Exactly. It “triggers shitposting migraines” which is all the reason you need. People on the internet feel empowered and entitled due to a false sense of anonymity all the time and are not shy to exploit it whenever possible.
You starting an argument with me over something that should be common sense proves this point.
As a counter-argument, let me ask you this: why would a billion dollar company like Twitch (owned by Amazon) implement the features I mentioned, when they’re not really a “social media” platform either?
Yes there’s private messages, but that’s just one very minor thing which is rarely ever used.
First and foremost, it’s a live broadcasting / video-on-demand platform, i.e. offering entertaining content - either for free, or paid (if people put it behind a subscription). So it’s not that much different from itch’s general concept.
There would be no real need to ban someone from following you on Twitch - follows are a good thing, right? And why would anyone think it makes sense to disallow someone from giving paid subscriptions to your channel? That sounds ridiculous, right? …but it’s done anyway, because people are unpredictable and will find ways to flip things around so it becomes an annoying factor to you, just to tick you off.
And just like that, “triggering shitposting migraines” becomes a thing that needs to be moderated, for which people should have the proper tools at hand to do so.
You say: “I cannot spam and harass” (here on itch). That’s a false statement, because YES you can. There’s no technical limit on how many comments you can post to anyone’s page, and as far as I know there are ZERO bad language filters in place so verbal harassment is very much possible.
The ONLY point that I would agree on is that, on second thought, yes you’re probably right: being able to block someone and remove their negative rating that way does seem exploitable, so not a good idea. However, what they could (and should) do instead, is: check whether someone leaving a rating or review has downloaded the product before. And if they haven’t - don’t let them do it.
Boom! There, I fixed it for you.