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Commenter Mute Button Now Available

By Tim Dierkes | April 19, 2021 at 9:00pm CDT

For those looking to customize their commenting experience here at MLB Trade Rumors, the website now has a mute button available.  Once you’re logged in, you’ll see that each comment has the option to like, reply, flag, or mute.  If you decide you would prefer to hide all comments from a specific user, including all comments on a thread they’ve started, hit the mute link.  A box will pop up asking you to confirm.  You can edit your mute list on your profile page.  The Trade Rumors iOS app now has a flag button, but does not yet have the mute button.

Moving forward, the comment section will now be open on political and COVID-19 posts, while remaining closed on those related to domestic violence.  Please review our commenting policy, which still does not allow attacks, insults, trolling, or harassment.  Off-topic commentary is also not allowed, so please do not leave comments that are unrelated to the subject matter of the post.  If you see comments that violate our policy, please flag them, consider muting the person, and do not reply.  We can’t attempt to assess who started it.

We’ve created a “View Comments” button on each post, so that entering the comment section will be a conscious choice.  Consider that you may be better off sitting out certain discussions.  We’ve set up some guard rails, but the comment section reflects the attitudes and opinions of many different people.  We’ll try to review everything that violates our policy, but we can’t moderate out stupidity, insensitivity, and various other subjective things.  We’re hopeful that the mute button will allow MLBTR commenters more control over their experience.

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  1. thelegendofmike

    1 year ago

    Great!

    Reply
    • Gothamcityriddler

      1 year ago

      Speaking of “edit” so you’ve replaced the edit button w/the mute button. So instead of taking one step backwards it’s now two. Can’t wait to see what’s next. Ahahahaha!!

      Reply
      • downsr30

        1 year ago

        We now have a new leader is “most blocked”

        Reply
      • Tim Dierkes

        1 year ago

        Nope! Just temporarily turned off the edit functionality for a few hours while we worked out some minor bugs with the new feature. Ahahahaha!!

        Reply
        • Gothamcityriddler

          1 year ago

          Lol, that’s great Tim! Kind of grows on you after a while doesn’t it, like Costanza. [sings to the tune of the By Mennen jingle] Co-Stanza!

    • DimitriInLA

      1 year ago

      Well kinda great. A quick question for MLBTR: why is this mute button not avail for the app as well?

      Reply
      • DimitriInLA

        1 year ago

        Umm, I should also first say thank you as this was one of the requests I made when you polled us for how the site could be improved. So thank you.

        Reply
      • Tim Dierkes

        1 year ago

        Just a work in progress – that involves different developers.

        Reply
        • whosyourmomma

          1 year ago

          Translation- that costs more money. Lol

    • DodgerNation

      1 year ago

      Yay

      Reply
  2. plmathfoto

    1 year ago

    Darn, I thought this meant for MLB telecasts, we could rename it the Joe Buck button

    Reply
    • Robert G.

      1 year ago

      Touché!

      Reply
      • Fever Pitch Guy

        1 year ago

        Hold on, no more 5 minute edit window? That’s something I will miss, why is it gone?

        Reply
        • Tim Dierkes

          1 year ago

          We just had to disable it temporarily while we worked a few bugs out. It’s back now.

    • Spanky McFarland

      1 year ago

      Superbly done Sir!

      I can’t upvote this enough.

      Reply
    • Irishblade

      1 year ago

      You’re really gonna hate jeopardy.

      Reply
      • DarkSide830

        1 year ago

        well the OP made my day but now it’s ruined. reality is often dissapointing.

        Reply
        • compassrose

          1 year ago

          Test failed human hold breath for 10 minutes and try again.

          Is this considered one of the off topic comments? I think the test comment would but not mine.

          Don’t mute me I might say something funny or insightful and you will miss it. OK slight chance it is funny very low probability it is insightful.

          Could be a stat for the stat nerds. WCxFC/IC{£}. The last part have no idea what it means just looked cool and more official.

        • PutPeteRoseInTheHall

          1 year ago

          With every word you typed you made me want to mute you even more

        • DarkSide830

          1 year ago

          now, no need to get testy Tim!

        • BaseballGuy1

          1 year ago

          Thanks for the effort and resources put forth to improve the site.

      • misterbill

        1 year ago

        First time ever that I’m going to have to watch it muted with closed captioning.

        Reply
    • Y2KAK

      1 year ago

      perfected

      Reply
    • Steve Nebraska

      1 year ago

      Pretty sure your tv already has a mute button.

      Reply
    • Zerbs63

      1 year ago

      Inning Over!

      Reply
    • lautrec

      1 year ago

      It stuns me that Buck is still allowed to broadcast any games. And when he’s paired with the only “broadcaster” who is actually worse, Aikman, it’s even more horrendous.

