Quote Originally Posted by Paulbot View Post
I don't know about this as it's not always mutual. Just because someone has blocked me (waves at the person who can't see this post until it's quoted, hello) doesn't mean I don't want to see their posts.
Yeah but maybe they don't want you to see their posts.
If I block someone because I'm sick of them replying to me, I'm going to still be annoyed if I know they are continuing to reply to me and I no longer have a chance to defend myself (yes, even if it is self-imposed). Basically, I just don't want certain people talking to me whether I can see it or not.

Perhaps the compromise could be to offer people both options.
The current option to ignore means people would still be able to read what you say, but you can't read what they say.
And the more extreme option of blocking means neither of you can see each other.