I think it's possible that some sort of ignoring scheme might work. However, I'd like to keep it very simple if we did, such as making the ignoring specific to the user. Not unlike forwardslash's script. I think sometimes those shared effects can lead to a diffusion of responsibility. However, one of the problems that disruptive users pose is the ability to disrupt the thread by engaging others. So, even if I ignore oscar, oscar could troll/bait others in the thread, and still lower the discussion.

Still, if there is abusive moderation, I'd like one person to own it, and for it to be obvious. For example, if I blocked oscar, people should be able to see that, especially if oscar is someone that you follow. We are brainstorming a type of commenting-based affinity between users, and something like that would probably play into it as well. For example, you could see the number of people that I block, then clicking on that number, you would get the list, and at the top of the list would be anyone that you follow or have affinity with.

There is a reason why I am not rushing into this.