Id like to be able to block users, this morning ive experience a toxic user that tried to dox me, went on all my posts on my facebook account and commented toxic comments for no reasons, I personally only asked him a question if it was still worth uploading models online for him and I dont know why but he started attacking me and then went on all my posts to write and comment that my models are garbage… for what I dont know but I feel like i want to block users like this from every website that i see them on. this kind of toxic behaviour is not permited in my house
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Select their Avatar and then on the top right of the screen, look for this screenshot.
Change the [Normal] drop down to Ignored.
This will essentially make the disappear from your sight including notifications.
I haven’t used it yet, but, one has come close.
That said, I haven’t had this level of cr@p that you’re dealing with.
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thats only on the forum here and not in the model section on makerworld
and it just makes that you wont get notifications it doesnt block them from interacting or commenting on your stuff
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Gotcha, you mean truly universal.
Yeah, that would be great.
Plus, they could have a metric to determine if the offender is offending all over the place and maybe a 3-strike rule.
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There are many users like this, it happened to me too and generally they are users who don’t reach Level 10 or even 4.
A user had rated one of my print profiles 2 stars (downloaded and printed by more than 600 users and with dozens of 5 star ratings), I just pointed out to him that the spaghetti he had were due to the model that came off from the printing plate probably because he had not cleaned the plate. Out of spite he lowered the rating to 1 star and writes negative comments on my other models.
The function of being able to block some users, who are truly harmful and toxic, would be very useful, in order to prevent them from not only downloading their model, but also from avoiding silly comments.
It would also be nice to be able to manage your own models in groups, that is, to be able to create model folders based on the user level, I’ll give an example: now you can only put the model private or public, let’s say I want certain models to be downloaded only by more or less expert users or in any case with a reputation, for example, a folder called “level 12”, where I put all my models which I leave the possibility of downloading only to users from that level up. Another folder with “level 24”, where I insert models that can download and evaluate users from that level up … and so on.
Obviously without a folder, they remain accessible to all.
This is to create a sort of filter for models that Maker cares a lot about and precisely to avoid unpleasant comments that are often due to noob users or simply trolls
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I recently had a situation that I wanted to block a user from replying to my posts. Then found out that there isn’t a way to block any user, let alone be that specific on one thing only: replying.
I don’t want to filter out anyone’s posts, or block anyone from seeing my posts. In general, I don’t like the idea of restricting the free flow of info, and if have to, limit the restriction to a minimal. I think a way to prevent specific user(s) from interacting (reply, respond with emoji, etc) directly with one’s posts would be good enough.
Although the blocking feature is common on some social platforms, here I would caution about getting it too broad. We don’t want to get to a point that some model/profile uploaders can block people from seeing their models and report on them, or block users who gave legitimate low rating to their models.
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but i personally think i should be able to block users if i want like if i dont want to share with specific users i believe its my right same as any other platforms 
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You can block as many users as you want.
Profile, settings, users - today it even works for 6, 12 months or even forever. But actually this happens very rarely and when it does it’s done in 1-2 days.
This forum is more like other social media platforms. The MW site is different. Allowing blocking there will negate the report function which has been developed to allow community members to report rule violations.
It is a problem that is present on many platforms where users are allowed to comment on things.
My favourite example for how the failure to provide what the user needs ruins things is Instructables.
Years ago it was a place full of useless ■■■■ for most parts and the entire ‘forum’ section was run by users.
Like here on the Bambu forums there was little to no interaction between users and staff.
After more than 3 years of more and more users complaining Autodesk (owns the lot) decided to ‘fix’ not just the forum structure but also the areas where users can post their creations.
A lot of long standing users, like myself, left the site for good after it became clear Autodesks not only kept ignoring all user requests to make things better but also decided to implement changes that were opposed right away by the majority of users.
Here is how it all started in case you were not around or just curious:
The Instrucables forum was entirely run by members and like here with Bambu users were able to ‘move up in the ranks’ so to say simply based on their level of participation, post count and likes received.
A user had a problem and there was an meaningful answer available in less than 12 hours.
First bad change was the removal of the advanced editor in favour for one 'offering more options to format your posts and topics.
