The ignore member button is very helpful!In a word? NO! It's not common practice and if somebody is offending you or attacking you, flag the posts and report them to one of the moderators to step in. The moderators here on BYC are great. In fact, one of them, @ronott1 hangs out here at the Home.
But you don't have to put up with that. You can also hit the ignore button on them if you want and not be stressed out. Most people here are super nice and supportive and we moderator ourselves and one another a lot. Don't be afraid to defend yourself. But you know in the world called perfect everyone is nice but unfortunately this world isn't called Perfect.
If the post violates BYC rules, which it sounds like it does in your case, click on the report button.I’m new here..why is Stormcrow viciously attacking me in another thread about oyster shell and soy? All I said was that I found an alleged organic source of calcium because I was concerned about lack of testing for heavy metals, or the broader category “badness,” and was using a non corn, non soy organic feed. Then got into it over soy..is this common for ppl to set up a little fiefdom and attack newbies? Edit..getting attacked brings out my worst..I got snarky too, especially after I gave a peace offering and it was rebuffed..
Moderators do not search for bad actors but will respond quickly to a report.