      Reply
      • Gothamcityriddler

        1 year ago

        Not only is he allowed to but they’re paying him $6M a year to do so. People like you is the reason there’s now a mute button. Ahahahaha!

        Reply
    • htrab77

      1 year ago

      Joe Buck is emotionless about this statement.

      Reply
    • bravesninersnation

      1 year ago

      I have a question- why does everyone really hate Joe Buck though?? I just don’t see it lol- his voice sounds very involved in big games and not boring at all. Idk

      Reply
      • PutPeteRoseInTheHall

        1 year ago

        He’s terrible. What are you talking about?

        Reply
      • philliesphan77

        1 year ago

        He’s absolutely terrible to listen to, cmon now.

        Reply
      • misterbill

        1 year ago

        Did you like Tim McCarver, too? As an announcer that is, not as a player.

        Reply
      • lautrec

        1 year ago

        I don’t hate Joe buck. It’s his broadcasting that I dislike.

        Reply
  3. Me

    1 year ago

    Does the mute option function in both directions? If I were mute someone, I assume I can’t see their posts. Can they still see and reply to mine?

    Reply
    • Tim Dierkes

      1 year ago

      Yes, they can still see and reply to yours, but you would not see that reply.

      Reply
      • A'sfaninUK

        1 year ago

        Isn’t this not solving the problem? I’ve seen a lot of bullying on this site, it would be better if one person who blocked the other one totally severed them both from ever seeing each others comments.

        Reply
      • Kayrall

        1 year ago

        I think this tool will be more useful/impactful if it goes both ways.

        Reply
        • Tim Dierkes

          1 year ago

          I think that makes sense, I will look into it.

        • dirkg

          1 year ago

          That’s what she said.

        • PutPeteRoseInTheHall

          1 year ago

          Thankfully there’s a mute button now….

        • whosyourmomma

          1 year ago

          @Kayrall Exactly, if you can’t handle the banter back & forth then you probably have bigger issues to address. Have a feeling it won’t be heavily used but for those very sensitive folks out there enjoy!

        • Gothamcityriddler

          1 year ago

          @kayrall
          The same may be said about you.

      • Gothamcityriddler

        1 year ago

        Soooo, correct me if I’m wrong here but what you’re saying is, that if I mute everyone on here I wouldn’t have to read their posts but they’d still have to read mine? That’s beautiful baby, BEAUTIFUL! Ahahahaha!

        Reply
  4. drewskis86

    1 year ago

    chisoxfan is pissed

    Reply
    • Halo11Fan

      1 year ago

      I imagine the people you want to mute most change their screen names and/or email addresses on a weekly basis.

      Reply
      • MB923

        1 year ago

        Sad but true.

        Reply
      • mike127

        1 year ago

        He can change his name….but a leopard can’t change his spots….it will be easy to pick him out.

        Reply
  5. Halo11Fan

    1 year ago

    Cool. I’m posting this here to give people a chance to mute me without looking too hard.

    Reply
    • looiebelongsinthehall

      1 year ago

      Halo,
      I’m on an iPad so I can’t mute up you yet…

      Lol. Only kidding.

      Reply
    • DarkSide830

      1 year ago

      diplomacy

      Reply
  6. lettersandnumbersonly

    1 year ago

    YaY

    Reply
  7. PapiElf

    1 year ago

    You can mute me now! (if you want)

    Reply
    • Jwap

      1 year ago

      Muted

      Reply
    • I Beg To Differ

      1 year ago

      Nah your takes are the best! Bring back name of the day

      Reply
      • sigmanj

        1 year ago

        Please don’t. It’s dopey.

        Reply
    • schwender

      1 year ago

      Jimbobroy was my “test” subject, but thanks.

      Reply
  8. Jimbobroy

    1 year ago

    Censorship, the wave of the future is here now!

    Reply
    • SHAMROCKYOASS60803

      1 year ago

      How is it any different than blocking a number on your phone? LOL Its not censorship

      Reply
    • wesstl

      1 year ago

      You should look up the word “censorship” in a dictionary because you must not know what it means.

      Reply
      • Jimbobroy

        1 year ago

        Sorry, maybe censorship is the wrong word. Perhaps I should have said “feelings protector”. We wouldn’t want to hurt anyone’s feeling now would we.

        Reply
        • Tim Dierkes

          1 year ago

          There are a million reasons you might not care to hear someone’s opinions aside from having “hurt feelings.”

        • Gasu1

          1 year ago

          Anyone should have the right to walk away from an unpleasant conversation with an unpleasant person. Do you agree?

