# Blocking a user **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [March 10, 2013, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-a-user/652580 "2013-03-10T22:44:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2013, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-a-user/652580/1 "2013-03-10T22:44:23Z")
I think I heard a rumour that there’s a “block” or “ignore” function where you can set things up so that you don’t see a certain poster’s posts. Is this true? If so, how is it done? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2013, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-a-user/652580/2 "2013-03-10T22:45:57Z")
Go to: “Edit Friends”. It will allow you to add friends or enemies. ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2013, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-a-user/652580/3 "2013-03-10T22:49:50Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > Go to: “Edit Friends”. It will allow you to add friends or enemies. Do I have to add them as a friend/contact first, though? ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2013, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-a-user/652580/4 "2013-03-10T22:52:13Z")
Actually what you want to do is to edit your ignore list. Go to User CP. Look at the menu on the left side; about 2/3rds of the way down you’ll see “Edit Ignore List.” Incidentally, it’s against the rules to say who is ON that list, except perhaps in the Pit. And possibly even there; you’ll have to check with a moderator. ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2013, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-a-user/652580/5 "2013-03-10T22:57:12Z")
Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2013, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-a-user/652580/6 "2013-03-10T22:57:59Z")
> [@EmilyG](#): > > Thanks! That’ll be a dollar, as always. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2013, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-a-user/652580/7 "2013-03-10T23:07:32Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > That’ll be a dollar, as always. Too late, now she can’t see your posts anymore! ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2013, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-a-user/652580/8 "2013-03-10T23:11:08Z")
> [@pravnik](#): > > Too late, now she can’t see your posts anymore! Oh, I can see them. (Is it against the rules to say who’s _not_ on your “ignore” list? 😛 ) ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2013, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-a-user/652580/9 "2013-03-10T23:11:15Z")
> [@pravnik](#): > > Too late, now she can’t see your posts anymore! Note, insolence, man-eating geese, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2013, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-a-user/652580/10 "2013-03-10T23:12:45Z")
> [@EmilyG](#): > > Oh, I can see them. > > (Is it against the rules to say who’s _not_ on your “ignore” list? 😛 ) [clueless literalist] Only if you phrase it in a phrase like, “Of Batman, Superman, and Power Girl, the first two are certainly not on my ignore list.” [/clueless literalist] ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2013, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-a-user/652580/11 "2013-03-10T23:13:48Z")
I thought you’d accepted my apology, **EmilyG**.☹ ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2013, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-a-user/652580/12 "2013-03-10T23:17:21Z")
> [@EmilyG](#): > > Oh, I can see them. > > (Is it against the rules to say who’s _not_ on your “ignore” list? 😛 ) Replying to one of their posts would count, so, probably not. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2013, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-a-user/652580/13 "2013-03-11T01:10:07Z")
Be aware though, that the ignore list will only block posts originated by the blocked member. If someone else quotes them further down the thread, that person’s comments will show up in the quote box in the second member’s post. There were add-ons that could block ignored users’ comments from quotes, also, but I believe they were rendered obsolete in one of Firefox’s many updates and have not been rewritten. At least, I haven’t found any in searching Google. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2013, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-a-user/652580/14 "2013-03-11T01:20:01Z")
Your best bet is to block everyone who isn’t a 99er. ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2013, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-a-user/652580/15 "2013-03-11T02:02:03Z")
Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2013, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-a-user/652580/16 "2013-03-11T02:04:42Z")
And God Bless you all anyway. :):)🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Feldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lord_feldon/32/341_2.png) [@Lord\_Feldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Feldon)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2013, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-a-user/652580/17 "2013-03-11T02:37:39Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > Replying to one of their posts would count, so, probably not. You can still see and reply to the posts of someone you’ve blocked, if you wish. I use the ignore list as more of a stupidity disclaimer than an actual ignore list. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2013, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-a-user/652580/18 "2013-03-11T03:15:00Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > Incidentally, it’s against the rules to say who is ON that list, except perhaps in the Pit. And possibly even there; you’ll have to check with a moderator. Saying someone is on your ignore list is generally intended as an insult, so it’s not permitted outside the Pit. Along with other insults, it’s permitted in the Pit. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2013, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-a-user/652580/19 "2013-03-11T12:04:34Z")
> [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](#): > > Your best bet is to block everyone FTFY ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2013, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-a-user/652580/20 "2013-03-11T12:07:26Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > FTFY Unfortunately, that’s also against the rules. Not reporting you because I don’t want to make a big deal about it, but we can’t alter the intent of quotes in quote boxes. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-a-user/652580.md?page=2)