@amerika @p @wjmaggos @jeremiah @Moon

Yeah, it is better at the user level.

Besides, just because someone is an arsehole towards me or a post I made or a thread I'm in, it doesn't mean they are an arsehole to others or all the time. Varying factors can play into it.

Sometimes people have just had a bad day or the topic triggered them. I prefer to be polite in return and to not insult, and maybe it gets resolved or talked out. Or maybe there is nothing further to contribute and so you leave the post alone. There are other ways to handle these situations than to isolate them.

Besides, why would I want to isolate them from others just because of my random experience? Better for me to handle it myself and to be responsible than to expect other people to do this for me when I have the tools and ability to handle it myself. Maybe not everyone is capable of doing this... but then how do we give them the confidence and skills to be able to handle it?