        • Spanky McFarland

          1 year ago

          That’s primarily the reason I don’t go out and socialize with the neighbors. They aren’t pleasant and the last thing I need is a Negative Nancy while enjoying a beer on a Friday after work

        • looiebelongsinthehall

          1 year ago

          Tim, please rush the mute function for iOS. I need it already…

        • SHAMROCKYOASS60803

          1 year ago

          Yes. Why cant I avoid sarcastic responses from people who dont want to have a honest conversation? There’s plenty of “OMG YOURE DUMB BC YOU DISAGREE WITH ME” people out there and if I dont want to deal with that I have that right. You block numbers, defriend people on Facebook, walk away from conversations, quit jobs that harm you mentally, break up with people you dont want to see anymore. Is all that censorship too? MLBTR isnt censoring you. They are allowing others to choose what the ysee and dont see. To say others HAVE to see what you say is not “free speech”. Being able to say it period is free speech and MLBTR is allowing you that oppurtunity while also allowing us the freedom NOT TO see it.

        • Steve Nebraska

          1 year ago

          I’m confident Shamrock is a bot account made to illustrate how necessary this feature is.

        • Jimbobroy

          1 year ago

          I withdraw my objection to the mute button. Who wouldn’t want a discussion site where everyone agrees with them. Wave of the future! No need to mute me, I probably will look for a new site.

        • richt

          1 year ago

          Congrats Jimbobroy! You’re the first person I am muting with the new feature!

        • SHAMROCKYOASS60803

          1 year ago

          Where did I say it was to mute people who disagree with me? This whole conversation started bc I disagreed with you and shared my opinion lol I didnt mute you, I didnt insult you and I didnt dismiss you. Im doing what you claim to want to do on this site but now youre the one leaving. I hope you dont leave. This site is the best and I hope you continue to share. I just disagree with the thought that having am ute button is censorship. I thought I made that clear but if I didnt then I apologize as that was not my intent.

        • MarkoRock68

          1 year ago

          Jimbob
          There is a big difference between a civil adult discussion and a rant that turns into insults. There are some on here who resort to insults the minute someone disagrees with them. Maybe we can rename it a maturity button rather then mute.

        • myaccount

          1 year ago

          Jimbobroy, sounds like a great idea! Goodbye, enjoy your new site.

          Thanks for the feature, Tim!

        • wreckage

          1 year ago

          Thats the smartest thing you have ever said.

        • forwhomjoshbelltolled

          1 year ago

          “Sorry, maybe censorship is the wrong word. Perhaps I should have said “feelings protector”. We wouldn’t want to hurt anyone’s feeling now would we.”

          He seems ironically unironically upset about this.

        • Joel Peterson

          1 year ago

          Safe space is here. Buddha box.

        • Srechter35

          1 year ago

          Jimbob, I’m constantly enthralled and amused by folks who are beautifully, hypocritically outraged by other folks being outraged. How can you not see the irony? “All these mute buttons from such babies who can’t take a difference of opinion! I hate that opinion and am rage quitting!”

        • Halo11Fan

          1 year ago

          I consider the mute button noise canceling head phones that really work well.

        • Halo11Fan

          1 year ago

          Jumbo, I don’t mind people disagreeing with me. What I hate is people purposely distorting my opinion then arguing against the distortion and not the opinion. What I hate is people trying to “win” instead of an honest exchange of ideas. What I hate is people talking at me rather than to me.

          I’m 100% in favor of an honest exchange of ideas.

        • KCJ

          1 year ago

          Don’t let the door hit ya…

        • whosyourmomma

          1 year ago

          @Timdierkes So rather than waste all your time or ours how about just list 10 other reasons and I’ll give you 10 minutes for that cause if there’s a million it should be easy to come up with just 10. K, thanks we’re waiting. Lol

        • whosyourmomma

          1 year ago

          So since Tim can’t list 10 reasons to mute someone other than your feelings are hurt can anyone else out there??? Tim stated there are a million and 42 others liked his comment so love to hear why else! If it’s vulgar, racist or off topic comments you can ignore or flag comment. Just seems like some people may like to dish it but can’t take it back

        • BlueSkies_LA

          1 year ago

          Some people don’t think this site should be about dishing anything out or having to take anything back.

    • RunDMC

      1 year ago

      Thanks for allowing me to test the feature.

      Reply
    • I Beg To Differ

      1 year ago

      Not really..other users choosing to ignore you isnt mlbtr censoring you.

      You can still post. You can still comment. You arent being stopped from doing those things.

      Reply
    • DarkSide830

      1 year ago

      not how it works but okay. actually this was supposed fo be a happy medium allowing for more comment sections to be open but okay.

      Reply
    • lautrec

      1 year ago

      I’m all about less government, freedom, free speech, and individual responsibility, but to call a mute button censorship is pretty silly and frankly, ignorant.

