blocking/not blocking doesnt 'allow' them anything cept maybe free rent in your brain... doesnt affect them at all.
i tend to ignore them. my blocklist is very small
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We have different psychologies. Ignoring is less of an option for some of us. But "out of sight, out of mind."
im not saying one is better than the other, just that your experience is not affecting other humans.
whether you block or ignore.. no one else knows what youre doing, so youre not 'influencing' anyone else.
Reply to their remark with a warning for other users then block them.
Block users and instances is the only way.
Block user/community/instance.
Report if advocating for violence.
There's really isn't enough time to argue with everyone, and these people are probably used to being argued with, and might even take it as evidence of some big conspiracy. -- If you want to make changes in the word, there are more productive ways then arguing on obscure forums.
Open hostility. Anywhere nazis are welcome, no one else is.
Block em
I tag them as 'shit-head' and don't engage with them.
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My answer is that it depends on several factors. The first and least impactful thing you can do (and that's in terms of both you and the other person) is to just block them. Next step up is that if they're not on a big instance that you get content from regularly, just block their instance. After that, report them to your instance owner - they might get blocked from interacting with your instance. And the more heavy-duty action is to reach out to their instance owner with evidence and make your concerns known - then if they get booted, you can continue as you were; and if they don't, block the instance.
Block and move on. Not everyone has to have same opinion as you in a forum.
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Memes.