there needs to be like
a "this is why these instances are blocked" list so people are like "oh, well i guess" instead of people having to just go on people's word
@boots@computerfairi.es pretty sure at least https://witches.town has something like that on github, see https://github.com/WitchesTown/InstanceInternals/blob/master/Blocklist.md
I'd like something more extensive with harassment & shit being documented for all to see, but then I'm all about going overboard.
@boots indeed! seems like some instances are putting this on their "extended info" page, for example @Akatookey and https://anticapitalist.party/about/more
Others have it on Github, like @nolan at https://github.com/tootcafe/blocked-instances , but it's a lot harder for non-devs to discover it there.
A standard would in fact be useful :)
@boots Needs to have honest and non-shit reasons (c.f. "punch nah-tsees") and also to distinguish between instance block and federated timeline mute
@boots I think someone was trying to start one of those but I can't remember where...