Its happened to me as well. Ive never blocked anyone. If I don't like someone, I just ignore them and eventuslly they go away. I know its different for women as men tend to either not get the hint, or are incapable of letting go.

No, but there is an epidemic about frozen and/or missing points though ?

I think there are some mentally & emotionally, if not socially defective people assuming ‘anything goes’ attempting to make this their sandbox… Dipshit I am, I’ll generally engage.. I’ve not blocked, nor have I noticed being blocked, yet

We may never know why any person blocks any other individual.

I hope that people can somehow make peace with that. It may pinch for a minute, but chances are they aren't paying your bills, sleeping with you, or making your life worth living, right?

Honestly, I've been in more heated conflicts with people on this site in the relatively short time I've been here than with people in other social media sites in my lifetime. I thought I was here to be with people who share common interests and ideas. I've blocked quite a number of people by now who just want to pick fights. Being godless doesn't give you the excuse to be trolls or jerks.

There seems to be an influx of new members. Perhaps the system is overwhelmed?
Fuck if know. I get blocked all the time.

I have blocked about a dozen people. About 10 were people who responded rudely to one of my posts in an argumentative way. Most if not al of them were members of one of the conservative group

One was a woman I was following but when she posted about hating cats and hitting one she was sitting for. .well that was an immediate block. I have no patience for people who brag about hurting pets

Nope, not really

So far, I've only ever reciprocated a block on those whom I've discovered have blocked me. Lately, I've been finding more and more people to be annoying, so my personal blocking policy might change before too long.

I don't believe so but if you are in the group Trump Pinata or Gun Control now, you will be blocked by the group creator of Conservative Atheists and his group. I wouldn't take it personally, he blocks everyone he thinks disagrees with him and has thousands blocked. The epidemic is his alone as he likes to stay in his safe little hidey hole within the echo chamber he has created. The rest of us who use the feature block the A-holes.

I used to block several of the liberal idiots but have removed all blocks in spite of having strong disagreements with a lot of the liberal gun control, Obama loving, Trump bashing screwball’s.

I have no problem with being blocked, and I have no problem blocking. Why have to wade through alerts of people you know irritate the shit out of you, or continually post or reply with things you are totally opposed to. People should block me if they feel the same.

The racist.. I mean conservative group blocked me. I have no idea why?

Who cares unless you're saying things that are untrue or specifically just offensive? If you're trying to get everyone to like you sell ice cream.

It might seem epidemic because it's a person or two who are in the same groups you are in?

Hang in there. I see no reason folks would suddenly be blocking you wholesale. It just can feel that way sometimes.

Why does anyone care who blocks them?

In all the time I've been here, I've never been blocked . Can't say why you're experiencing it ?