@Thorvald: thats very fair enough, and oooh genuinely a great idea, will it be like a "mute" type thing?

@4FFLU3NZ4: Aye, it would basically function as a complement to tag and ratings filters, potentially configurable by individual elements (uploads v. journals v. comments, &c.)—something to let users screen content they don't want to deal with, without shutting people out completely. (I had several friends on dA whose galleries I didn't care for, but with whom I had a strong social rapport.) Side 7's mission statement is to foster an artistic community, and "casual blocking" would seem to contravene that spirit.

Blocking on S7 is pretty drastic: existing comments appear to be wiped from the gallery, and I'm not sure if that's a display toggle or permanent erasure. (Coming from B*zzly, where banned/retired users have their entire comment histories torched, I'm especially sensitive to consequences for posterity.) However, since most content remains viewable to guest users, there's a concern that blocking can be weaponized for trolling, whereas it's intended as a last recourse against serious abuse. Providing an intermediary mute would let both parties carry on with minimal stress, and would help weed out malicious blocking.

@Thorvald: Yep, you've basically covered it.

@Thorvald: oooh i see i see! that's a really good idea