Had a small discussion with a good beehaw community member in one community, it got contentious but otherwise civil, and they have now taken to taking that discussion out in response to comments I’ve made in other posts and communities.
I would consider this a form of harassment, following me around Lemmy and having a argument seems to hurt the overall discussion in other posts and communities with anger and abuse.
How do I get help in this matter?
This is what the report button is for. If the user is on the same server, the moderators or admins can take action against the account. If the user is on another server, the admins or moderators can block that account from interacting with your server.
If the moderators or admins don’t think the reported behaviour is a problem, there’s always a block button you can press.
This doesn’t prevent abuse entirely, but it’s the best you can do on federated social media like Lemmy.
It’s also important to remember that some trolls get off on being argued with and making you angry. Not interacting with these people generally makes them move on. You can’t always argue with people in good faith, so sometimes you need to just walk away. Still worth reporting these people, of course!
There you go, see. Ban me= leave me alone