They shouldn’t be able to do that!

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      7 days ago

      Because they can spread lies about me that I can’t see, to people who come to engage with me.

      Not everyone is a stranger, you can have communities for real world groups.

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        1 day ago

        They can spread lies about you to those same people anyway. People who are just bad actors specifically ought to be banned from the community as a whole ideally. In reality not all bad behavior will rise to the level of banning and you will sometimes have to engage with people who are negative towards you if you want to counter their narrative.

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          22 hours ago

          Right, not all bad behavior rises to the level of banning. That’s why I want to block. It’s less than banning, but still let’s me keep my own yard clear.

          It’s like… I’d rather people burn me in effigy down the street, rather than in my front yard, when I have guests over. I cant stop them, but can I at least make them do it away from me and my guests? We don’t have to kick them out of the neighborhood or send them to prison, just let me kick them off my front yard.