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Hah! I did eventually see it!

I'd argue that your proposed fixes merely bolster my original point; not implementing notifications in the first place is a sufficiently positive influence that it negates the need for things like user blocks.

If I'm curious how people reacted to my comment (as I did here), I'll go to my user page and see what responses I got. This makes it a deliberate action on the part of the user instead of a reactive one.