I’ve heavily encouraged people to make heavy use of it to avoid friction on this site.
Just food for thought for anyone who has ever wished to not see a comment from a toxic individual again: there’s literally a button for that!
Thank you for your attention on this matter!
As a mod of a few comms I actually encourage this. Please report posts that you think are breaking the rules and don’t crash out over them
I’ll occasionally allow some interaction if there’s a good discussion and everyone’s in consensus (e.g. someone from another instance saying dumb shit and getting called out), but I only let that go on for a bit before they’re banned for a year.
I also take no action unless there’s a report because I see my job as moderator as one of support for the community and if the community hasn’t reported it I’m going to assume they’re okay with it or it’s not worth it to get involved.
I have made a few feddit users write me small essays to avoid a ban and then just ban them anyways, that’s usually pretty fun.