Apologies if this has been covered before. I browsed the topics, but didn't see anything that's quite the same.
Suggestion:
The ability for the thread creator to temporarily 'mute' a player by preventing them from posting further in that thread. The intention being to give the thread creator more control over their roleplay, or at least the opportunity to talk it out without involving moderators or blocking the individual.
Situations where this might apply:
Rude or combative players: Their presence can scare potential partners away, as well as discourage the player from posting again for fear of being in a similar situation and having no immediate control of it.
Disruptive players: Players who scene crash habitually or have very obviously not read the thread's OOC info.
Stalking: Stalking is not always easy to pin point. Many find this behavior difficult to word and may not be comfortable reporting it, or even aware that they're being bullied.
Thanks for your consideration! I'm really excited to see the new site, and love many of the new changes going in.
Suggestion:
The ability for the thread creator to temporarily 'mute' a player by preventing them from posting further in that thread. The intention being to give the thread creator more control over their roleplay, or at least the opportunity to talk it out without involving moderators or blocking the individual.
Situations where this might apply:
Rude or combative players: Their presence can scare potential partners away, as well as discourage the player from posting again for fear of being in a similar situation and having no immediate control of it.
Disruptive players: Players who scene crash habitually or have very obviously not read the thread's OOC info.
Stalking: Stalking is not always easy to pin point. Many find this behavior difficult to word and may not be comfortable reporting it, or even aware that they're being bullied.
Thanks for your consideration! I'm really excited to see the new site, and love many of the new changes going in.
I would absolutely love something like this. I recently had a problematic player in one of my threads that made me consider abandoning it completely, because they threatened to come back to it after they were asked to leave. There's literally no way to stop that, even if you have them blocked, and it makes me reconsider doing public threads in the future. It's a big source of anxiety.
I like that when you block a player, they can't reply in your Looking For ads, but it would be really nice if that extended to all of the threads you make, not just in the one forum, or a similar function, like Ashley described. I think it would help keep the peace more on the mod side too.
I like that when you block a player, they can't reply in your Looking For ads, but it would be really nice if that extended to all of the threads you make, not just in the one forum, or a similar function, like Ashley described. I think it would help keep the peace more on the mod side too.
Kreptad wrote:
There's literally no way to stop that, even if you have them blocked,
Not true!
Kreptad wrote:
I like that when you block a player, they can't reply in your Looking For ads, but it would be really nice if that extended to all of the threads you make,
It does!
I must have misread the information then. Thank you for clarifying. That makes me feel a lot better. 
Kreptad wrote:
I must have misread the information then. Thank you for clarifying. That makes me feel a lot better.
What you were saying was true for a little while, but got updated shortly thereafter since people liked it so much.
Query for OP: this being the case, why would blocking your problem person and then unblocking them a day or two later not achieve the temporary ban you're after?
I didn't know that either! That is a relief. If I could make the suggestion, the wording on the block page could be updated. It mentions that a blocked person can still see your forum posts, but doesn't specify that they can't post in your threads.
As for blocking, it does help a lot when a player is being rude or stalking, but it doesn't allow you to speak to the other player. So to stop them from posting in the thread, the creator would have to risk allowing them to continue posting to be able to send them a message and work out whatever is going wrong. A block is very useful for bad situations, but not necessarily all situations.
For example, if I'm having trouble communicating with a new player or several new players, a block might come off as a punishment whereas a mute is more of a pause.
That said, I respect that a mute option may be redundant, and I have no idea how difficult it would be to implement. I'm happy with the knowledge that a block would work!
As for blocking, it does help a lot when a player is being rude or stalking, but it doesn't allow you to speak to the other player. So to stop them from posting in the thread, the creator would have to risk allowing them to continue posting to be able to send them a message and work out whatever is going wrong. A block is very useful for bad situations, but not necessarily all situations.
For example, if I'm having trouble communicating with a new player or several new players, a block might come off as a punishment whereas a mute is more of a pause.
That said, I respect that a mute option may be redundant, and I have no idea how difficult it would be to implement. I'm happy with the knowledge that a block would work!
We definitely need to update the help page! We're going to have to rewrite almost all of help pretty soon, methinks 
After modding for more than 10 years... any kind of "pause" has a super high/almost definite tendency to come off as a punishment. I'm not sure this distinction is worth building a separate feature for, especially since exactly what you're asking for is already available within groups where you have a suite of moderation tools for those who want more controls.
After modding for more than 10 years... any kind of "pause" has a super high/almost definite tendency to come off as a punishment. I'm not sure this distinction is worth building a separate feature for, especially since exactly what you're asking for is already available within groups where you have a suite of moderation tools for those who want more controls.