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This isn't Facebook dude. This is a public website. There are a whole host of problems with this type of "true block". Eg: I could go around spreading lies about /u/spez and spez would never be able to know or respond.
I could also go around spreading lies in general and then block the select people with the knowledge and time to debunk me.
This is yet another moronic change that will contribute to the downfall of reddit.
Comment by MableXeno at 23/12/2021 at 16:18 UTC
3 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I suspect Reddit Admins know every time spez is mentioned - either on the forum or in lines of code. I don't think this would matter that much.
Also, I used to be on a lot of forums in the late 90s/early 00s and blocking was absolutely a feature there...it was true blocking. I could block them and it meant they didn't see my content and I didn't see theirs. I would see "comment by blocked user" that I could choose to view if I came across their content on the forum...but they couldn't respond to me. They had no idea I was in the thread at all.
Just b/c you don't like it doesn't make it a new concept.
Comment by [deleted] at 27/12/2021 at 12:46 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
This is a public website.
The benefit of this rule is that it prevents people from harassing one another and prevents weaponized reporting.
It does not prevent the over-arching problem, which is that subreddits by their very nature are fiefdoms.
People can get banned or their comments removed for whatever reason - in spite of what the rules say on the sidebar.
So what is the significance of calling Reddit a "public website"?