Never thought I would use the block button...

i hope that'cha reported such to @GoAskAlice so mr. alex can take care 'f whome'er did such. sure, ya can block 'em, but those sorta folks're prone to jest huntin' new 'prey'.

I had to go back and read your posts to see the offending comment. I don't think I see all the new discussions! I notice that I miss some completely from certain people. But that wasn't the point. I have seen that particular person and the only thing I can say is that I don't think they understand what they read at all. The comment certainly doesn't sound very nice, I don't know what was meant. Whether they meant to be rude or not, I don't think it's a great loss to block someone who can't understand what you write. You have to do what makes your experience on the site better for you.

I want to say that it could just be a misunderstanding based on imperfect mastery of the English language, but it came across as a very hurtful remark. I personally would have asked the user if they meant to be that rude and given them a chance to backtrack. That doesn't mean that your way of handling it is wrong, though! I've just experienced a few instances where users were mortified when they realized that something they had said was taken completely differently than they had meant it. If comments are really bad, you can delete them yourself as long as they're under a discussion you started or a response you posted. In other instances, if they cross the line into guideline violation territory, you can let Alex know and he'll take care of it for you.

I completely agree, I can understand that people disagree on something we write, but I do not accept rude or vulgar comments.

I'm sorry that you felt the need to use the block button, but can you really completely blame the person commenting? Whenever we are offended by someone's comment it is because we are allowing that person to offend us. If you do not give their comments the power to offend you then you will no longer be bullied like you were in middle school and high school. You will eventually have to learn that the only way you are going to feel secure about yourself is if YOU change and not hope that the world around you changes. There are ALWAYS going to be trolls out there, and you won't always be able to block them. The best thing you can do is learn to deal. My 2 cents.

I'm new to myLot and I don't see members who are rude here. I hope I won't meet them.

You go girl! Good for you. Bullies have to learn that it isn't open season because they can hide behind social media

yes, sometimes people need to be blocked from your life