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#### Anti-Stalker warning

Okay, I have registered a complaint against another user for being creepy and skeevy and making sexual suggestions, also following me around. So, no more seeing that user's comments in chats, user can't IM me or come to my Home Street. Then I encountered this user again on a friend's Home Street and was creeped on again by the same user. Followed me around from Tower floor to Tower floor, standing right behind me... in general being a sleezebag skeevy creepy stalker. I asked in Local Chat for it to be stopped, and it continued. So I retreated to my Home Street where I knew I was safe.
I have had issues in the past with IRL stalkerish folks finding me online, and it occurred to me that I can't be the only one, so I had this idea:
What about a warning when someone you've blocked is on a street or in a location you're about to enter? Just a pop-up to let you know that someone you've blocked is there -- no need to even tell the name to you, just a warning that, "Someone on your blocked list is in the location you're about to enter. Are you sure you want to enter?" with a Yes/No clicky. It would make ME at the very least feel a lot better.
Especially since I already reported/blocked this user -- I don't have a username in the chatlog to click on and report about this second occurrence since I don't get that user's communications in the chats. Something like this is just... a bit of safeguard and peace-of-mind. Also, probably a lot more fair than setting it up so that said blocked person couldn't come into any location you were in that was public. Which was another reaction / idea, but like I just said, not something that's really fair.

Posted 86 days ago by Edeyn Von Delayravi | Permalink

### Replies

- I really like this idea. I dont think i have blocked anyone yet, but can def see there might be a need for a warning, it will make the game play more enjoyable to avoid blocked Glitches.
  Posted 86 days ago by Phil the Pee | Permalink
- I like the implementation of this, a confirmation of you entering their location.
  One of the first people I had a problem with kept spamming unrequested trades to people in place where we had gotten together to mine. They weren't saying anything, but seeing the trade bubbles over and over was distracting to me, and I wished there'd been something I could do to block seeing that person's trade bubbles.
  Anyway, it's not the same as your situation and isn't nearly as important (wasn't targeted towards anyone, for example, like your situation was). Just wanting to chime in with, yes, I do understand how not all of the things someone can do that you find annoying enough to want to block them will relate to what they say in the chat.
  I do think that if you experience someone following you around from place to place and deliberately attempting to cause you problems, you could report them above and beyond the initial block. From your friends page you can find a list of the users you blocked and you might be able to report from there, or if you open a help ticket/report abuse thing from the help page and give details that would probably work as well.
  Posted 86 days ago by diaveborn ♥ | Permalink
- I think this is a sound idea. I really still don't know much about specific mechanics of the game, although I'm learning as I go, but would this work with homestreets too? I mean, "Stay off my street!"... I'd hate to have to be stuck in my house while whoever unwated person is meandering right outside MY door...
  Posted 86 days ago by AmbroseCat | Permalink
- When you block someone, AmbroseCat, they are banned from your Home Street. But I'd think this would work with Home Streets, too, as in, if you're going to someone else's Home Street and a blocked user is present, you'd get the warning.
  Posted 86 days ago by Edeyn Von Delayravi | Permalink
- This is a sensible suggestion, but it seems to me that reporting the player for following you again would be a better solution as they're probably bothering others. Open a help ticket since you can't click from in-game chat.
  http://www.glitch.com/help/report/?abuse=1
  Posted 85 days ago by Lucille Ball | Permalink
- I really like this idea, but I agree with Ms. Ball -- this sounds like a reportable and possibly bannable offense. The pop-up window idea is great for more minor infractions, but stalking and unwelcome sexual suggestions ARE NOT COOL and users like that need to be brought to the attention of staff. (Which it seems like you did already, so go you.)
  Here's to feeling safe everywhere in Ur, not just our home streets.
  Posted 85 days ago by Pale Queen | Permalink
- There is already a solution built that does this: report them again, likely resulting in them being reformed or banned.
  I would much rather they spend two weeks writing code for the next animal, or a source of honey, or rebalancing the food recipes....
  Posted 85 days ago by Sturminator IX | Permalink