[tartehk]

To trolls, the silent treatment is the cruelest of all . And it works.

See Hellbanning - http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2011/06/suspension-ban-or-h...

[choult]

Hellbanning only works when _noone_ can read your posts. If you can be read by everyone but your "mark" then it's only one step removed from the harrassee.

[rodgerd]

Indeed. And better yet (from the POV of stalkers) the change will allow them to easily join in conversations between their targets and other people in the conversation.