Mod Post - The "Ban User" functionality on Dreamwidth

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A subject that has been brought to the Mod Team's attention lately is the use and impact of the "Ban User" blocking function, and we have been discussing how we wish to address it within Scans_Daily.

Let us state, first and foremost, that your privacy and security should always be paramount. No member should ever take action which might, in any way, make then feel unsafe.

The "Ban User" functionality on Dreamwidth is very straightforward, hovering over a users avatar will show "Ban User" as an option. This is not a group dependent function, it's automatically available to anyone with a DreamWidth account.

We, as a Mod Team, will never use "Ban User" on a member (Our ultimate sanction for members is temporary suspension/permanent expulsion from the Scans_Daily community as part of the Disciplinary process, but "Ban User" is not part of that process).

In turn, members are not expected to use "Ban User" on a Mod, as we have a requirement to be able to reply to any and threads and posts if/when the need arises.

As and when Mod's change, the same will be true for any new Mod coming on.

If you have concerns over a particular Mod, then they can be raised with the Mod Team for discussion, we're not a monolithic entity and will seek to address any concerns fairly and equitably.

Please note that Mods cannot undo someone's "Ban User" choices, that is linked to your own account, not the Scans_Daily account.

However, something to bear in mind is that "Ban User" is VERY powerful.

If you have used "Ban User" on someone then they not only cannot reply to you directly, but they cannot reply to anyone's comments on any post you are the creator of.

Thus if you reply on a post, then someone on your "Ban User" list cannot reply to you, and if you have made a post, someone who is on your "Ban User" list cannot interact with any comments on that post.

So, whilst who you choose to block is your own affair, we would ask that it be kept to a minimum amongst scans_daily members wherever possible. Blocking prevents conversation and the general flow of discussion, which is a large part of our raison d'etre, and can also cause stress to the person who finds that they cannot comment, especially if the person you have blocked is unaware that you have done so, or the reasons you might have done so.

If members have concerns on this topic please feel free to raise them here, or contact the Mods via our usual contact of scansdailymod[at]gmail[dot]com . We can't promise we'll know all the answers immediately, but we'll do our best to address them.

Thank you

The Scans_Daily Mod Team
aeka / icon_uk / sistermagpie

Comments

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[janegray]

Cyberghostface? You are accusing Cyberghostface, one of the nicest and most polite members who has never broken a rule in 15 years, of being a bigoted sack of shit so horrible you'd rather see the whole Community go down than letting her continue to post?

Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooookay.

You know what, I don't think we can ever understand each other, so I'm backing off. Addio.

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[cricharddavies]

Yeah, sooooo polite.

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[janegray]

Dude, you had to go back six years to find some comments of hers that might possibly be interpreted as bad. And you have been relentlessly throwing ad hominem at her even in completely unrelated posts, as well as lying and gaslighting, and framing her desire to get away from you as being a fascist.

Please never reply to me again, because I find you genuinely upsetting.

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[thezmage]

I don’t have any vested interest in starting another snipefest, but your impression of Cyberghostface is not, I believe, a universal one.

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[janegray]

Fair.

Generally I have a very favourable view of Cyberghostface because they are the only one who thought of reaching out with kindness to History79 and talk with them in DM, instead of shit talking them over differences of opinion in amount and priority of posts.

Plus, in the old days of pre-Under The Red Hood, when bashing my comfort character Jason Todd was a popular past time and I couldn't check a single post about him without seeing scores of people talking wistfully about his painful death and bragging about voting yes on the phone poll and victim blaming the literal 14-year-old for being sold out by his mother, I appreciated that Cyberghostface was always defending him.

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[cyberghostface]

IIRC that user blocked me because he disagreed with me over Ray Fisher’s complaints about Joss Whedon and Warner Bros. (I supported Fisher, he thought Fisher was misrepresenting the situation).