I agree with @marina_gorbunova.
I for one appreciate being given the discretion. We may recognize that lines are being crossed that feel dangerous to us and it feels good to know we have the right to take an extremely concrete action immediately should we feel we need to to protect ourselves.
For a long time women especially have been basically pooh-poohed when our senses told us something was amiss, something was wrong. In my brief time on this site I have seen the following things which technically may not break rules but felt weird to me.
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A male who only follows females and only those with profile photos of their faces, not necessarily in the same geographic area. It appears he has a specific type.
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A male who tags a female to show “interesting observations” in which the species are mating. The species are not of scientific interest to the female, nor has she ever asked to be shown mating observations.
I have neither blocked nor reported either person because while both set my “ick, nope” sensor a-tingling, I do not feel threatened, but I appreciate that if I did, the option to block is available to me. Threatened includes my mental well-being. Someone else’s threatened may be different, that person may feel more vulnerable, temporarily or permanently, and that person should have the right to determine what feels right for them as far as blocking goes.
This is NOT to say anyone here has been creepy or weird, but to say that because creepy and weird do exist in the world thank you for allowing us to retain access to an instantaneous block function.