Blocking peas vs leaving the board

I'm not letting someone run me off from a place I enjoy, so I would vote to block.

I'd check, but I think I only have two active peas blocked and I'm ready to unblock one. The other, I could not care less what that person has to say.

If I was being piled on everytime I posted, then I could see not coming back.

Nobody gets to me here. I can scroll on by pretty easily.

I do use the 30 day snooze feature on a lot of my Facebook friends though. I get really tired of the political BS on both sides of the fence. Off they go to lala land.

I would do the same I think. I have had 2 blocked - one person left and the other seems less abrasive these days on the whole.

I only have one person blocked, although I occasionally check what she’s posted. It’s usually enough to confirm that my blood pressure is better without seeing her presence on the boards.

. Yes I think even just one nasty person could possibly taint the whole experience for me. That might cause me to give up on the entire message board.

Until you walk in the shoes of someone who has been stalked/harassed on this board it is hard to understand.

I left the old board for 2 years due to one person who would follow me to every thread I started or posted and harass me. And turned many political threads - even those I didn’t post on - into how unfairly she was being treated compared to me.

It becomes very clear that the blocked poster is talking about you - very hard to ignore.

And then you have to worry about every personal thing you post being used against you. What good is this board, really, if it isn’t safe enough to post any personal information (not all your personal info, but even a story about the annoying thing a family member did, etc. )? The board then becomes toxic. And it isn’t as simple as blocking someone.

When the negative feelings engendered by the board and interacting here outweigh the positive, it is time to step away. Every person has their own tipping point, but all healthy people should have one and not force themselves to stay here if it is more negative than positive for them. And each person knows when they are in a good place to come back.

In my case, after 2 years, that person stopped posting on the old board. And it has since been shared that she passed away, so I don’t have to worry. But having been on the receiving end of someone who is currently acting out here, I wouldn’t judge anyone who chose to leave after being on the receiving end of her “attention.”

One of the challenges is that the harasser in all these cases - my old one included - has a fan club who in these cases praise the person and never chastise her for inappropriate behavior. The pain caused by having someone actively hurting you is made exponentially worse by people who talk about what a great person the harasser is and how she adds an important viewpoint to the board.

Sometimes the best course of action is to simply walk away.

I'm at the point where I just hide all from whatever source they shared the irritating post from.
My feed has cleaned up a lot

I have several blocked but I dint recall how to see who they are in Tapatalk

I'm missed it too. My guess is it that it is in the long thread that should have probably been answered in a post or two.
It's too long now for me to Wade into.

Okay.  I agree with that.

It isn’t a bad thing to block people. And, in some cases it is much more complicated than simply blocking someone. 

I think you also have to know yourself well enough to know where you need to take a break as you're letting other people live in your head - and the block feature won't help with that. There's been a few instances where I needed to take some time off as some posters were so far under my skin, I couldn't let it go. That isn't healthy. If it continued to happen, I'd leave. I get a lot of enjoyment from this place and I've learned a lot, not to mention the fact that there are many that I would miss - but there are some very unhealthy individuals here and if I found myself spiraling into an unhealthy place, I'd leave.

I joined the old peas back in 2003. I was a lurker mostly and I doubt anyone here remembers I was on the old board. I've been here for several years now and post quite a bit.

I have never blocked anyone. There are certainly threads I don't read, mostly because the topic doesn't strike my interest of its a political thread and I don't do politics.

I haven't been attacked by anyone, and if I were that might cause me to block, but I am very much about everybody doing/ being themselves. Who am I to judge? I don't know too many of you in real life.

I do hate that some of you have been targets of bullying. That is never okay and I totally understand the need to block, take a break, or leave. I just don't like it when it happens.

You guys are my people and have had an enormous impact on my views, taught me so many things, and amused me beyond words.

Thank you peas. Thank you to each and everyone of you.

I know I blocked a couple of people quite awhile ago and I think they may have left. I know the other is still present because occasionally I will click to see who the block is. I have no idea, can't remember how to see who I have blocked. Is it listed somewhere?

I can see leaving. The board is interesting and sometimes fun, but if it becomes a source of stress or worry then I would not hesitate to leave. What elaine went through is horrible and no one should have to worry about it. I'm disgusted by today's goings-on and I can see why a couple people would want to leave.