@[email protected] it's a tough decision! And asking members rather than making it unilaterally is a good thing to do. One thing I'd say is that it's not punishing people on either instance. It is taking an action that makes their lives more inconvenient; if two people want to keep in contact after an instance block, one of them will have to create an account on another instance. But that's a consequence not a punishment -- and a consequence of tech.lgbt leadership's actions as well as yours.