Here’s a neat little trick in case you don’t already know it: If you block someone and then unblock them, you can get them to stop following you.
I call it bucking :)
So, if you want to try and avoid all the drama that comes with blocking and just don’t want someone to keep following you and commenting on your stuff, try bucking before blocking. And if they’re persistent, you can always block and/or report for harassment, etc.
@aral This is also termed “blunble” apparently. BLock / UNBlock.
https://gist.github.com/levelsio/de3269da8a170cb0d7ca97093612a96c
But bucking is a great term for English as well.