Am I blocked? How do I know?
By Joanie
@Freelanzer (10743)
Canada
September 27, 2017 12:03am CST
Never been blocked, at least not that I know of, but I think I might be. How does one know when they are blocked? I was catching up on my notifications and saw someone made a comment on my post but I couldn't find it. Then I attempted to comment on her post but there was no respond button. What happened I thought. Why couldn't I comment?
After making a few tries reality set in. Could it be I have been blocked? Is it an error? I know I didn't offend this person so why? Anyway, no love lost. On with the show.
How was your day or how is your day going? It rained all day here so I caught up on some indoor chores.
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@Freelanzer (10743)
• Canada
28 Sep 17
Today was nice and sunny for the first time in a week or more.
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@YrNemo (20255)
•
28 Sep 17
@Freelanzer let enjoy the nice weather while it lasts (before we have to jump on some sort of ark ).
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
27 Sep 17
why would somebody block you? i know you are a genuine user.
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@Freelanzer (10743)
• Canada
28 Sep 17
I have no idea why but it's a new user so could be an error.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
29 Sep 17
@Freelanzer is this user an Asian? maybe he was not satisfied with your comment?
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@anniepa (27955)
• United States
29 Sep 17
If there's no "Respond" or "Comment" buttons in this person's discussions or following his or her posts that means you've been blocked. I didn't know it was possible to do such a thing until it happened to me. Then it happened a second time...lol!
It could very well be an accident so I thin it's a good idea to have someone PM the member but if it was intentional please don't let it get you down. I know I didn't say anything to offend the people who blocked me but I DID express an opinion that differed from theirs on the touchy subject of U.S. politics. This is supposed to be a discussion forum, isn't it? I think we can be respectful but still disagree. I guess if someone isn't willing to do that or to agree to disagree they'll just have to block me.
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@anniepa (27955)
• United States
30 Sep 17
@Freelanzer My thoughts exactly. Also, if I didn't want to engage with anyone who didn't simply agree with everything I said I wouldn't participate in a site like this one. I'd just hang out with my own circle of people who share my views. I'm here because I enjoy the back and forth debate, the sharing of ideas.
And anyone can feel perfectly free to disagree with me on any topic.
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@Freelanzer (10743)
• Canada
30 Sep 17
I never see the need to block anyone. If I have a problem with them or I can't engage meaningfully on their posts, I simply don't. No need to block. That is childish I think.
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@Freelanzer (10743)
• Canada
28 Sep 17
That is exactly how it feels. We retrace our steps to see what we may have said , then it could be an error.
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@Freelanzer (10743)
• Canada
28 Sep 17
Yes it is a good suggestion as it could have been mistakenly done.
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@Lizirazo (2390)
• United States
27 Sep 17
It could be an accidental error. It happened to me, l accidentally hit the wrong button and someone couldn't respond on my post, l got a PM from another user checking up to ask why, l quickly realized l had hit the wrong button, then l corrected myself.
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@Freelanzer (10743)
• Canada
28 Sep 17
Could be an accident especially since this was a new user
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
30 Sep 17
They probably accidentally blocked you. I asked JJ for his help and it was cleared in no time.
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@Freelanzer (10743)
• Canada
30 Sep 17
Its okay. I'll give it some time and check again.
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@mythociate (21432)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
29 Jun 18
My day's going well ... although I slept-in a little ( all the way to almost SEVEN O'CLOCK ), so my 'schedule' might feel a little odd (i.e. instead of eating 'right now' at almost 8:00, I'll probably eat at 8:30 or 9:00).
Maybe the person felt like your writing isn't 'on their topic' enough. No harm, no foul ... it's like if you wrote books, they'd be in a section-of-the-library that the person blocking you never goes to. You probably should feel the way Stephen King feels about 'people who don't read horror novels.'
Frequently asked questions about Stephen King and his work. Official answers from the official website.
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@Freelanzer (10743)
• Canada
29 Jun 18
I don't read horror novels either. Anyway that person has long left Mylot so its all good.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
27 Sep 17
Ha well you should check and see if it continues I guess- but good attitude to carry on! We would love some rain here as we're in a semi-drought right now.
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@Freelanzer (10743)
• Canada
28 Sep 17
Always extremes with the weather - wish we could exchange weather for a few days
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
28 Sep 17
@Freelanzer Yes that would be a great idea!
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@UploderLega (115)
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20 Nov 17
@Freelanzer The climate, the weather, is always the weather. What will we do without him?
@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
9 Apr 18
@Freelanzer
I found out I was blocked by someone when someone told me because I could not see their profile or respond to their post.
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@Freelanzer (10743)
• Canada
9 Apr 18
I knew you couldn't respond after being blocked but didn't know you couldn't see the profile. Good to know.
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
10 Apr 18
@Freelanzer
Thank you for letting me know. I guess at first I was stunned and then got over it.
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@dramagirl26 (3259)
• Ringgold, Virginia
12 Oct 17
I didn't even know we could block people on MyLot.
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@Freelanzer (10743)
• Canada
16 Oct 17
I wouldn't have known either until I read several posts about how it is done
@Freelanzer (10743)
• Canada
29 Sep 17
It has been sunny for the past two days but chilly in the morning and evenings
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@UploderLega (115)
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13 Nov 17
The only way to know if you have blocked is that when you search for it you can not find it in the chat or on your list, the same thing happens the other way around.
@changjiangzhibin89 (16758)
• China
27 Sep 17
You aren't alone.I have never offended anyone here,but I was once blocked by a person.I was simply incomprehensible then.
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@Freelanzer (10743)
• Canada
28 Sep 17
Strange as we had just recently connected but i guess I will never know
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@Freelanzer (10743)
• Canada
28 Sep 17
It would be nice to get an automatic message saying "you've been blocked" so we don't bother trying to leave comments.
@Freelanzer (10743)
• Canada
28 Sep 17
Yes I tried and couldn't even though we had interacted just a day before.
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