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I've been using the IRC method since the early 90s; it works fine. Sure, there's some appearance of discontinuity but that's a feature, and allows one to person
by dleslie 8y ago
I've been using the IRC method since the early 90s; it works fine. Sure, there's some appearance of discontinuity but that's a feature, and allows one to personally guage whether the choice to exclude was a good one, without having to be exposed to the comments of the one ignored.
Shadowbans aren't akin to SMTP tarpits insofar as the target of force is less likely to be a bot. Behind the silence is a human being who is trying to engage others.
- Fnoord 8y agoI've been using IRC since the early 90s as well, and it doesn't work "fine" when you ignore active members of a community who get quoted and such. SMTP tarpits are like shadow bans because the perpetrator isn't informed about the ban/tarpit, and its meant to slow them down by wasting their time in their bubble that they are getting "work" done.
- dleslie 8y agoIf they're active members of the community that are regularly quoted then banning them is unlikely to be the best course of action; I prefer to publicly announce that I'm ignoring someone, and perhaps why, before I do. Banning active and valuable community members should, at least, be public and transparent, lest the community react negatively. SMTP tarpits are more likely to involve a perpetrator who is operating a bot, and less likely a perpetrator who is personally engaged in the conversation and community.