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Should blocking a user still allow them to vote on your posts? I'd rather have nothing to do with particular users, and it seems that they continue to show up in the activity for every single post I make around kbin.

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[–] daredevil@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (11 children)

I agree with you. Though, I'd also be curious to hear arguments why this shouldn't be implemented.

edit: Thank you for the replies everyone, it's helpful to hear from other peoples' perspectives.

[–] bridge_too_close@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago (3 children)

If you're a bad actor, you could block anyone who downvotes your bad takes or whatever garbage you're posting, and over time, you could block most active users (or at least the ones who disagree with you) until your posts aren't downvoted into oblivion. I suppose by then, your total rep would be pretty pretty low and it would probably be easier to just make a new account.

I'm not sure how viable this would be, just a thought.

[–] wagesj45@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

But if the bad actor blocks everyone, they are putting themselves into a bubble where no one will see their garbage takes.

[–] bridge_too_close@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

Perhaps, or they'll at least remain visible to the casual users and lurkers. They would have the most influence over people who wouldn't actively downvote them, anyways. FWIW, I think there should be some measure taken to mitigate downvote stalking, but there's always one shithead who takes things too seriously and has to ruin things for everyone else.

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