Block a User

[jterps08]

User A can block User B. If User B is blocked, then:

• posts/petitions by User B do not appear in User A's feed.
• comments by User B are not visible to User A on any user's item.
• User B cannot see User A's posts or petitions in User B's feed.
• User A does not receive @mention notifications from User B.
• User A can unblock User B.

We should try to design this in such a way that reduces manual / human intervention by Powerline staff later. If user A is getting harassed by User B, blocking user should solve problem immediately. It would be good to know on backend if User B is being blocked by 1 user or 100 users so that we can investigate and disable account somehow... It's an important issue, but it only matters if there's enough people on the platform.

@igaponov what is our level of effort on this please?

[igaponov]

@jterps08

• 1-2 hrs
• what if that comment is parent? Should we hide all discussion or just comment's text?
• 1-2 (what about polls?)
• 1-2
• 2-3 hrs (blocking/unblocking)

[jterps08]

@igaponov User B parent comment and User B child comment both not visibile. Hide whole discussion if User B is author of parent comment.

No concern about polls right now because only group leaders can create polls. User A can leave User B's group, and User A can kick User B out of User A's group.

This is green light to go.