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Topic	Why do people defend the blocking feature on gamefaqs?
BalloonBattle05 04/16/23 8:18:03 PM #187:	Gremlynn posted... What trouble? makes people less like to make an account as they can just read the majority of the site as guests more, encourages more throwaway accounts that never post, this system is open to people blocking you and others to avoid tos violations, people are more likely to abandon accounts that are old, promotes trolls blocking people who expose them, and is overall a tool weaponized by trolls to degrade the experience of other users or to gatekeep topics via a personal echo chamber. It is a hot mess and the cons outweigh the benefits as the staff have stated years ago --- If locking online play behind a paywall with irrelevant games is a service then bricking your phone and not removing the brick without a fee is also a service. <cite>BalloonBattle05 posted [p:972888030] in Why do peo... [t:80413745]...</cite> <quote>Gremlynn posted... </cite><quote>What trouble?</quote>makes people less like to make an account as they can just read the majority of the site as guests more, encourages more throwaway accounts that never post, this system is open to people blocking you and others to avoid tos violations, people are more likely to abandon accounts that are old, promotes trolls blocking people who expose them, and is overall a tool weaponized by trolls to degrade the experience of other users or to gatekeep topics via a personal echo chamber. It is a hot mess and the cons outweigh the benefits as the staff have stated years ago --- If locking online play behind a paywall with irrelevant games is a service then bricking your phone and not removing the brick without a fee is also a service.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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