It’s under “report this user” (they’re harassing me [I want to block them.]

I’ve both blocked and been blocked before, so I know the link well enough.

They can’t cheer you, or respond directly to your posts, or on your threads, and they can’t PM you.

And it doesn’t make everything you do, invisible to them. Oddly enough, you can even subscribe to someone who has you blocked or vice versa.

I understand your feelings in regard to Saara and Jiana (though I’ve never beem acquainted with them.)

Sadly, it reminds me (though I know it doesn’t quite compare.) to a time when I was being unfairly bashed on here, and I was shocked to read the names of some of the people who cheered that. People who I had interacted with before at times, and in a mutually friendly manner, that I had never had any run-ins with before, and had never done anything to offend them that I’m aware of. So, because I don’t care to associate with such two-faced people, I just blocked them.

But, you know there are thousands (at least) of people who use this site, and the haters are just a slim minority. And why give them the satisfaction of your leaving? If they upset you, then just don’t associate with them.

Some people sadly are too self-absorbed to give a crap about anyone but themselves. And it’s like, “Oh, they hurt them, gee too bad, well, at least it wasn’t me, and until it is me, I don’t care.” And it sucks, it really sucks shit! But at the same time, silence shouldn’t be read as not caring. Some of the silent ones really do care, even if they don’t voice that. The problem is though, that when push comes to shove, who will stand for them?

And what we see on our computer screens is more than just a collection of words. Real people, with real emotions are typing them, and reading them, and some people need to be more aware of that.

It reminds me of the old adage: “They came for the Jews, I’m not Jewish, so I didn’t take a stand. They came for the Blacks, I’m not Black, so I didn’t take a stand. They came for the Hispanics, I’m not Hispanic, so I didn’t take a stand. They came for the Muslims, I’m not Muslim, so I didn’t take a stand. They came for the Homosexuals, I’m not Homosexual, so I didn’t take a stand. Then they came for me, but I had nothing to stand for.”

I really hope you’ll stay. Please don’t let a few bad eggs make you sacrifice opportunities for friendship. Sure, I’d still consider you a friend, even if you would go, but you’d be missing out on opportunities to make more friends, and giving yourself less opportunities for interactions such as these.

((((Roxi)))))