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And I work on the assumption that if you have known somebody for well over a decade you are at least somewhat familiar with their personality, and aware that they have never employed such cheap tactics.

I know we have never been fond of each other due to very different personalities, and I'm even kinda salty that a couple of times I tried getting friendly by asking you questions in your own posts and you never replied and left me hanging even if it was a topic you were apparently passionate about, but now I'm feeling insulted that you just automatically jumped to the worst possible conclusion.

In any case, my take is that the interests of posters and the interests of the community are intertwined. Because the community lives and dies depending on the post flow, and we LJ veterans have all seen what happens when the post flow dries up. So anything that worsens the posters' experience here (such as being made to interact with somebody they don't get along with) risks driving people away, or at the very least turning them into passive lurkers, and consequently killing the community.

I think there is a balance to consider, and ultimately I believe there are decent enough outlets for the scenario you describe. For example, if you are very frustrated with the ongoing narrative about a series or character but the page limit has already been reached and you can't comment on those posts, you could make your own no_scans posts. Throw in a few fanart/commissions/cover art to make the post more visually inviting and put in your thoughts about the storyline and characterization in exam.