a for ASSCAPS.

HA! That would be a funny one to implement and wait for someone to start a line with a lowercase a...

ETA: In the year 8585, Your arms hangin' limp at your sides Your legs got nothin' to do Some machine's doing that for you...

(okay, that was supposed to be 6565, but they change the numbering system after that.)

Apart from me doing the debugging and general validation of the user block code, we also need user documentation of it -- was that ever written?

Ahhh, I think I volunteered to write documentation, then slacked. Sorry.

I will work on a draft, right now!

Also -- there was a decision to not call it MARCIE, right? Just blocking?

Yup.

Ok, how's this for the "how to" page:

How to use the Block feature

If, for whatever reason, you wish to avoid reading the posts of an individual Buffista, you may block their posts. Click on the "Block" link, next to the username of the person that you want to filter out. This will hide the content of their posts to you in all threads. What you will see is a note under their username saying "This post was rendered blinvisible."

If you wish to read one post from someone you have blocked, click on the link in the post that alllows you to display the text from that post only, while leaving the rest of that person's posts blocked.

If you decide to once again begin reading the posts of that individual, you can unblock the posts by either clicking the "Unblock" link next to the individual's username, or you can click on "Set Profile", scroll down to the list of "Filtered Users", and uncheck the box beside the name of the individual(s) you wish to unblock. Hit "Ok" to save your changes to your profile page and voila, they are unblocked.

Generally, announcing you've filtered someone is considered extremely rude. Accusing people of blocking you is also uncool. Just remember that "the Buffistas are...[a] flame-free community." (link to the ettiquette page?)

For the FAQ

How do I block the posts of another poster?

If for whatever reason--say your mom has found the buffistas and is telling everyone all the embarrassing stories about you that she can think of--you've had enough of reading a certain person's posts, and you'd like some peace, you can block their posts. Click on the "Block" link beside a person's username to hide the content of their posts from your weary eyes. You'll still see their name, but the post itself will be blinvisible.

If you get curious about what your mom is saying about you now, you can clink on a link in the post, and display the text from that post only, while keeping all her other posts blocked.

When you and your mom finally make peace and you decide to start reading her posts again, you can unblock the posts by either clicking the "Unblock" link next to the individual's username, or you can click on "Set Profile", scroll down to the list of "Filtered Users", and uncheck the box beside the name of the individual(s) you wish to unblock. Hit "Ok" to save your changes to your profile page and voila, she is unblocked.

Generally, to keep things polite and humming along, we like to say that "The first rule of blocking, is not to talk about blocking." Announcing you've filtered someone is considered extremely rude. Accusing people of blocking you is also uncool. Just remember that "the Buffistas are...[a] flame-free community." (link to the ettiquette page?)

Or the last line could read:

Just remember that "Consistent demon-like behavior may earn a warning from the Stompy Feet."

Comments, edits, suggestions welcome.

The word blocked has lost all meaning to me.

They seem good to me, Sue. And I think it's good to link the ettiquette page at the end, just in case someone's got to the FAQ without reading it.