What does being blocked look like?

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I noticed that some people I talked to (argued with) today, their replies to me in the side bar (where it mentions their username) disappeared randomly.

Does that mean I’m blocked or is that just a thing that happens?

Sorry it’s not related to Overwatch lol. I just don’t use the forums enough to know

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Let me block you so I can make us both a favor.

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okay!! that rly benefits me actually thank you sm

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if you mean the Battle.net launcher if you block someone the chat with them gets removed, not sure if it also does the same on their side though but maybe it’s a yes.

I have chat with my boyfriend and one of my friends that haven’t had a any replies since March that are still up.

I typed to someone just now, who hadn’t been online for 2 years, and then deleted them and the chat was still there, but after I blocked them the chat got automatically removed (tested it just to see if removing someone removes the chat)

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i think that’s maybe a yes then. i don’t care, i was just curious since i saw the chats disappear

i actually tend to think it’s funny when people talk so much and then block you heheheh

thank you for the insight moira :))

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Is that you me? Is it us?

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If you mean here on the forums, usually that means either the entire thread/topic got deleted, or that particular person’s reply to you got deleted.

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If I have someone blocked their messages say “hidden message” giving me the option to see it if I want to. The person whom I have blocked can still see everything I see and are fully capable of responding to you. I do not know what happens if someone has me blocked because how would I know. But if a post is outright deleted and gone. They’ve been banned/suspended.

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There was this person, which promised me, they block me (they had this urge to argue with me nonstop xD) yet I still can see their annoying presence on the forums, also responding to me sometimes xD - either it doesn´t work, or they can´t live without me…

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From personal experience. And I know this is dumb. 90% of the time I’m still reading it anyways. It’s kind of dumb. :joy:

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I’m not sure if it’s because I’m blocked… but I’m not getting notifications from certain people quoting me … which is pretty hilarious if they’ve blocked me yet STILL quote me… but yeah. Dunno.

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I’ve noticed this happening too occasionally but just assumed it was a forum bug tied to how often you’re notified of posts being liked etc, I have mine set to only once per day, which could have bugged out the replies in that whole thread. Especially since the most recent person quoting me that the system didn’t notify me about didn’t seem like a regular or someone I’d interact with on any sort of frequent basis enough to be annoyed by me to the point of blocking me, I definitely didn’t recognize their name, so would be odd if they had me blocked. Though not impossible.

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The people who actively tell you that you are blocked tend to not block you as that more or less contradicts the purpose of blocking someone to begin with. I would be more surprised if they went through with it.

Everyone who has ever responded to me with that “threat” has been a loyal discussion partner well after the fact. I am sure some people have genuinely blocked me, but I obviously would not know because they are using the tool properly.

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