500. On EP, I would have maxed that out inside of a year, making EP not-worth-my-while. I further have heard some scuttlebutt that the reason for this that large block lists would strain the servers. Fair enough.
But I have a suggestion that would work for a lot of us. It's my feeling that the overwhelming majority of EPpers on my block lists were fly-by-night trolls, who signed up, did whatever it took to get on my block list, and about a week later, logged in for the last time (or changed accounts). This would mean I didn't have to let my block list grow to 4 figures (seriously! I did!) if I didn't want to. If I could get a tabular listing of the last login dates those on the list, then I could have deleted the very old ones, to make room for the new ones.

So, yeah, what I'm saying is SW should list the last login dates of blockees on my block list so I can rotate the old troublemakers out to make room for the new ones (or the old troublemakers' new accounts). Sorting blockees by their last login date would be good, too. In fact, it would probably be better.

Edit: my mind is a fountain of ideas. If publishing the last login date is a privacy problem, then how about listing a date that is already public, like the date of the last "reply" or story? What if these date were kept secret, and the user could direct SW to delete whatever the oldest blockee is? Also, by capping the size of the block list, it could produce another problem: when someone's block list is maxed out, one might decide to... encourage others block one.
Nuno · Admin
Hello,

Thank you very much for your feedback regarding the limit of blocked users.

Unfortunately, having the login date in the Blocked list and not in the profile would make people block users just to see what is their login date, and then unblock again. That also seems, to me, a privacy issue.

We will be adjusting that limit as we see more feedback and its usage.

Thank you,
Nuno
Nuno · Admin
@SoulAsylum - Those accounts are supposed to be removed from that list automatically, as soon as they are terminated. This was actually a bug we fixed today. We are going to do a cleanup soon as well!
Thank you very much for your report.
SoulAsylum · 31-35, M
@Nuno I noticed some I had on my block list have a skull and cross bones I'm assuming that means there account has been deleted,For some reason I can't unblock the accounts though why is that?
Yeah, seriously i had 937 blocked on ep. I don't really like that we would have to be subject to abuse because we've already blocked 500 for being rude.
Jessa29 · 36-40, FMod
@ImperialAerosolKidFromEP This is a great suggestion and someone from the team will probably see it and comment on it soon :)
SW-User
I seldom blocked anyone. Trolls and really annoying people seemed to move on when ignored.
Jonathan · 31-35, M
I think this is a great idea.
Jessa29 · 36-40, FMod
@SoulAsylum what account is it?
@Nuno I assumed that the last login date on the profile page was in the pipeline
SW-User
Yeah, I can see a block limit becoming an issue. I lost count of how many people I blocked. Most of them were, as you said, fly-by-night trolls.

 
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