As a clarification, I did not intend to 'bitch' about it, rather bring up the topic as it was relevant to a recent thread. The reason why is that I think that extracting and recapitulating discourse on a resemblance of a subject is good for the community as a whole. I agree. But it is best not misused. And, damn, is it easy to misuse it?Mute is a VAST improvement over not having it.
Is it the site's job to decide whether someone is misusing mute or not? Is it the site's job to say "Hey, you shouldn't mute that person?" Considering this site is all about the individual user experience and tailoring it to one's own preferences, I don't think it is really in line with Hubski to say "Yes here's a function, but oh by the way only use it in certain proscribed circumstances." In addition, like Redditquette on Reddit, I don't think "gentle recommendations" will be followed by the masses assuming this site becomes larger. Hell even now - you could tell me all you want about how I should use mute, but I'm going to use it the way I want to.