Was maybe not all bad for listing your creations if you were a total noob but a nightmare for the forum.
Next move was to discontinue the image hosting.
Meaning rather than being able to upload a pic with your reply directly or to include them for the listings of your creations you had to use some outside hosting service.
And your images then were placed in a fixed order and structure you had basically no chance of changing.
In order to get around this so you could, for example include a pic within a section of text you had to revert to using HTLM directly and manually in the editor.
When Autodesk finally also removed all forum sections dedicated to helping users and only left the sections relevant for the company…
A long standing request (FOR YEARS) was being able to at least REPORT an offending user.
The only way to do so was and still is by taking screenshots or copying links so you could try to Email their ‘support’ team directly.
What made this quite hilarious was the fact that their support team kept creating forum posts almost every day while not even bothering to read any replies to their own topics.
With the big forum changes again came more calls for reporting AND blocking options.
Like in the most basic form being able to block a user from seeing anything you do or post and making sure such a user is unable to reply or see your profile details.
A bad arguement with a user is not uncommon but if the same user provides the same problems to many other users a reporting option certainly would help to address the issue - Instructables and Autodesk thought otherwise.
The last blow came in the way of implementing ‘guidelines’ for how to post things in the forum AND on the actual Instructables site.
A creation you wanted to post for everyone to enjoy and re-create suddenly had to follow a fixed structure with pictures in the ‘right’ place only and every step of the creation process documented the same way.
How did you come up with it, BOM, tools, skills, first step of the process, than an new chapter for the next step…
Thought you won’t need all this bogus because your creation is quite simple and you uploaded a video showing it all meant your creation lending in the naughty corner.
Not listed under recents, no chance of being promoted, no chance of getting attention because no one was able to see it unless going through your profile page to check the list of your creations.
A forum lives for and through the users!
That means it thrives on all the good and suffers from all the bad users can come up with, like trolling or spamming.
Thing is that being a US based site Bambu is legally required to actively hinder these bad users and to ban them if required.
The forum rules and guidelines however are like the ■■■■ Autodesk kept providing 
Literally everything is specified when it comes to bad behaviour and violating Bambu, community or common rules.
But good luck finding anything in regards to the responsibilities and actions required by Bambu…
It is designed to increase the user base at all costs (for the user) while even the worst offenders are allowed to keep going or if eventually banned to just create a new account.
Going a bit deeper into the legal side of things:
If you struggle with a user trolling you on social media, through your homepage or elsewhere than of course you need to take action.
But what do you if there is no one listening, no one who cares?
Especially if the amount of humans providing actual user support is rather limited…
What we need is not only options to keep our privacy protected from the abuse of ‘bad users’ but also ways to actually block and report them, WORKING WAYS that is.
Who IS responsible if someone here or on Makerworld ‘disagrees’ with you and goes nuts ?
Is it YOU because your username is used elsewhere as well, making you easy to find?
Is it you because you share your social media or other details freely ?
Or would it be Bambu for failing to protect you from abusive users by giving you options to deal with them ?
Before you know it this inability to get meaningful help means you have to deal with this user’s abuse on multiple platforms…
AI and automated bots are not everything when it comes to real support - real support still requires real humans, lots of them…
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A few years back, I moderated a large photography forum. The problems you mention here did not occur, mainly because members had to use their real names, and most were known or introduced by at least one menber.
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@debonr may not be your full name, but I assure you that mine is.
- First Name = Malc
- Middle Name = The
- Last Name = Oracle
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That’s what Ii mean, you ain’t causin no trouble.
I’d say the best solution as of right now is to report them
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Excuse my naivete, but what is there to be so contentious about? I’ve not seen anything like that here. What are they jumping on you about?
it is private stuff but basicly a guy was harrasing me, probably someone jealous, going on all my models and type bad comments, took me quite some time to remove them all. i dont see the point in doing so as I dont copy people and dont want to get into trouble with anyone
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This feature is added in our newest update!
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It’s a good start. Now just add in the ability for the blocked user from showing up in our feed.
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This I think is the most important feature of the blocking ability.