Can and how i can block one guy in iNaturalist aplication?
Welcome to the forum.
Do you only use the Android App or do you also use the web platform?
Hello,i use android app.
I imagine thereâs an option for blocking a given user somewhere in the profile options
But just to give my 2 cents, if its someone whoâs just pushing your buttons with rude and disrespectful comments or quips, just respond to them with good measures of sarcasm. This is what I did with a hideously arrogant and distasteful âentomologistâ whoâs since left iNat and it worked like a charm. Obviously if its someone who wonât stop spamming you, then its a different story
Anyway, good luck!
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I do not use the Android app, so I canât say if thereâs a way to block on that platform. The iNaturalist site, which you could access on your phone too, has a way to block through âaccount settingsâ.
In that section, it also has a little blurb about the blocking function: âBlocking is for situations where you just canât get along with someone and they wonât leave you alone, despite your best efforts to settle disputes in a civilized manner. It is not a way to hide from people, to prevent identifications from people whose opinions you donât trust, or to opt out of the community ID (thereâs another setting for that). Thus, blocking works both ways: if you block someone, they canât interact with you, but you also canât interact with them. If you misuse it to prevent someone from identifying your observations, you also prevent yourself from identifying their observations.â
It also states: " If someone is harassing or stalking you on iNaturalist, please let us know. If this represents a violation of our Terms of Use or represents other behavior we deem inappropriate for our site, we will investigate."
I mention this because sometimes blocking can be avoided. If it can be avoided, that should be the route thatâs taken. If you ever need help resolving such a situation, feel free to reach out to staff or curators on the site to help.
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Blocking and muting can be done.
Someone else is welcome to correct me but I donât think it can be done within the App.
https://www.inaturalist.org/people/**`usernamehere`**/edit#relationships
If you log into the web platform you can go to your Settings and under Relationship there is a way to do it at the bottom of the page after the section on people you are following.
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Thank you so much!
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