Blocking someone. Can't find on the support site.

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  maladaptivedaydreaming2023 · Member · Jan 18, 2014 at 10:59 pm

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  I am sorry I have to ask this.

  A disrespectful teenager has used profanity, hurled insults, and demands that I respect her while she cannot do the same in return.

  I would like to block her from coming on to, commenting or having any association with my page.

  How do I do this? If this is not where I should be asking this question please direct me to the correct place and I will delete this and ask again in the correct place.

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  thistimethisspace · Member · Jan 18, 2014 at 11:02 pm

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  Mark only spam as spam http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2013/01/24/mark-only-spam-as-spam/ and delete all troll comments. http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2013/03/27/how-to-starve-a-troll/

  We cannot block or delete subscribers from public blogs. Anyone and everyone can access public blogs and that’s indeed what the public designation means. However, please read this about public blogs that become private blogs > Blog Privacy and Subscribers > http://wpcommaven.wordpress.com/2011/09/05/blog-privacy-and-subscribers/

  Note that you have complete control comment moderation. http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/discussion-settings/#comment-moderation If your blog is public others can, of course, read it and they can submit comments but you can Moderate all comments and choose which ones to approve or not.

  I suggest you set your blog so that first time commenters are held in moderation until their first comment is approved, then from that point forward they will not need approval. Settings > Discussion. The next step up is to set it so that all comments are held in moderation until approved. http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/discussion-settings/

  For trolls, you can “blacklist” them at Settings > Discussion toward the bottom of that page. Enter their email address, their username, and if they included it, their website URL. That will automatically send them to moderation so that their comments do not appear on the blog. Do note though that if they are determined, they can use a different email address or username to get around that.

  Also, do not put their IP address in the blacklist. IP addresses are no longer unique, and you might end up blocking legitimate visitors. Also, all they would have to do is go to a wi-fi hot spot, or connect via a different ISP and they could get around that.

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  thistimethisspace · Member · Jan 18, 2014 at 11:04 pm

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  Also create a commenting policy of your own and post it on a Page and follow it.