I get blocked all the time but I don't think I harrass anyone. I give up.
Hi. Searched for what error 205 meant. Now I know. It is strange, because I as many other of you, got blocked, and when I look at the reasons for banning or blocking a member, it does not fit in. I contacted a listener, presented myself, the listener said it was busy in another conversation but that I was welcome to try next day. I said no problem, that I understood, and ended the chat. And now when I tried to connect to that listener again (only want listener for adults, with experience from particular category and good reviews)- I was blocked. Perhaps listeners should not be able to block members through a function on their own page? Perhaps it should be viewed by someone else first? And that the member at least get some kind for information, that this can happen and why, and then information when it has happen, and in short why. To be left alone with all these thoughts about "why" is not doing the forum or the individuals any good I think.
@eter
I just got this error code 205 that this listener is not available to chat with you. And the conversation just got going. he/she asked my age and gender and where i came from and right after I answered those questions, next thing i wrote ended up with that error code. I'm confused.
I feel the same as @nancy0045. It took me several weeks to get up enough nerve to message a listener. The first one I did got back to me the next day..I responded but never heard back after that. I was really upset so I sent messages to 4 listeners. It took 2 days to hear from one. I sawthe message in the morning and when I went to it to respond later in the day the message was gone. I went to her profile and tried to send a message but it had "This personal request has been blocked. (Code 205)"....it felt like someone punched me in the stomach. We hadn't even had a conversation yet so it couldn't have been anything I said and yet I took it VERY personal. I've been feeling so horrible lately and this just made everything worse. I still haven't heard from the other 3 listeners I sent a message to either. I already don't feel cared about in my life..this didn't help matters. I don't know what to do now.
I was browsing through listeners and I found one who I messaged and got connected to, but then the listener just didnt reply to any of my messages. I find that annoying to be honest, why get connected to me in the first place if your just going to ignore every word I say. There are some really good listeners but some others really know how to make a person feel bad. I had a similar problem with another listener, now it's another one. Aarghh.
I'm in under a new name now due to what happened to me on 7 cups last month. Having more drop outs by people than blocks. I've gotten pretty numb to the whole issue of people leaving. The guy I talked to was in no shape to be here in the first place. Am glad he's gone. Don't want to get into the details at the moment. Barely trust this place anymore. I still keep thinking I'm going to have an anonymous chat, and it will be him...
Why does "code 205" keep coming up?! the past few weeks I been having a great conversation with this girl and she was helping. Then all of a sudden today, the code 205 thing comes up. I don't know if I said something, I don't think I did. I feel so rejected. She was the only person I can talk to. Why would she block me?!
I feel the same.
I was having this great conversation with this listener. she wanted an update on the situation, so I did. but just hours after my message, i was blocked. I have not said or done anything offensive toward the listener. This can be devastating.
Just happened to me too, I feel completely dismayed and hurt. I didnt connect to a listener to be even more hurt and desperate than I alrealy was. I dont think it was a glitch, the listener 'dissapeared' a few times, and didnt respond to messages, felt he/she was watching TV instead or something.
This was my first time trying to talk to a listener. like others it has taken me awhile to get up the courage. i had barely explained the problem when i got error 205. i didn't hit on them, espouse violence, use crude language, behave dependently, or any thing like that. i said how bad i'm feeling and they blocked me.
@BarnacleJill4728
Sometimes listeners do that; I know that isn't the greatest thing to hear, but it's the fact of the matter. If you remember what their username was, you can report them. It was them that was being abusive, not you. I'm sorry that this happened the first time you tried speaking with a listener.
Please know this isn't indicative of all listener behavior, and that you are amazing and strong for coming here. It takes a lot of strength to partake in that first chat, to get to know someone for the first time. I'm glad you're here; please don't let this discourage you into speaking with another listener; there are several amazing listeners on this site who would not behave in such a matter.
Listeners should be more professional. Listeners should not be able to block without an administrative approval.
Listeners who block will eliminate the member/guest ability to leave a comment or response about the Listener and the listening experience. This does not help with the credibility of the services offered by the website.
I also believe this is the reason why some Listeners block a guest...It is a proactive move to eliminate any constructive criticism towards them.
An error code leaves the member/guest confused as to whether it's a website error or block.
This blocking feature for Listeners should be updated and changed to promote a more positive experience and not allow any psychological power of the Listener over the member or guest. A block say to a guest you are not welcome on the website while someone else and their problems are. That is not the message the website promotes.
Please update and change this feature for the betterment of your guests/members, your Listeners and the quality of this website.
Also searching for another Listener after a block has occurred to a guest only leaves the guest more confused and leads to feelings of insecurity. The website constantly promotes that the Listener is a trusted friend. The Listeners need to act like it and updating the blocking feature holds them more accountable to those statements of being a trusted friend.
Thank you
I agree with you. Blocks can be misused and the way they are implemented is not always helpful.
@independentYard4586
i want to say that though code 205 might not necessarily mean that someone's blocked you, i'm sure it can still mean that. i wasn't able to talk to a listener and the message "code 205" always comes up, but after he unblocked me, we can now talk again.
This just happened to me. I'm just new here didn't know what it meant until I Googled it. Now I feel gutted. I just told them my most personal feelings about something I never talked to before. Now I feel like I disgusted them. I feel worthless
@dapperFriend1076
Yep. Unfortunately the owners of the site don't care. If they cared, they would provide training. This happens all the time which is why this thread keeps coming back over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over.