      Reply
  9. disadvantage

    1 year ago

    “You can edit your mute list on your profile page”

    I tried doing this, but there is an issue – when I click the “X” next to the user I would like to unmute then click save, it tells me “This username already exists”… I am wondering if it is possible to have the ability to unmute users independent from the “Edit Profile” page.

    Reply
    • Tim Dierkes

      1 year ago

      It sounds like some sort of bug, though I’m not able to reproduce it. We’ll check it out.

      Reply
      • disadvantage

        1 year ago

        Thanks, Tim! I love what you do here!

        Reply
  10. BlueSkies_LA

    1 year ago

    Tim, out of curiosity, have you seen any need implement this for the discussion boards on your three other rumors sites?

    Reply
    • Tim Dierkes

      1 year ago

      I expect it will be utilized on Pro Football Rumors. I’m not sure about the other two.

      Reply
      • Indiansjoe

        1 year ago

        I didn’t know football had it available to reply. Thanks for the info

        Reply
        • DarkSide830

          1 year ago

          i think the replies on some of the other sites are a tab borked. still works but they show up odd.

      • BlueSkies_LA

        1 year ago

        This seems like a not very positive reflection on baseball fans. Or is it simply a function of the volume of comments on this board compared to the others?

        Reply
        • myaccount

          1 year ago

          @blueskies- Seems that this particular board gets many more comments than the other 3 combined. I have no actual statistics to use as evidence, but I’ve routinely seen zero or just a few comments on major stories for the other 3, but have not seen 0-3 comments on a story on this site in tons of years. While MLBTR gets comments in the 3 figures, I don’t believe I’ve ever seen that be the case for the other 3.

        • Metsman22

          1 year ago

          I don’t look at it that way Blue Skies, we all know there are great people who enjoy baseball and there are those who can be pretty terrible. Unfortunately the terrible ones can be loud. I’ve lived in and travelled the county and seen good and bad everywhere. I love this game and enjoy my time with most of the people I conversation with. I actually live near LA, and most of the Dodger fans are great people passionate about their team. But they get a bad reputation because the worst of the fans are louder and garnish most of the attention.

        • BlueSkies_LA

          1 year ago

          @Metsman22. Noxious opinions and loudness go together like peanut butter and jelly. It’s always been true, but now more than ever.

        • Tim Dierkes

          1 year ago

          MLBTR definitely has much higher comment volume than the other sites, which makes sense because it has about 6-10x the traffic of Hoops Rumors or Pro Football Rumors (and much more than PHR).

      • wreckage

        1 year ago

        Its on Hockey rumors already too.

        Reply
      • Bearded Texas Hulk

        1 year ago

        Please put it on PFR. So many racist comments!

        Reply
        • Egon Spengler

          1 year ago

          I’ve been very offended myself and had to take a day off.

  11. dan_plays_drums

    1 year ago

    This decision is a huge mistake.

    Reply
    • alwaysgo4two

      1 year ago

      Agree. Maybe a short term fix but a longer term problem.

      Reply
      • Gwynning

        1 year ago

        How so? This sounds like a one-stop shop to tailor your discussion preferences… thanks MLBTR!

        Reply
      • Irishblade

        1 year ago

        How is it a long term problem? Serious question. Not being an ass.

        Reply
        • alwaysgo4two

          1 year ago

          Because it will censor reasonable discussion because of the few who choose unreasonable discussion. Someone doesn’t want to answer a reasonable question…..you’re blocked! The good news I suppose is that less feelings will be hurt.

        • schwender

          1 year ago

          MLBTr has chosen this path rather than continuing to moderate via closed comment sections. This is a pro- free speech move, not censorship. You can say “mostly” whatever you want.

        • Steve Nebraska

          1 year ago

          Schwender is spot on. This puts the power of censorship into the individual user to customize their experience rather the MLBTR just shutting down speech all the time. It is a pro-freedom move all the way. Freedom of speech, freedom of association, freedom to ignore.

        • dirkg

          1 year ago

          It seems the mute button is not to silence differing opinions, it’s to silence people who can’t communicate those differing opinions in an adult manner. Insults towards people you don’t know doesn’t provide any value and MLBTR is tired of babysitting. I don’t blame them.

        • myaccount

          1 year ago

          @alwaysgo4two- Yeah, but you don’t have to worry about that if you choose not to block people. Those who are quick to mute will just have less discussions. That’s their problem.

        • WilletsPt

          1 year ago

          How will it censor reasonable discussion?

        • Gwynning

          1 year ago

          @Schwender, Steve-O and Dirk- Bingo, Bango, Bongo! Spot on, all 3 yous guys

        • alwaysgo4two

          1 year ago

          Because the term reasonable discussion is a relative term. I love a good discussion. I doubt that I’ll be blocked but I prefer idiots to expose their idiocy. But that’s just me.

