Add a flag to roles / users which allows users to bypass other user's block list.

[insertish]

For example, to prevent moderators from being blocked by users who are trying to ignore them / being disruptive.

Alternatively, this could be applied to only people with platform moderation powers.

[CLtheman1]

This should only apply within the guild that a user is staff in, probably with a permission for this.

[m3w88]

well there is the argument of not allowing a personal block interfering with a moderator's duty, there is always that balance.

• when we consider that a moderator managed to anger someone into blocking them on another server, doesn't that demonstrate potential behavioral conduct issues? a personal block could be for any reason, the fact that they got blocked is on them rather than the person who blocked them.
• core problem is that a blocked user's replies or pings will be muted which creates a problem.

All this is rendered moot if the built-in system can be marked as unblockable and we have built-in commands for warn, mute, ban that trigger an automatic DM with the reason. Those commands must require a reason.

• By not having a specific moderator's name being the one issuing can eliminate a lot of emotions and potential retaliation over at servers where target user is a member of staff & moderator issuing is powerless. Best to avoid a cycle of retaliation.
• Instead having a system bot issue the message will keep the focus on the "moderation action" instead of a specific moderator.

one goal that revolt.chat has is to build better than Discord.
now obviously any such flag must be on a per guild/server basis
there is also the issue of whether blocks are local to a guild/server or is global