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user-inactivated  ·  3854 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Curbing Online Abuse Isn’t Impossible. Here’s Where We Start

For sitewide bans the form letter could be effective but for personal ignores it has the potential to increase abuse. Trolls targeting a specific person will interpret it as success and activate sockpuppets to continue.