What I don't really understand is why everyone is allowed to say "this isn't reddit", but not say "this isn't Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr, or Facebook" (all equally as bad as reddit IMHO). Comparing this site to reddit is taboo, but comparing it to any other site is fine. Another point is, Person C has no idea that Person B is muted to begin with, so how would Person C know that Person B needs a shout-out?You can block people on Twitter, you can block people on Pinterest, you can block people on Tumblr, you can block people on Facebook.
...because the functionality everyone wants is on Reddit but the functionality everyone decries is everywhere else. You don't provide an example in the negative to prove a positive point: "Why can't I have flan at this Chinese restaurant?" "Because it's not a Mexican restaurant, it's a Chinese restaurant. That's why there are chopsticks at your plate." "But we're at PF Chang's, not Pick Up Sticks! Chopsticks anger me! Where's my flan?" If Person C wants Person B's opinion on something, he should probably shout Person B out, rather than waiting for the stars to align.
And that's the problem. Everyone here is constantly making this an us vs. them, a mute vs unmute. There are multiple opinions here it's not two sided. I hate reddit, Facebook, Twitter, etc. Hubski is the closest I have found to something tolerable, and it's not that far away from it which is why I'm trying to defend some basic ideas. This is completely asinine. This is a user submitted social link posting and discussion site, so is reddit, so is Facebook. Twitter is not, it's completely different due to text restrictions and such. Yes this site has a lot in common with it due to tags and user following, but I would say del.icio.us is even closer, just add commenting to it. If we were comparing say Slashdot to Hubski, that would be a good instance of you saying we are comparing apples to oranges, but people aren't....because the functionality everyone wants is on Reddit
"Why can't I have flan at this Chinese restaurant?"