Hofmaimaier to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world • edit-27 months agoSeriously, what’s the idea?feddit.orgimagemessage-square91fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageSeriously, what’s the idea?feddit.orgHofmaimaier to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world • edit-27 months agomessage-square91fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@MyDarkestTimeline01@ani.sociallinkfedilink0•7 months agoBlocking means you can’t see them. It makes them non existent to you. It doesn’t hide you from them. It’s working as intended.
minus-square@PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.calinkfedilink0•7 months agoI’d call that “muting” rather than blocking. And it leaves vulnerable communities open to abuse, because they’re unable to police their communities and kick out harassers.
minus-square@MyDarkestTimeline01@ani.sociallinkfedilink0•7 months agoIf they are running their own communities yes they can. Mods can and do ban people from the communities.
minus-square@FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.aulinkfedilinkEnglish0•7 months agoDo those communities not have mods? Oh they do? Report them if they’re breaking the rules then. If they’re not breaking the rules then you just need to harden up. You need to harden up even if they are breaking the rules though.
Blocking means you can’t see them. It makes them non existent to you. It doesn’t hide you from them. It’s working as intended.
I’d call that “muting” rather than blocking.
And it leaves vulnerable communities open to abuse, because they’re unable to police their communities and kick out harassers.
If they are running their own communities yes they can. Mods can and do ban people from the communities.
Do those communities not have mods? Oh they do? Report them if they’re breaking the rules then. If they’re not breaking the rules then you just need to harden up.
You need to harden up even if they are breaking the rules though.