what should blocked users see? - social invention research
You will be able to block other members from seeing your profile and posts. My current plan is to present account deletion and being blocked the same way, e.g. "That account is no longer available." You will also be able to change a viewer's level of access, so posts that they could once see will appear to have been deleted from their perspective.
If they had access or had previously read a post by the blocker, should they see any evidence that the post was once there? (e.g. "That post is no longer available.") How about if they had bookmarked it?
What if they had commented on a post before being blocked? (folks will normally be able to search for their own comments)
My first goal is to protect members' privacy, and almost as important, do an excellent job of presenting a pleasant and intuitive user interface. How would you want this handled?
If they had access or had previously read a post by the blocker, should they see any evidence that the post was once there? (e.g. "That post is no longer available.") How about if they had bookmarked it?
What if they had commented on a post before being blocked? (folks will normally be able to search for their own comments)
My first goal is to protect members' privacy, and almost as important, do an excellent job of presenting a pleasant and intuitive user interface. How would you want this handled?