Reddit has a Block List cap that maxes out at several hundred usernames.
It will pretend to let you block users past the cap, but if you go back to double check if new blocks are enacted, you'll notice that without notification, their profiles are still openly viewable to you.
Within your profile settings, there is a Block List tab where all active blocked users are listed including a time estimate of the block.
To get the Block function to start working again, one has to unblock some users from the historical block list to free up spots to get the Block function to start working again for new adds.
It's obvious that Reddit doesn't want to allow mass blocking of accounts to improve the user experience. There doesn't appear to be a technical reason to limit blocks to a limited number.
Reddit also doesn't disclose the Block list cap threshold. You only notice you've maxed out when new blocked users aren't actually blocked when you go back to test it.
You also have to use trial & error to get it working again by paring down your old Block list by using the same method. You remove a few, add a new one, check if the new user is actually blocked by trying to view their profile, rinse & repeat.
I personally discovered the Block list cap when lurking in some normie political subs years back & trying to mass block anyone who used terms like "freedumbs".
It seems like an incredible waste of time. I don’t have a single Reddit user on my blocked list. What would be the point? If there were that many users I’d just stop going to the site.
Reddit has a Block List cap that maxes out at several hundred usernames.
It will pretend to let you block users past the cap, but if you go back to double check if new blocks are enacted, you'll notice that without notification, their profiles are still openly viewable to you.
Within your profile settings, there is a Block List tab where all active blocked users are listed including a time estimate of the block.
To get the Block function to start working again, one has to unblock some users from the historical block list to free up spots to get the Block function to start working again for new adds.
Seems like way too much effort for very little benefit tbh
Absolutely.
It's obvious that Reddit doesn't want to allow mass blocking of accounts to improve the user experience. There doesn't appear to be a technical reason to limit blocks to a limited number.
Reddit also doesn't disclose the Block list cap threshold. You only notice you've maxed out when new blocked users aren't actually blocked when you go back to test it.
You also have to use trial & error to get it working again by paring down your old Block list by using the same method. You remove a few, add a new one, check if the new user is actually blocked by trying to view their profile, rinse & repeat.
I personally discovered the Block list cap when lurking in some normie political subs years back & trying to mass block anyone who used terms like "freedumbs".
It seems like an incredible waste of time. I don’t have a single Reddit user on my blocked list. What would be the point? If there were that many users I’d just stop going to the site.
Agreed.
One perk of blocking users is that they no longer have the ability to reply to your comments. The Reply button is simply missing.
If you have NPC commenters that really annoy you & follow you around with their bad takes, this can create some separation.