I agree that an automated system would be preferable. By getting (temporarily) deactivated without fanfare, the actual trolls would be robbed of the attention and responses they crave, and the naive innocents will be more likely to believe they’ve actually done something wrong and should reconsider their behavior, instead of getting self-righteous and feeling maligned and aggrieved.
I suggested something similar recently.
I agree that an automated system would be preferable. By getting (temporarily) deactivated without fanfare, the actual trolls would be robbed of the attention and responses they crave, and the naive innocents will be more likely to believe they’ve actually done something wrong and should reconsider their behavior, instead of getting self-righteous and feeling maligned and aggrieved.