Hello everyone, I was just blocked today by a local Inatter over what I suspect is a single misidentification. I received no email or message that I was being blocked, just saw I was blocked. Another (new) user was also blocked by this same user even though they made zero misidentifications on any …

I am almost 100% sure that I had a user block me by mistake—perhaps a misclick. One day, I was able to view and ID their observations, the next day I was blocked, and a few days later I was unblocked. Hopefully that’s what happened in your case. I think that’s an inevitable part of any platform that…

It be that way sometimes. Nothing you can do about it, just move on, keep doing what you’re doing, and don’t take it personally.

It hurts, and I’m sorry you experienced it. It can be confusing to be blocked on iNaturalist, when you’re just trying to help. It’s the online equivalent of being ghosted. One minute you’re sharing your knowledge, and the next minute, you’re looking at a brick wall with no explanation. It’s natural…

is there any other way of seeing it? like a list or something? Because I don’t think anyone has blocked me, but would still like to know :sweat_smile:

I can block you if you want to see what it looks like, haha. :sweat_smile:

[image] AdamWargon: Many people are not skilled communicators. Also consider that many people appear not very keen on filling a profile to help with communication, possibly because the iNat site offers zero functionality or encouragement in this direction. It’s annoying having to wild guess …

Which are you - the prof or the teenager ? Either way. Ignored Forever. Bye.

Not here to communicate or for community any longer, so: none :)

Laughing about “banhammered”. :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes: First time I’ve seen that term!

Props for offering an important service :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

Blocked by user for no reason at all

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cthawley August 16, 2025, 12:07pm 37

Since this thread has diverged from it’s original topic and become fairly rancorous, I’ve closed.

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