        • Dunk Dunkington

          1 year ago

          My answer to that, is doing you really want to discuss something with somebody who blocks you because you disagree with them in the first place? They are letting you know that they are a waste of time to discuss baseball with in the first place.

    • A'sfaninUK

      1 year ago

      It was voted on by the vast majority of posters, sorry you are in the minority that you think having anonymous comments sections ala youtube in the mid 2000’s is healthy (its not, it never is – even youtube reigned it in)

      Reply
      • Audrey

        1 year ago

        Isn’t YouTube as well as MLBTR still anonymous, even with a mute button? I mean, I’m using my first name here but nobody can connect what I say here to me irl. Personally I enjoy remaining anonymous, so I’m curious as to why you think it’s unhealthy.

        Reply
        • MarkoRock68

          1 year ago

          For some being anonymous seems to remove all filters and polite discourse goes out the window. Some feel emboldened to act like complete ……. .

        • Cmurphy

          1 year ago

          My thoughts exactly MarkoRock68. Some people feel empowered to be nasty or act like a complete….. when they know no one can connect them IRL.

        • Audrey

          1 year ago

          I see your points, but I don’t think getting rid of anonymity would solve that problem, plenty of people still post hate speech on Facebook to this day. Anonymity benefits me on a site like YouTube because there I use a genderless name, so there’s less misogyny and less gender-specific stuff thrown at me there than there is here.

        • Egon Spengler

          1 year ago

          The great thing is that we can identify as whichever gender we prefer, regardless of the name, so I never make any assumptions anymore.

    • dumbcommentresponder

      1 year ago

      Not really. These comments have always been incredibly toxic. Filtering out the trolls might actually make them worth visiting

      Reply
  12. Joe Says...

    1 year ago

    You could moderate out stupidity but it would require permanently closing the comment section.

    Reply
    • Audrey

      1 year ago

      I imagine they’ll still moderate stuff. I recently saw a person direct some misogynistic comments toward me and while it doesn’t bother me that much, it doesn’t belong on a website like this and people without an account who can’t mute probably don’t want to see that.

      Reply
  13. Lloyd Emerson

    1 year ago

    I can mute myself! Woo hoo!!

    Reply
    • DarkSide830

      1 year ago

      “i would never be a part of a comment section that would have me as a commenter”

      Reply
      • HubcapDiamondStarHalo

        1 year ago

        I laughed uncomfortably hard at this…

        Reply
        • DarkSide830

          1 year ago

          dont encourage me…

  14. whyhayzee

    1 year ago

    I’ve been whyhayzee through ESPN message board, savedbythebellhorn (an abject disaster) and now here.

    I’ve always been annoying about the yankees but I’m trying really hard to not be annoying any more. I would like to think the Mute Button has been helpful in my self awareness / growth process. My wife still listens to me after 35 years but not about baseball. Good work.

    Reply
    • Srechter35

      1 year ago

      Man, you had like a year’s long stretch of posting “suspicious” under every single Yankees article lol

      Reply
      • whyhayzee

        1 year ago

        Good times. Sigh.

        Reply
  15. J.H.Angels

    1 year ago

    This is good. Thanks, Tim, for working on a way for us to continue to have responsible, respectful baseball conversations that involve some difficult context. We appreciate it to a wonderful degree! I think this is a good idea, and also agree wholeheartedly with the decision to continue closing comments when it comes to domestic violence issues. Here’s hoping we never have to see another one of those posts again!

    Reply
  16. Captain Dunsel

    1 year ago

    Tim–will there be a mute button available for the Android app, or is Android muting moot?

    Reply
    • Gwynning

      1 year ago

      I second this motion… Android app. is lacking in certain features… thanks again!

      Reply
    • Tim Dierkes

      1 year ago

      We will add that eventually, but I’m not sure when. Hopefully this year we can get it up to speed.

      Reply
  17. candomarty

    1 year ago

    When I read this, I honestly wondered, “Who is ‘Mute Button’?” is he a baseball scribe that I never heard of? Then it hit me….

    But seriously a mute button (lower case) is a good idea! 🙂

    Reply
    • BlueSkies_LA

      1 year ago

      He’s been traded for a Comment to be Named Later.

      Reply
      • mlb1225

        1 year ago

        I thought he was being traded for comment considerations.

        Reply
        • BlueSkies_LA

          1 year ago

          Or inconsiderations, as the case may be.

      • someoldguy

        1 year ago

        I’d rather be for them giving me cash considerations for my contributions to the comment section…

        Reply
  18. Gothamcityriddler

    1 year ago

    I’ll make it real simple,
    “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it” Mute that.

    Reply
    • schwender

      1 year ago

      This is an internet forum, not the right to speak out against the government without being arrested.

      Reply
      • Gothamcityriddler

        1 year ago

        That’s it, for that snarky, little condescending remark you’re muted. Ahahahaha!

