# True Block

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/true-block/272436
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [July 21, 2023, 7:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/true-block/272436 "2023-07-21T19:09:03Z")
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### Author: ![Heliosurge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/heliosurge/32/571810_2.png) [@Heliosurge](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Heliosurge)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2024, 7:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/true-block/272436/65 "2024-09-13T19:39:52Z")

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> [@Architect](#):
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> > [@Heliosurge](#):
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> > That is over inflated.
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> I can’t tell what you are referring to as being over-inflated?
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> This feature request has been kind of beaten like a dead horse for awhile, not sure if anything is going to change

Revisited an idea is often. How ideas get implemented. So yes watching and using Discourse for over 7 years many ideas that were originally pushed aside are now apart of core.

Self service user controls is essential to be able to have a strong thriving community. Not everyone has fine ingrain controls to simply pass on their own peeves towards others.

Any number of platforms have clearly demonstrated blocking works and does not interfere with discussions.

> [@Architect](#):
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> > [@Heliosurge](#):
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> > Often easier to keep them separator with easy to use self use controls then have to chaperone.
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> Moderators are not supposed to be chaperones!

Agreed they shouldn’t need to be and that is why user self use controls are key to ensure they don’t need to be in needless situations where the end user can manage things like having a more complete block to appease their own issues with others that is not shared by the community.

We have both seem people react poorly to others that are different and go as far to suggest the person(s) in question leave the community as they don’t fit a preconceived mold. Instead of just not participating with those ppl.

Intolerances toward people who are different. Be it their pov and/or speech patterns etc.. is not fostering a diverse community of open civil discourse.

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