sf > wrote:

> 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.

http://deletepinterest.com/how-to-de...-on-pinterest/

Facebook is mentioned there too. And that's where I got "mutual blocking".
Whatever it's called, it does wonders for civilized discussion on the
Internet. It can be easily applied to any discussion forum on the
Internet except UseNet (without cooperation from many different
providers).

The fact YouTube is employing mutual blocking is very encouraging.
Hopefully forums geared towards discussion will follow suit.