Quote Originally Posted by Aiselia View Post
Even by that definition, "can" is still correct. They, by virtue of action (or lack thereof), give permission to use them.

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You ignored the important point, that whether or not something is objectively harassment, that doesn't mean that reports can't be put in about it and that's something SE has to deal with somehow, costing time and resources that may be better spent responding to more important matters.
Permitting something to happen is not the same as giving permission. With your own logic you are giving ISIS permission to commit atrocities.

People submit reports for worthless BS all the time, parsers wouldn't change anything. I'm sure SE has a crybaby list of people that report everything that they don't like, and zip through their complaints without much investigation.