On Thu, 24 Sep 2015 03:53:14 +0000 (UTC), John Doe
> wrote:

> I've been on UseNet for over 20 years. Unfortunately, there's no way to
> stop stalkers and trolls here. The only way would take massive
> cooperation from ISPs that's very unlikely to happen. UseNet is the only
> place misfits can thrive.
>
> Believe it or not, Google's YouTube is a shining example of how Internet
> discussion should be. Many moons ago, YouTube implemented MUTUAL
> BLOCKING. YOU CAN'T SEE THEIR POSTS, THEY CAN'T SEE YOUR POSTS. No more
> stalking or trolling on YouTube. Trying to get around mutual blocking is
> too much trouble. As a techie who loves to discuss controversial issues,
> I've been enjoying mutual blocking on YouTube for many months now. If
> there were any technical flaws, I would see them. So far, the
> implementation is great. You associate with people you want to associate
> with. And it's fun. YouTube isn't the best format for discussion, but we
> are having a great time anyway.
>
> Hopefully other Internet forums will adopt mutual blocking. I see it in
> the FAQ on Pinterest, but I don't do Pinterest.
>
> I'm not a fan of big corporations like Google, but it rocks my prejudice
> when they implement a brilliant idea like mutual blocking.

Never heard the term "mutual blocking" before, but it sounds like what
you can do on FB.

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