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.blocks command is confusing. #2101

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antdude opened this issue Jun 9, 2021 · 3 comments
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.blocks command is confusing. #2101

antdude opened this issue Jun 9, 2021 · 3 comments
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antdude commented Jun 9, 2021

[10:38am] BetaAnt> .blocks Bender
10:38AM URL> BetaAnt: I could not figure out what you wanted to do.
[10:38am] BetaAnt> .help blocks
10:38AM URL> Manage Sopel's blocking features. See [ignore system
documentation]({% link _usage/ignoring-people.md %}).
[10:39am] BetaAnt> blah
[10:39am] BetaAnt> .blocks list
10:39AM URL> BetaAnt: I could not figure out what you wanted to do.
[10:39am] BetaAnt> .blocks list Bender
10:39AM URL> BetaAnt: Invalid input for displaying blocks.
[10:39am] BetaAnt> .blocks add Bender Bender
10:39AM URL> BetaAnt: Invalid format for adding a block. Try: .blocks add
(nick|hostmask) sopel
[10:40am] BetaAnt> .blocks add Bender sopel
10:40AM URL> BetaAnt: Invalid format for adding a block. Try: .blocks add
(nick|hostmask) sopel
[10:41am] * BetaAnt doesn't understand
https://sopel.chat/usage/ignoring-people/ :(
10:41AM URL> [url] Making Sopel ignore people - Sopel | sopel.chat
[10:41am] BetaAnt> .version
10:42AM URL> [version] Sopel v7.1.0 | Python: 3.9.5

I just wanted to block Bender name because he's an old rbot. What am I doing wrong? I don't remember this being difficult many years ago with Willie. https://sopel.chat/usage/ignoring-people/'s instructions are confusing,. Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon. :)

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Exirel commented Jun 9, 2021

Did you tried .blocks add nick Bender like the doc said?

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antdude commented Jun 9, 2021

Exirel: Thank you for the quick answer! I thought nick was nickname to use. Closing! :D

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dgw commented Jun 9, 2021

Also #1355 is in the pipeline to make it better.

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