How do I block and delete followers?

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    dhdefazio · Member ·

    I would like to remove a follower from my list of e-mail followers and also block this person. They are harassing me and I wish to remove them from any updates I might make. I cannot find the answer to this question.

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

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    timethief · Member ·

    I’m sorry but unless you make your blog visibility private that is not possible. To change blog visibility to Private go to Dashboard > Settings > Reading scroll to Site Visibility and choose option 3
    http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/privacy-settings/

    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 over everything that’s posted to your blog via comment moderation
    http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/discussion-settings/#comment-moderation

    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. In fact for over a decade only about 30% of us have IPs that trace back to any individual computer. 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.

    re: spam followers and or porno followers
    On the bottom of your > Settings > Discussion page you can set the maximum rating for gravatars. If someone has an inappropriate rating for a Gravatar image that’s actually porno orientated you can use the “Report Abuse” link on their Gravatar profile bottom right hand corner to let Staff know. If the follower has an inappropriate blog hosted here at WordPress.com, you can also report that to Staff. See here Report Mature or Spam Blogs http://en.support.wordpress.com/report-blogs/

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    peregrinacultural · Member ·

    I just want to make sure I have taken all the necessary steps toward a problem. I have a blog focus on education in schools. I am now being followed by someone I would not like to have among my followers. It is a porno site. I went to the site and reported abuse. Is that all I can do?

    My fear is that once this person LIKES anything in my blog and his gravatar shows up it will be very easy for the children who visit the blog for their homework to access photos they should not be exposed to.

    Thank you for your help.

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