On Mittwoch, 22. März 2017 14:37:07 CET Sam Whited wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 22, 2017 at 2:28 PM, Yann Leboulanger <[email protected]> 
wrote:
> > One nice feature we also don't have with blocking command is blocking a
> > while group.
> 
> Ah yes! I knew there was something else that I was forgetting to
> address from last time.
> 
> I also think this is not a good thing; it is an abuse of roster
> groups, and leads to an inconsistent experience across clients. It
> also makes the UX incredibly frustrating. For example:
> 
> I block a group "work", but then I decide I want to talk to one of my
> coworkers so I go to their chat, but it says they're blocked. I hit
> unblock: what happens? Does it unblock the entire group (oops,
> everyone knows I'm online now and can start asking me work related
> questions after hours), does it unblock just them? If it unblocks just
> them, how does that work? Do I have to maintain a white list of "the
> entire group is blocked, but this person is specifically unblocked"?

That sounds like a use-case for the Invisibility Command. Or simply separate 
JIDs, really.

best regards,
Jonas

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