Introduction to @The_Block_Bot
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The Atheist and Skeptic movements are currently polluted by a number of anti-feminist obsessives, who viciously harass those who don’t support their warped views. The Block Bot is a Twitter application to automatically block the nastiest of these people. Once installed, it works in the background, fetching the names of those to be blocked from a central server, and discreetly blocking them.
The Block Bot can be used anonymously, and makes no change whatsoever to your Twitter profile. The blocks are made silently, and (from the point of view of the person being blocked) are indistinguishable from ordinary blocks. You may follow @the_block_bot Twitter account if you wish, but there is no requirement to do so.
You can adjust the strictness with which blocks are applied, by choosing from one of three nastiness levels. Level 1 is sparsely populated with “worst of the worst” trolls, plus impersonators and stalkers. Level 2 (which we recommend for general use) includes those in Level 1, plus a wider selection of deeply unpleasant people. Level 3 goes beyond The Block Bot’s main purpose, and expands the list to include those who aren’t straight out haters, but can be tedious and obnoxious.
The Block Bot does not affect your ability to block people manually, and does not interfere with your existing block list. It does not block anyone who you are following, and will unblock anyone who you later choose to follow. If you no longer wish to use the bot, it can easily be removed.
this is shit
While we appreciate your in depth commentary on something… The web site, the bot, life in general, maybe you discovered where that funny smell was coming from as you sat down to write a thoughtful and insightful analysis of the ethics of using Twitters block function… after much discussion at The Block Bot Towers we feel you could really do better than this Helen, we is disappoint.
Hmm, I think Helen was commenting on her own comment. Very clever.
Is this serious?
I’m glad there is no ability to embed pictures as I don’t give out medical advice and certainly don’t need to see your man parts. I suggest if you want to know if your rash is anything to worry about you contact your doctor.
[We get some weird eggs on this site!]
They are weird eggs, but I do enjoy how their comments are often self-reflecting, as Helen’s above and Steve’s here.
“Is this serious?” I don’t know, Steve. You tell me if your comment was seriously made.
Well, that’s one way for a whole lot of people to never find out if they’re wrong or not, without even knowing what arguments they’re turning a deaf ear to. Maybe one day you guys will care about if your assumptions are true or not, and be able to have your ideas withstand public scrutiny, instead of hiding behind a bot to block any dissenting opinion.
So much for that whole critical thinking thing.
Riiight, so there is no way anyone can see what the arguments are against their beliefs unless they allow communication from anyone anywhere at all times. You do realise this just blocks on Twitter? Hardly the most conducive medium for exchange of ideas and concepts, many scientists publishing their papers by Twitter? No.
Is there no one with a cogent argument for not blocking a few twits on Twitter?
P.S. Do you see any irony in your statement that A+ is “turning a deaf ear to arguments” by blocking when you commented on this web site? Shame it was such a crappy argument.
Disgusting
yawn…
LOLZ all the way you guys. Nobody speaks during the sermons.
I’m pretty confident this numpty won’t let the irony of his comment being approved affect his opinion in the slightest.
Hi, could you please open source the bot – and more so, the database (preferably both!)? May reuse it for an IRC bot I have in development.
Put a link up here to an SCM or just a tarball or something, I leave no email behind. Thank you.
Will do on holiday atm. So when back am intending to put on github, will email u and put link on faq.
Git hub is here -> https://github.com/ool0n/twitter_shared_blocklist/tree/master/TBBV2