its not but minorities its “based on this discussion I had about privacy and anti-harassment needs that minorities need”.
harassment is bad. minorities are especially vulnerable to harassment.
reporting is good, but reporting is only one tool
the current “block” tool doesn’t actually blocks, it mutes
that is confusing to users, who are surprised when they block a harasser that the harasser is still harassing them out of sight.
It’d be nice if, in addition to the report tool, and the mute tool, if there was a tool that could stop someone who is causing you mental anguish from doing so directly in your comments.
because people who are scared of the comments aren’t going to post\
we need more tools to combat harassment
a tool where you can stop someone from commenting on your content is a good self-service tool that is low-enough-impact that a mod doesn’t need to be involved, because it doesn’t affect the community itself.
and at the very least, what OP is saying is reasonable. that is confusing AF, the person you’ve blocked isn’t blocked from doing anything, the blocker is just hamstrung
Just telling us “but someone else told me it’s bad” contributes nothing to the current conversation if you cannot tell us anything about that discussion.
Giving every user access to a type of power that is known to be abusable is not a good solution. As I said at the start, we’ve seen this with Reddit. We’ve seen why this is not the right way.
i didnt just say that someone else told me its bad, i explained it to you.
and also reddit-style blocking isn’t the only way to satisfy what OP (and I) want. its just the clearest example.
the reddit style blocking is a problem because malicious party can pre-emptively block people they’re going to shit talk and then the subject of the shit-talking wont know about it. but you can still block interaction without blocking the visibility.
you can block a harasser from posting harassment on the victim’s content without the reddit problems.
Well, you haven’t even tried to explain it. You’ve just been saying “but minorities” over and over while refusing to elaborate.
there are so many threads.
its not but minorities its “based on this discussion I had about privacy and anti-harassment needs that minorities need”.
harassment is bad. minorities are especially vulnerable to harassment.
reporting is good, but reporting is only one tool
the current “block” tool doesn’t actually blocks, it mutes
that is confusing to users, who are surprised when they block a harasser that the harasser is still harassing them out of sight.
It’d be nice if, in addition to the report tool, and the mute tool, if there was a tool that could stop someone who is causing you mental anguish from doing so directly in your comments.
because people who are scared of the comments aren’t going to post\
we need more tools to combat harassment
a tool where you can stop someone from commenting on your content is a good self-service tool that is low-enough-impact that a mod doesn’t need to be involved, because it doesn’t affect the community itself.
and at the very least, what OP is saying is reasonable. that is confusing AF, the person you’ve blocked isn’t blocked from doing anything, the blocker is just hamstrung
Just telling us “but someone else told me it’s bad” contributes nothing to the current conversation if you cannot tell us anything about that discussion.
Giving every user access to a type of power that is known to be abusable is not a good solution. As I said at the start, we’ve seen this with Reddit. We’ve seen why this is not the right way.
i didnt just say that someone else told me its bad, i explained it to you.
and also reddit-style blocking isn’t the only way to satisfy what OP (and I) want. its just the clearest example.
the reddit style blocking is a problem because malicious party can pre-emptively block people they’re going to shit talk and then the subject of the shit-talking wont know about it. but you can still block interaction without blocking the visibility.
you can block a harasser from posting harassment on the victim’s content without the reddit problems.