Kompoz is a fun place.  It's a happy place on most days, and except for the occasional troll or spammer, musicians here generally get along and are very productive.  Unfortunately, like most sites that promote and celebrate user participation, we do get a few bad apples once in a while.  Kompoz is probably more open to (and dependant upon) user participation than other sites.  As such, there are lots of opportunities for abuse.  Today, in response to a recent incident, we are rolling out new controls that will allow you to better manage your experience here.  We want your experience to be positive.

On the My Account page, you'll now see a "Block Evil Members" link.  

The name I chose for the link is no accident.  I wanted it to be somewhat comical, and for it to cause you to think before you use it.  Blocking members is not a feature designed for creating cliques.  Instead, it's designed to protect you from abusive behaviors by very specific members.  It works like a 'blacklist', preventing members you add to the list from participating in projects you create, commenting on your tracks, sending you private messages, and commenting on your profile wall. 

When you click the link, you'll see the following page: 

You can block any number of members.  You can also block directly from the Private Message screen (if you receive an abusive PM or spam, you'll be able to click the link on the PM page to block that user from sending you any further messages). 

Kompoz will run weekly reports to see if we see patterns.  If the same person is blocked by a large number of members, then we'll investigate to see if that person should be suspended from Kompoz.