Thats true you can set up the group so that members have to be manually approved...no need to blacklist, just do not approve.

I dunno, unless it's for the forum?  Or so if you click the ticker you don't get updates from them?  Or do you only get ticker updates from your buddies anyway?  I'm not solving the confusion am i?

Hello Temps..

Hows the little one?

I don't understand. But i'm fick so its ok

looks like they got the reaction they were after then

Morning handsome   his great thank you....he just had his first big boy meal   oh that reminds me I must go up date me thread

How's you?

I thought the blacklist thingie was a bit like ignore, only better in that in your private space, they can't even contribute.

We all have the option to set up our spaces to be visible to buddies/close friends only.  Personally, I think that is a bit of a shame as even though you can read a blog, for example, you can't comment. 

With the blacklist, you can allow anyone to read but those you have blacklisted aren't able to cause grief.  Does that make sense?

Hello lovely

Aww thats good and his first big boy meal too

Nice to see he's coming along well

I'm fine thanks

Hows you?

I'm great thanks...though I wouldn't mind an aul lotto win

sometimes im glad i dont really understand how all this works, (i confuse easily)

Glad you're ok

Wouldn't we all like that 'big win' ? I always look at in this way......Someone has to win and next time it could be me.......

Good luck with the Lotto tonight

gerroff it's mine!

Blimey, you aren't on your own there

50/50?

In a way Suzi, but surely it would just be better to have your settings to fully private so people cant even read your stuff unless you've accepted them?

I just don't see the difference between blacklisting and setting your stuff to private.

If blacklisting operated in the same way as ignore or blocking on FB (where you never have to interact with the person or see their posts or they see yours) then it would be worth it, but I just cant see the benefit myself.

Meh. I might start a group just for myself and blacklist the whole of the internet!!

well if im blacklisted i int got a clue, and what i dont know int gonna hurt me

All this interaction is vital during beta-testing.  If the system works with a bunch like us then they can sell it to anyone and sleep easy at night. 

I think a lot of people have done that.  I didn't at the beginning, but may end up doing that in the future.  I'm not on Facebook so I have no idea how that works, but by having my profile and blog open and letting anyone comment on it, I have conversed with a few people that I may never have done.  Even names I have recognised from the Channel 4 days I never really had proper conversations with until they commented on my blog.

I agree. Ignorence is bliss

Same here...that's what i like about it here.

I must say I was a tad dissappointed when I discoverd that the blacklisting didn't work the same as ignore or block on FB and other places. Its a bit pointless.

I don't mind if someone has blacklisted me.  It's probably a mutual dislike anyway *shrugs*.  I've probably been blacklisted by a lot of people!

That's why in some ways it's good as you get to widen your network. But I suppose if you've got personal stuff on there then it's entirely your prerogative if you only want trusted friends to see it. And we thought C4 was bad eh? At least on there, there were no blogs, no PM's, just one forum with a few pimply mods

I've been away for a couple of days and come back to this.  I always miss the rucks lol.  Im confused tho.....if I had the facility to start a group I would probably use the exclude function from time to time in the cause of peace and harmony....so I can't entirely disagree with a blacklist function.  However, I see where Soozy is coming from because the setting up of groups (which I've no problem with btw) is certainly impacting our forum.
Call me an old cynic, but wasn't the creation of this place intended to keep the BBGF community together?  Very strange.

What does the blacklist message say?  Is it configurable?  For instance: can you have a simple

i dont like commenting on peoples blogs or wall i dont really know, they might be offended,blimey it does get confusing dont it?
i dont know if people can see my wall or not

Hi Aquarius Gaga was set up to make sure we all stayed together, but this place was running long before that, and I think this was only offered as an alternative option when Gaga closed (well, we automatically got dragged over here). Dont think there was ever the intention that parts of it were set up specifically for us refugees.
I like it here though

Weirdo.

When someone puts you on their blacklist, you are not notified at all - unless they send you a message or something.  You just get a popup that says "FM X is now on your blacklist"

I've spent ages trying to widen my circle.  Not sure here is the best place to do it though. 

Comment away....thats what they're there for.

Mine just says this: You've been banned from: The Hex-Clusive Reg Smythe Appreciation Society

I felt my world had caved in

Are you trying to broaden your outlook on life?

Wannbe!

No, can't see your wall as your settings are private.

Commenting on a wall or blog is just the same as posting in a thread though.  You just have to close your eyes and jump in with both feet!

FPMSL  That's right cheered me up.

i might get blacklisted

like i said aqarius im sometimes glad i dont get this place all of the time

I wondered if it was too subtle at first. 

you have some great blogs suzi, i never know what to write on my blog.
need to look at my settings then.