        Reply
    • riffraff

      1 year ago

      muted – per your request

      Reply
      • Gothamcityriddler

        1 year ago

        @riffraff
        Great! So now I can tell everyone what a maroon you are & there’s nothing you can do about it. I think I’m gonna like this mute button thing. Ahahahaha!

        Reply
        • Srechter35

          1 year ago

          Oh my, the irony of calling someone a “maroon”

        • Gothamcityriddler

          1 year ago

          I’ll mute you so fast it’ll make your head spin mister! Ahahaha!

        • Srechter35

          1 year ago

          Lol you’re really going all-in with this maniacal riddler routine, huh

        • Gothamcityriddler

          1 year ago

          Lol, I’m just trying to have a little fun & prevent myself from going stir crazy.

  19. Y2KAK

    1 year ago

    A better name is the A-rod button

    Reply
    • Spanky McFarland

      1 year ago

      That’s a good one too.

      Reply
  20. Spanky McFarland

    1 year ago

    How about the Chris Russo button?

    Reply
    • Y2KAK

      1 year ago

      Nah he breaks the mute button

      Reply
      • Spanky McFarland

        1 year ago

        Just like with Joe Buck, as soon as I hear his voice, I change the channel. (or switch MLB.tv Audio to the radio broadcast).

        Reply
  21. DarkSide830

    1 year ago

    alright everyone that’s muted me, say “I”!

    Reply
    • Y2KAK

      1 year ago

      nay

      Reply
    • Spanky McFarland

      1 year ago

      NAY!

      Reply
    • Gwynning

      1 year ago

      If I ever mute you DS, half the MLBTR comments won’t show up! All joking aside, you bring reasonable and fun discussion here and I will always consider you a digital “friend” for that. Cheers buddy, aloha!

      Reply
      • DarkSide830

        1 year ago

        haha expected that to take another direction but certainly appreciate it.

        Reply
  22. nacb55

    1 year ago

    I think what people forget about freedom of speech is that when the concept was created and implemented people knew who was saying what… there were no avatars, there were no dark webs and lack of transparency on who said whatever incendiary message.

    It’s simple- if you value your “freedom of speech” don’t hide who you are.

    Reply
    • A'sfaninUK

      1 year ago

      Exactly, this is ultimately the issue here – it’s really weird that certain commenters are bringing up freedom of speech…when…they…are…anonymous…

      The anonymous realm means no freedoms for anything. How hard is this to understand? Come off anonymous or private and post all your personal and work info if you want to talk about “freedom of speech” (which also does not apply to a website and private companies).

      Ultimately its the people who parrot fox news who don’t have a clue what they’re even trying to say.

      Reply
      • Dustyslambchops23

        1 year ago

        I’m near positive you’ll be near the top of the mute standings

        Reply
        • A'sfaninUK

          1 year ago

          I’m near positive you are trying to eliminate any anti-fox news posters, so fox fake news will reign supreme. Did you know they legally arent even allowed to call themselves “news”? They are supposed to remove the word “news” from their name but Americans havent gotten their ish together yet to do a class action lawsuit to force them to change it.

          Keep showing your true self though, we all know who you are….

        • WereAllJustGuestsHere

          1 year ago

          I’m near positive you are part of the problem UK. FIrst, pretending you are a baseball fan living across the pond. Second, pretending you know baseball being across the pond. Third, pretending you are insightful in news, politics and current events across the pond.

          You are the prime example of what the mute button is for. I won’t mute you. I find your comments comical. Keep it up.

      • Spanky McFarland

        1 year ago

        The upvote button is still anonymous. So the people upvoting the person you disagree with are still unknown.

        So there’s always that. It’s not like this is disquis.

        Reply
    • whyhayzee

      1 year ago

      But they all wore wigs. 😉

      Reply
      • DarkSide830

        1 year ago

        and were members of the Whig party

        Reply
        • Spanky McFarland

          1 year ago

          Were they “Wigging out”?

    • Dustyslambchops23

      1 year ago

      Being muted doesn’t not impede freedom of speech. You still get to say what you want, but people who don’t want to listed are able to avoid it.

      Really don’t get any issue here.

      Reply
  23. phillyballers

    1 year ago

    So Arty, Marty, and that ilk will be talking to themselves essentially within the multiverse. Like we’re on Earth 1 and they’re on Earth 99.

    Reply
  24. daysauce

    1 year ago

    Can we ever bring up down votes?

    Reply
    • Gwynning

      1 year ago

      They were retired when A-Rod did, too.

      Reply
  25. Arnold Ziffel

    1 year ago

    I like the changes, good work.

    Reply
  26. Pete'sView

    1 year ago

    Thank you, Tim!

    Reply
  27. Sliderdownandin

    1 year ago

    Does the mute option block the poster from just the muter’s view or does it blocked it from all to see?

