On Killfiles

[charmian]

Some time in the future, Dreamwidth is planning to offer a killfile. The specs say that two levels of killfile are planned. The first will collapse posts and comments by the user who has been killfiled. The second will remove all traces of the killfiled user from your view (with the exception of access lists on profiles, and comm membership lists).

Poll #120

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 130

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Would you use the killfile described above?

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Yes, I would use it
66 (50.8%)

No, I would not use it
17 (13.1%)

Not sure/don't know
47 (36.2%)

To borrow foxfirefey's question, what effects do you think killfiles (if put into practice as described above) would have on Dreamwidth and the way people use it?

Comments

[ladyvox]

I would probably only use it as a last resort to get rid of people who are either trolls or otherwise seem to be following me around in a manner that creeps me out/annoys me.

In other words: I would like for the feature to be present, yet I do not know when and whether I'd need/want to actually use it:)

[lassarina]

This, basically.