I have no idea why people are so sensitive to react emojis.
Set the scene.
You dont like a person.
This person doesn’t like you.
You have asked this person to leave you be, you’ve blocked them on Discord, on SWRP. You just want your coffee and your rp.
You did the mature thing, went your separate ways. They didnt do anything to get banned.
You don’t have react notifications set, but you notice in your private threads this person has begun leaving love reacts on your posts. Like reacts, oh yeah reacts, whatever reacts.
Despite your attempts to do the mature thing, this person is still spending time finding ways to remind you they exist. They are abusing a mechanic to find a way into your mental space. They did not go away when asked.
This is harassment, and it’s malicious.
And they deserve to be banned for it.
Now apply this to cliques, groups, friends. I’m with you, I think the reaction to this is over the top, but I also do not wish to belittle the situation because that 1% of people who are malicious, who do harass, they exist.
We ban the behavior, but we also provide tools to the community to combat this and give them peace of mind.
I do not intend to convince anyone in this community of one way or the other, thats impossible and me defending my mental space. But take a look at the birds eye view. These complaints are not wholly without merit, no matter how “soft” the react complaints seem.