    Reply
  28. you'renofunanymore

    1 year ago

    Is there a limit to how many people can be muted? Also, thank you for doing this.

    Reply
  29. bruno202

    1 year ago

    I read the headline and think “Who is this commenter Mute Button? And what is he available for? I wonder if he’s Dick Button’s kid? Now there’s a commenter!”.”

    Reply
  30. mike156

    1 year ago

    This should be a net positive. It’s not censorship, anyone can say virtually anything they want, just allows people to tailor their experience .

    Reply
  31. sufferfortribe

    1 year ago

    Meh, I won’t mute anyone. I love it when I’m called a troll.

    Reply
    • DarkSide830

      1 year ago

      yeah I like to see what people are saying, but i think the idea of the button is at least nice given it helps comment sections be open.

      Reply
    • In nurse follars

      1 year ago

      Why would you like it that you come off as a troll? Really, why would anyone want that?

      Reply
      • sufferfortribe

        1 year ago

        Entertainment value l

        Reply
  32. LLGiants64

    1 year ago

    Since I do not come on this site to read other peoples political views, I wish they would save me the trouble and stop them from getting to me.

    Let’s talk baseball.

    Reply
  33. Jgwi2az

    1 year ago

    I’m logged in and don’t see the mute option

    Reply
    • Tim Dierkes

      1 year ago

      Drop us a line through the site’s contact form and we’ll check it out.

      Reply
  34. In nurse follars

    1 year ago

    Really a shame that there are so many jerks on social media who think it’s fun to just be a jerk.

    Reply
  35. bobtillman

    1 year ago

    Thank God. I’ve been wanting to mute that bobtillman character for five years.

    And yes, I read the headline as identifying a new correspondent. So after we pass it by Pooperman, we’ll have to motor it by Mute.

    Reply
  36. dumbcommentresponder

    1 year ago

    Lotta people in this thread who don’t understand how 1A works. Thank god I can finally mute some of the people that make the comment section on this site insufferable

    Reply
  37. rowbradfo

    1 year ago

    I read this as someone with the username “Mute Button” could now comment.

    Reply
    • bobtillman

      1 year ago

      I would mute him.

      Reply
  38. whyhayzee

    1 year ago

    What if someone makes a completely hypothetical comment?

    Is there a Moot Button?

    Reply
    • cjb1125

      1 year ago

      well if there ever was a post to trigger a mute, that was it. 😀

      Reply
    • BlueSkies_LA

      1 year ago

      Consider yourself mooted.

      Reply
      • whyhayzee

        1 year ago

        I deserve everything I get for that.

        Reply
        • BlueSkies_LA

          1 year ago

          Sorry, what did you say? You must be mooted.

        • HubcapDiamondStarHalo

          1 year ago

          I got all dressed up before I did that. I wore my moot suit.

        • Gwynning

          1 year ago

          Let’s start a Moot Suit Riot! I’ll take another bottle of beer…

    • bobtillman

      1 year ago

      Ya but it doesn’t matter.

      Reply
      • Gwynning

        1 year ago

        Ah, clever take on the moot point!

        Reply
    • DarkSide830

      1 year ago

      punmaster

      Reply
  39. abgb123

    1 year ago

    Frankly all the nastiness here in the comment section started when ESPN closed there comment section, it’s nice to see a non nuclear option.

    Reply
    • tribepride17

      1 year ago

      I miss those days. Those comment sections were so toxic but entertaining.

      Reply
  40. tad2b13

    1 year ago

    Will MLBTR keep track of how many people mute a particular user? And if so, will there be a threshold that gets that user banned?

    Reply
    • cjb1125

      1 year ago

      better yet, just release the stats for all to see!

      Reply
  41. HubcapDiamondStarHalo

    1 year ago

    I really like this. Easily gets the comments section back to a place where I can learn things about baseball and have conversations and even respectful debates with other fans.

    Reply
  42. ottoc

    1 year ago

    It might be interesting if one could see how many different readers muted them. I don’t mean identifying the muters, just a count of the number of different muters. If a lot of different readers mute someone and they could see that then perhaps they might realize they need to be more careful with what they post.

    Would I mute someone simply because I disagreed with their thoughts? No, but if that person kept annoying me, then I might.

    Reply
  43. lordd99

    1 year ago

    Nice addition although one I hope to rarely if ever use. Regardless, nice option for posters. BTW I don’t see the mute option as a selection on my iOS device at the moment.

    Reply
    • lordd99

      1 year ago

      …and just re-read your post noting iOS has a flag button. Will a mute option be available eventually? What happens if you mute someone through the website? Will that carry forward to any iOS devices?

      Reply
      • Tim Dierkes

        1 year ago

        It will be in the app eventually, and I believe it will not carry over right now.

