Well, for one thing because I’d like to know if my threads are a cesspool and to be able to do something about it.
If I have some random obsessive online stalker that is posting the most grotesque crap systematically on all my posts and interfering with everybody else I want to know and I want to report them so this person can get moderated for everybody, not just me, instead of having them scare people off from my threads without my knowledge.
I like how Bluesky handles this. They have a turboblock nuclear button. If you block someone not only do they lose the ability to see your stuff, their posts de-thread everything under them. Nobody can keep going up the chain of their posts to find yours or keep arguing in your thread without your knowledge. With that feature set, absolutely block fast. You’re effectively doing moderation there.
Here you can cover your ears, but not everybody else’s and you have no control about moderation of any kind unless you own your instance AND the instance of the person you want to moderate. Muting is a last resort to make it not your problem, but not a solution.
Why would you not want to mute fast? I feel like muting fast is even better than blocking fast.
Well, for one thing because I’d like to know if my threads are a cesspool and to be able to do something about it.
If I have some random obsessive online stalker that is posting the most grotesque crap systematically on all my posts and interfering with everybody else I want to know and I want to report them so this person can get moderated for everybody, not just me, instead of having them scare people off from my threads without my knowledge.
I like how Bluesky handles this. They have a turboblock nuclear button. If you block someone not only do they lose the ability to see your stuff, their posts de-thread everything under them. Nobody can keep going up the chain of their posts to find yours or keep arguing in your thread without your knowledge. With that feature set, absolutely block fast. You’re effectively doing moderation there.
Here you can cover your ears, but not everybody else’s and you have no control about moderation of any kind unless you own your instance AND the instance of the person you want to moderate. Muting is a last resort to make it not your problem, but not a solution.