Some time ago I unsubscribed from this list because of the comments of one
person who has since matured. Now I am having a similar problem with someone
on Dr. Brin's FB page. I sent him the following e-mail and then it occurred to
me I could just ask the list:
I have a question you may not be able to answer, David, about how to block
Facebook trolls if I can't access their page to do so.
As I participate more and more on Facebook, I discovered out that it is
possible to selectively delete, or block, specific persons from reading your
comments, so you don't know if they are responding to something you posted, and
making personal attacks. Kind of a coward's way to avoid honest debate.
I realize that sometimes there are excellent reasons for blocking someone, such
as when it's clear that a dialog is incapable of going anywhere and someone is
just trying to get your goat. Blocking them eliminates them from engaging you
to participate in further futile interaction.
That's not what this is; it's two people (who are possibly the same person) who
blocked me after I figured out what they were doing. They can still read and
respond to my posts, but without me knowing.
I tried to block them so they can no longer respond to my comments, but since
already blocked me, I cannot do the same to them. One of them sent me private
messages, gloating, and I can't even respond to that. The other even has a
profile picture of a troll!~)
I would stop replying, but I thoroughly enjoy participating in the civilized
discourse with others on your page. It is extremely irritating to see others
responding to the troll's comments following mine, and not know what was said...
My question is; how can I block them after they have already blocked me from
finding them on FB?
Thanks,
Jon Mann
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