WTF happened to the block function?

Dest, just unsubscribe from ET then come in with a new nic, tell Baron to delete your account. There's no rule against that.

Seems crazy to me that people are banned on ET then let back after a month or so, but Dest has priveleges removed permanently.
 
i think we would not need a block at all if people were required to register with real identities.
Unfortunately, that's a belief that Facebook originally thought would elevate internet participants to a new level of consciousness and respect for one another. But what we've learned over the years from Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn is that verified people are often STILL blockable assholes just like the anonymous ones. In fact, many of them get a great deal of satisfaction in fulfilling that role in society and are only too happy to provide their identity information and pay a membership fee for the ability to continue being their abrasive selves.
 
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ET really is the entertainment capital of the Internet. :D

I agree with Mark Brown, people should pay to post. May I suggest a dollar a Post. Max, you're in hock for approximately $10,000, Dest $15,000, Wrbtrader $11,000, shit $841 myself. Sorry Baron, I haven't got any BTC, do you take Visa?

Wait, I thought everyone was using their real names. I thought "Turtle" was Murray's last name. :confused::confused::confused:


P.S. come back Dest.
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ET really is the entertainment capital of the Internet. :D

I agree with Mark Brown, people should pay to post. May I suggest a dollar a Post. Max, you're in hock for approximately $10,000, Dest $15,000, Wrbtrader $11,000, shit $841 myself. Sorry Baron, I haven't got any BTC, do you take Visa?

Wait, I thought everyone was using their real names. I thought "Turtle" was Murray's last name. :confused::confused::confused:


P.S. come back Dest.

I should be on the hook for about $30,000 because my posts are a lot longer (more characters on average in each message post). :D

Joking aside, I would never pay to post here due to the trolling of members that is allowed even after the members report such and then publicly complain about such (I am not talking about the Political threads) while the trolls are on block/ignore because Baron can not or not able to fix a few well-known glitches with the "last message post" in threads.
  • Heck, the glitch is not even acknowledged. :D
It's the main reason why some active members and myself no longer or rarely post in the trading-related threads because of that glitch that allows trolling by those we have on block/ignore.

Seriously, paying to post in the Political/Chit Chat threads here at ET...not going to happen especially with a few of those trolls are known racists here at ET that have dragged their racist garbage from the Political/Chit Chat threads on a few occasions into the trading related threads.

wrbtrader
 
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I should be on the hook for about $30,000 because my posts are a lot longer (more characters on average in each message post). :D

Joking aside, I would never pay to post here due to the trolling of members that is allowed even after the members report such and then publicly complain about such (I am not talking about the Political threads) while the trolls are on block/ignore because Baron can not or not able to fix a few well-known glitches with the "last message post" in threads.
  • Heck, the glitch is not even acknowledged. :D
It's the main reason why some active members and myself no longer or rarely post in the trading-related threads because of that glitch that allows trolling by those we have on block/ignore.

Seriously, paying to post in the Political/Chit Chat threads here at ET...not going to happen especially with a few of those trolls are known racists here at ET that have dragged their racist garbage from the Political/Chit Chat threads on a few occasions into the trading related threads.

wrbtrader
No $30,000 bill for you! You contribute and help noobs asking honest questions like Dest and NewWurld! It’s something only a few members with a deep finance backgrounds do.
 
I don't see the downside of implementing a timer on the block/ignore function.

You (OP) place a user on ignore or full block, you cannot undo it for a fixed amount of time. Say, 30 days. Once the 30 days has passed, the users drop off the block list automatically, and the OP can decide to block them again for another 30 days if their behavior has not changed.

Conceptually it seems simple, but not sure how hard that is to code into the forum software.

Make that 1 year block before you have option to remove (better think twice before you pull that trigger). And can't post in each other's journal threads. This is the fix!
 
I should be on the hook for about $30,000 because my posts are a lot longer (more characters on average in each message post). :D

Joking aside, I would never pay to post here due to the trolling of members that is allowed even after the members report such and then publicly complain about such (I am not talking about the Political threads) while the trolls are on block/ignore because Baron can not or not able to fix a few well-known glitches with the "last message post" in threads.
  • Heck, the glitch is not even acknowledged. :D
It's the main reason why some active members and myself no longer or rarely post in the trading-related threads because of that glitch that allows trolling by those we have on block/ignore.

Seriously, paying to post in the Political/Chit Chat threads here at ET...not going to happen especially with a few of those trolls are known racists here at ET that have dragged their racist garbage from the Political/Chit Chat threads on a few occasions into the trading related threads.

wrbtrader

I have since learned to just ignore visually that "last message post" from my enlightening encounters with YouKnowWho. We are traders. We have the discipline to do that. The only thing that trolls want is for you to respond to their messages. That's why they make their message as nasty as possible. That's their whole purpose. Fight it, @wrbtrader, fight it!! Don't let them win! :)
 
I should be on the hook for about $30,000 because my posts are a lot longer (more characters on average in each message post). :D

Joking aside, I would never pay to post here due to the trolling of members that is allowed even after the members report such and then publicly complain about such (I am not talking about the Political threads) while the trolls are on block/ignore because Baron can not or not able to fix a few well-known glitches with the "last message post" in threads.
  • Heck, the glitch is not even acknowledged. :D
It's the main reason why some active members and myself no longer or rarely post in the trading-related threads because of that glitch that allows trolling by those we have on block/ignore.

Seriously, paying to post in the Political/Chit Chat threads here at ET...not going to happen especially with a few of those trolls are known racists here at ET that have dragged their racist garbage from the Political/Chit Chat threads on a few occasions into the trading related threads.

wrbtrader

Well I should pay the highest fee as my posts are often the longest. LOL
 
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I have since learned to just ignore visually that "last message post" from my enlightening encounters with YouKnowWho. We are traders. We have the discipline to do that. The only thing that trolls want is for you to respond to their messages. That's why they make their message as nasty as possible. That's their whole purpose. Fight it, @wrbtrader, fight it!! Don't let them win! :)
Things were not always peaches and cream so kindly hear me out. Many EONs ago I got invited to meet with the biggest traders at a killer brokerage in a all inclusive Resort. There was a guy swinging around $XX million when that was a lot of cash. He yelled and screamed at the reps online, guest service people and everyone around him that got in his way. Most of the people ignored him, a senior management broker told me “Pick his brain, try to make friends because it will be your gain! He’s the real deal!”






We went fishing and shooting and he was a different person! So enjoyable and someone you wanted to know. He shared his knowledge about two MM firms and fund he worked-was working at. Free ten years worth of training because I made friends with a dragon! If I had got offended and ignored him, my loss bigly!
 
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