On principle, I have never blocked or reported anyone until now. It is not in my nature.
But Imp’s act has really degraded since 10/7. Every other word out of his keyboard is “stormfag”. He’s gone from local misogynist rascal to obnoxious forum slider, replying to every comment in some threads just to amplify his visibility (despite the consistent down votes).
Now, whenever I see a post with more then ten comments, I know it’s just Imp sperging out. This deflating experience is probably his actual goal.
Anyways, I’m blocking the retard for now. Gonna see how my forum experience goes without the shit-flinging monkey.
"The system" we're using is inherently against that. We all know this site is held together by duct tape and dreams, but I sometimes wonder if it's not all by design. "Free" message boards and social media aren't here to give us a platform out of the goodness of their heart. They're here for some underlying purpose - aggregating discussions for political propaganda or semantic analysis. Designing an ideal system* that gives each user ultimate control over what they see would limit the "intersecting flow" where the most interesting opinions are tossed out, argued, and potentially can be astroturfed. In other words, while they want to maintain the image of topic-focused boards, they (whoever is funding this) still need a way to inject messaging and measure the collective response.
(*designing such a system is also difficult, but the above reasons explain why nobody prioritizes it)