Snoopy: i agree with why you are saying what your saying - but the point of view you need to help make sense of what is.... is that your friends list is under your direct control - as is someone elses. Your actions will have no impact on someone elses friends list...

if i want the background color of a game board to be purple - then i select that setting - but the background color for my opponents isnt impacted by my settings.... so it is the same with the friends and blocked list.... what i do to my account impacts my lists - if i block someone they cant interact directly with me - but they can still manipulate their own settings.... even if blocking them could take you off their friends list - they could still log in as a guest (like coan said) or even just go to the online user list. The friend list is a matter of ones own personal list.

thats the best way to look at what is..... whether or not its right.....

cloak doesnt really even work - cause you can still tell the person is online - you can watch their games list to see which are moving from their turn or waiting - you can watch the boards link to see where they are posting... its really impossible to be hidden from a user - its just possible to eliminate thier ability to interact with you....