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Eydothea Resident
Block feature shoud go both ways. If, for example I block someone, I see them gray, but they are still able to see me. The purpose of blocking someone is to keep them out of our lives. If they can still see us, then this block is half achieved purpose. It should go both ways. If one block someone then both avatars should be gray. I have a friend that blocked someone and he can still see her and follow her in her usual spots. She sees the view crosses fixed on parts of her body even though he is blocked. This is making her uncomfortable and should not be allowed. Blocked people should not be able to see the person that blocked them. Thank you
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Holocluck Henly
Agreed.
In those cases where there's aggression, particularly from someone not right in the head, even if they are blocked your appearance or chat could well inspire them.
I had a problem several years ago w/some blocked sociopath who I
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saw a chat post or notice in a mutual inworld group & started in again by proxy when someone I barely knew came after me with some fictional accusation.The less these aggressors are inspired the better, and there's nothing that inspires them more than seeing you not suffering. Take us out of the equasion and you solve most of that.
Zanya Resident
[s]Well I for one LOVE the ability to not see what someone is saying about me in group and public chat while they can see AND comment on anything I say in front of everyone. Linden made a fantastic and not at all abusable safety feature![/s]
Saz Ninetails
If you dont want to engage with someone block them and then you wont see anything to engage with. I would not care if they saw what I said to others. If you see someone as a grey doll and you dont want them to see what you say just dont say certain stuff around them. Always be careful who is around when you talk about any personal stuff as you never know who is really in chat range. There is also the danger of someone you block or who blocks you, and then they can say what they like to others. When I block its usually to stop their tirade in IM. if they want to be a jerk in local others can report it.
Spoons Delcon
This seems standard in other virtual worlds. The downside in SL is the blocked avatar is still visible to the blocker. VRChat for instance solves this issue perfectly and frankly someone not allowing you to view or interact with them doesn't ruin your experience. If you cause trouble for a major creator you can be banned from ever getting their stuff. How is this any different?
AlettaMondragon Resident
This is a 3D open world platform, not social media or a chat room app. You can't just vanish from certain people by blocking or other ways while you're inworld or when chatting in a public group. This is part of SL.
You can disable "Avatars on other parcels can see and chat with avatars on this parcel" on your own land, which in combination with blocking an undesired person will work as you'd like, as long as you're on your own land and that person isn't.
You can also look for that icon on the address bar (on its right side) and the navbar above it (on its left side), if you see an eye icon there, it means this privacy setting is enabled.
In public, yes, your avatar is still visible to someone you have blocked, and the way the concept of public works (the opposite of private) there's nothing wrong with it. If harassment happens, you can report it. At a club for example, rather to its management than to LL, as the club management will be more likely to take actions there.
As for the LookAt crosshairs... you can just turn off LookAt targets temporarily or altogether, they're not too useful. I know it can be uncomfortable when someone locks it at you, but as long as you are in a public space, that's just like when someone is looking at you in real life.
Alana Starchild
I am not for this as that means they can then easily tell that you must have blocked them and besides your name tag will still be visible. That’s a downside and they could then come after you with an alt.
Rowan Amore
LL will never implement a feature that allows you to control how another person experiences SL which is what this would do.
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SL Feedback
Hello, and thank you for your feature request regarding the block feature. Another resident brought up a similar concern in Second Life's previous bug tracking system (BUG-230438), and we are merging your comments to get to it faster. We understand the importance of ensuring privacy and making the block feature more effective for all residents. We have no estimate when it may be implemented, but please keep an eye on future updates. We appreciate your input and hope you continue to share your ideas to help improve Second Life. Thank you!
deesue Parx
SL Feedback Allowing anyone to choose another's experience in SL is asking for disaster. Just one example - Wouldnt this be an excellent griefer's tool by alowing them to "block" those who have the abilities to control and/or eject them from sims when needed? Please think of all the angles before activating something like this.
Spoons Delcon
deesue Parx highly unlikely a land owner doesnt also have that avater banned and if not then that would fall on the land owner. Also probably an easily solved issue in general for an estate owner. What other examples do you have of your experience being affected by someone blocking you? Please do not ignore the opposite of your argument when it comes to the victim. Their experience is indeed hindered by not being able go anywhere public in some situations due to legit crazy people
prissypaw Aldrin
Spoons Delcon you are missing the point of deesue parx's comment they arent saying the land owner cant see some one you block but the would be blocke could hide themself premtivly from the land owner/staff, this way the land owner can't confirm chatlogs because they would not have any, and it could interfere with the ability to select them to enfoce sim rules.
prissypaw Aldrin
SL Feedback this is a no go i am on the side of those who say you should not be allowed to affect what others experience, it opens the doore to novel forms of harassment and as others have posted could make it harder for sim owners or staff to validate a complaint from some one if the target has premtivly blocked the sim owners and staff.
users could be premtivly blocked so that a maliciouse user could spread rumors then they could unblock them after saying things and pretend it never happened, the victem would have no idea what happened till others start reacting to the rumors.
Spoons Delcon
prissypaw Aldrin im sure a lot of things can be thought up but the reality is IMs are LL business and local chat can be shared. Im unsure if you are referenceing a scenario where everyone around you chose not to share the local chat or what. Evidence is important when filing reports. As a region owner it is quite easy to log all visits and local chat even if an avatar is blocked by the land owner. You can even post it all to a private discord channel for your own personal comfort. Sure you have to wait on a reaction but typically an individual is expected to break a rule before a rule is enforced. Even if that became an issue it seems like an easy work around on the LL side regarding blocking features and land owner exceptions. An avatar shouldnt even be able to block the owner of the land they are on full stop. I agree with the blocking feature but with the caveat that something would need to be done regarding this exact possibility for land owners. This just doesnt really seem outrageous especially with other expectations