Edit, since people are now seeing this post who did not see the the reason for it:
At the time of creating and posting this, there was an account that was created using a well known username and spamming extremly transphobic hate posts. Some users were starting to interact with this very obvious troll, so I thought it might be a good idea to generally remind people how to treat these trolls. This is not about some light hearted banter or good faith jokes, this is about trolls that are truly only about spreading hate.
If you block a troll, then you will no longer be able to report or monitor their bad behavior. So the problem isn't solved.
That's why the steps are ordered this way. First report, then block. And if you want to, you can view the reported post while logged out, check modlogs, etc.
I meant future bad behavior. A lot of people view blocking as a last resort and I think that's a valid viewpoint.
Just read my post text. This is about accoints that usually should get banned outright anyway.
I block for my mental health. Bad behavior is for the moderators to worry about. I got enough shit going on in my life to be a vigilante on lemmy.
How does block work on Lemmy?
On Reddit you used to be able to block to filter out the spammers but they changed it so it didn't block their posts.
On lemmy, if you block a user, you will not see any post or comment they make.
Surely not seeing their content does fix the problem.
Right, obviously blocking works for individuals. Just not for the wider community, as banning does.
... yes... which is why both tools exist, and why you should report people who break community rules before blocking them.
This isn't complicated. I don't have to block anyone and none of you can make me. I have my reasons.
Ps. I have a healthy blocklist and don't need the weird preaching anyhow.
Are you ... just looking to pick a fight?
No, you don't need to block anyone, but blocking is a useful and important tool.
Yes I'm insisting on fighting. /s
Kinda like you're insisting I block people even after I explained a rational reason that some people don't immediately block them
I literally didn't... I even explicitly said you dont need to block anyone. You might find fewer "trolls" if you bothered to read comments before responding to them.
They using new one day accounts that will be deleted in 24 hours, so its useless to block them
<.< This is an odd observation to be posted with a one day old account… 😅