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<p>DWG uses 0-hour blocks to get important messages to mappers. The name "blocs" can come across as agressive.</p>
<p>Could they be renamed to "Important message" or "Important message you must read before you can continue"?<br>
I believe I did that a couple of years back.</p>
<p>All the other times can still be called 'block'.</p>
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<p>I believe the problem is more that to really make them "harmless" they shouldn't be listed in the normal block lists (or at least only with appropriate status, or at least setting an option). And the same goes for the API.</p>
<p>Simon</p>

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