They shouldn’t be able to do that!

  • s@piefed.worldEnglish
    60·
    13 hours ago

    I think the way it works is good.

    1. If the blocked user browses on another account (or not logged in at all), they can’t tell that you have blocked them.

    2. Bot/spam accounts can’t use the blocking system to stop users who target these accounts to call them out on their disguised malicious behavior. This became a problem on Reddit when they changed their blocking system away from what we have here.

    Edit: I guess there is a downside of if so many of the sane users block the same nutjobs, then there won’t be anybody to downvote or refute those nutjobs

    • KoboldCoterie@pawb.socialEnglish
      18·
      13 hours ago

      I guess there is a downside of if so many of the sane users block the same nutjobs, then there won’t be anybody to downvote or refute those nutjobs

      This has nothing to do with the block system. No matter how it worked, this would be the case. What you’re describing isn’t a block system, it’s moderation, which we still have (though it’s obviously up to the moderators of any given community). That is to say, blocking only affects what you see. Moderation affects what everyone sees, which is what you’re talking about here.

    • ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@slrpnk.net
      12·
      13 hours ago

      if so many of the sane users block the same nutjobs, then there won’t be anybody to downvote or refute those nutjobs

      Don’t worry, a lot of us never block anybody, specifically so we can do exactly that.