Word up, Alex. It can wait on our end so no need to escalate.

Thanks!

On Dec 20, 2:46 pm, "Alex Payne" <a...@twitter.com> wrote:
> We have such a method in the upcoming version of the API.  Unless your
> project completely depends on this functionality, I'd prefer to wait
> until the next version to deliver it.
>
>
>
> On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 11:19, dougw <igu...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > In this purposed method, an authenticated user would only be able to
> > use the EXIST method to determine if she has blocked another user. She
> > would not be able to use it to determine if another user is blocking
> > her, and will only be able to query users from her perspective. An
> > alternative would be to allow an authenticated user to download a list
> > of users they have blocked rather than query one at a time.
>
> > On Dec 20, 1:22 pm, Cameron Kaiser <spec...@floodgap.com> wrote:
> >> > For the proposed EXISTS method for blocks, would that be like the 
> >> > friendship
> >> > EXISTS method where any two users can be inputted, or would it be just 
> >> > for
> >> > situations involving the authenticated user?
> >> > I personally don't see anything wrong with seeing if *I* blocked a 
> >> > certain
> >> > user, or if a certain user blocked *me* (you can see that through the web
> >> > interface with the follow error message).
>
> >> I could be wrong about this (pardon me if so), but the message you would 
> >> get
> >> is simply a generic non-specific message that you can't follow. You'd have
> >> to know why that message appears in order to interpret it as an existing
> >> block.
>
> >> On the other hand, I can see the use in authenticating as me, and seeing
> >> if *I* had blocked another user, but I don't think it's conducive for
> >> that other user to know that *they* are blocked by me. That gives blocking
> >> a penalty.
>
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> >>   Cameron Kaiser * Floodgap Systems *www.floodgap.com*ckai...@floodgap.com
> >> -- A kindness done today is the surest way to a brighter tomorrow. -- 
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>
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