I agree that freedom of speech should be allowed on the forums. However I think the topic creator should have an option to set a minimum rating for people chatting on their forum posts, because it belongs to them and blocking everyone might take too long. Like if you are talking about something about chess, you might want to set a minimum rating of 500 if it's complicated
Any 'topic creator' (also known as 'opening poster' or OP) can block anybody at all at any time for any reason.
And that is a form of freedom of speech.
Somebody doesn't like that?
Nobody is forced to read in any forum.
Everybody is allowed to open their own forums (if they're not muted).
How does the notion get started that people should have their blocking options taken away from them?
It seems to start with a false notion that anytime somebody opens a forum then that forum 'belongs' to the people who are blocked - which they try to disguise as 'belongs to everybody'.
It doesn't. They don't.
OP is "original poster" btw
I agree that freedom of speech should be allowed on the forums. However I think the topic creator should have an option to set a minimum rating for people chatting on their forum posts, because it belongs to them and blocking everyone might take too long. Like if you are talking about something about chess, you might want to set a minimum rating of 500 if it's complicated
Any 'topic creator' (also known as 'opening poster' or OP) can block anybody at all at any time for any reason.
And that is a form of freedom of speech.
Somebody doesn't like that?
Nobody is forced to read in any forum.
Everybody is allowed to open their own forums (if they're not muted).
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How does the notion get started that people should have their blocking options taken away from them?
It seems to start with a false notion that anytime somebody opens a forum then that forum 'belongs' to the people who are blocked - which they try to disguise as 'belongs to everybody'.
It doesn't. They don't.
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Besides false notions though there's another factor.
Some are very sensitive. Including young children.
Many might misinterpret blocking as an 'attack'.
Its not.
People have a right to protect their forums and their message box and a right to choose who they get challenges from.
And that's why chess.com so often recommends (when there's a problem) to block or to block and report.
Its the right to block that 'belongs to each and every member'.
Its as basic a thing as the right to lock your door and your car.