        Reply
        • lordd99

          1 year ago

          Thanks. Appreciate the update.

  44. Rosstradamus

    1 year ago

    SHUUUUUUUUUSH!!! 😉

    Reply
  45. KCJ

    1 year ago

    Tim Dierkes –
    Thank you for this and for running a fantastic website. Hats off to you, sir!

    Reply
  46. JD396

    1 year ago

    Of course half of the posts here are people arguing about whether or not it’s a good idea to mute people. Hopefully it helps drag this stuff out of the gutter so we can talk baseball without all the BS like the old days

    Reply
  47. jorge78

    1 year ago

    Thanks Tim!

    Reply
  48. restingmitchface

    1 year ago

    I can’t wait to cancel like 90% of you.

    Reply
  49. Cohens_Wallet

    1 year ago

    Finally!!!

    Reply
  50. sam

    1 year ago

    “Please review our commenting policy, which still does not allow attacks, insults, trolling, or harassment.”

    After reviewing the commenting policy, it appears that in political posts it’s not against the rules to attack, insult, troll or harass the relevant politician (president/governor/mayor) as long as they aren’t commenters on MLBTR.

    The same can be said on Rob Manfred on almost all other posts.

    Reply
    • sam

      1 year ago

      *I’ll show myself out*

      Reply
  51. wreckage

    1 year ago

    So if we mute a blogger do their blogs not show up?

    Reply
  52. someoldguy

    1 year ago

    Baseball is where i go to get away from the insanity.. Thanks for trying to bring back the sanity of baseball..

    Reply
  53. RemovePitcherWinsFromTheRecordBooks

    1 year ago

    Comment section has been exceedingly glitchy since y’all put this in. I also don’t see the option to edit or delete my comments once posted.

    Reply
    • Curly Was The Smart Stooge

      1 year ago

      I’m going to seriously miss that ability to edit. Many is the time I have used that 5 minutes to “cool down” & rewrite or delete a knee jerk comment.

      Reply
      • Curly Was The Smart Stooge

        1 year ago

        Wait, I just listed the above post & realized I can still edit. What is it I’m missing?

        Reply
  54. jimthegoat

    1 year ago

    An unintended effect of this is it made it SUPER easy for us as commenters to tell who changed their name to what.

    Reply
    • BlueSkies_LA

      1 year ago

      Good point. I’ve been on boards where the most obnoxious commenters change their account names every few days to evade the mute option because, you know, everyone must listen to their insults, politics, and personal attacks. We can be sure this will happen here too.

      Reply
  55. royalsfan402

    1 year ago

    Softy mf’s

    Reply
  56. Orichalcon

    1 year ago

    The comments section needed this direly, thank you!

    Edit: Edit seems to be working for me…

    Reply
  57. mike156

    1 year ago

    This can only be a improvement. Say what you want (within reasonable boundaries) and let others decide whether they feel like reading you. It’s very democratic (small D) and lets us be grownups. And, I can definitely see the five minute edit button….and just did.

    Reply
  58. BloodFarts

    1 year ago

    Just another “safe space” for the mentally weak. If you’re “offended” by a post then the real issue is in the mirror.

    Reply
  59. YankeesFan45

    1 year ago

    This is great. No more baseballpun

    Reply
  60. steve'scomment

    1 year ago

    This is my first and possibly only comment for mlbtraderumors.
    I almost never read comments.
    I have a paid subscription because I appreciate the information the professional writers provide. Why take the time to read opinions from readers who may know more but likely know less than I do? There must be chatrooms or whatever where fans can bs/rant/opinionize about their favorite (or least favorite) teams.
    As with other sites I subscribe to, my rare comments are intended as feedback to the site owners.

    Reply
  61. Tom1968

    1 year ago

    If you are muted by someone, will you know it?…
    Because you dont tell ppl when they are banned, so im just wondering about it

    Reply
    • jimthegoat

      1 year ago

      They already said that if someone mutes you you can still see their comments. So no, you won’t know it. Although if they are regularly not replying to your replies to them then they probably did mute you.

      They may not tell people when they are banned but if your comments don’t show up it’s pretty obvious. FWIW at least they don’t shadow ban people. I’ve always found that practice cowardly.

      Reply
      • Tom1968

        1 year ago

        Comments stay, you just cant comment again with no reason given

        Reply
  62. jimthegoat

    1 year ago

    It also appears to be the case that if someone mutes you, you can’t reply to their comments. Although you can still see them.

    Reply
  63. KCJ

    10 months ago

    How do you mute someone? The tab has disappeared from the individual articles, and I am now told to go to my individual profile page to do so. However, there is no tab or button to allow you to add to the list of other muted commenters. How do I accomplish the goal of muting people now?

    Reply

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