On the subject of being blocked, I agree that if someone has a small mind to block you then they are not worth knowing, but it can be useful to know if have been blocked. I recently had my ears bent by a “friend” regarding her medical problems and it caused worry and many hours on IM trying to help. Then there was a week of silence and I really got concerned. After reading this topic I did check it out and found she had blocked me! Her loss, and without the facility to have checked if I was blocked I would still be worrying like crazy now.