Mentioned in the previous post, there are some people that are willing to ban themselves either to find a solution to something they accidentally did or to ignore part of a website (As a form of self control.)
I cannot recall what the thread was about, but on a forum I am part of called Den of Angels (A forum for doll collectors) I remember someone saying how they had gotten banned from the Marketplace section. I assume they were part of a not-so-smooth transaction and were not allowed to view the Marketplace for a certain amount of time.
The thing I remember from their post was how they felt not as tempted to visit that section of the forum. They said that while they were banned, they felt more in control with their decisions and did not feel the need to impulsively buy items.
I remember another user saying how they wanted to ask a moderator to ban them from the Marketplace so they wouldn't roam it for long periods of time. A good idea, but it wasn't going to happen.
I can understand where they're coming from. I like to look around online shops, especially created by regular users, but there's always an underlying urge to buy everything in sight. Something like a short-time ban from those places is good for people.
In some cases banning/blocking can be a good thing.
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