How do you handle harassers, stalkers, creepy or thirsty people?

Just be straightforward if they bother you. We as people don't really see ourselves as bad guys (ie. Stalkers, harassers, creepers,etc.) and its so easy to miscommunicate (ie. misunderstand someone's tone online), so make it clear youre uncomfortable and most will back off. Worse case is report them and leave the site.

If I have to see them more often, slowly distance myself. If not, then just start the ignoring process. From my experience, the really clingy/stalker types don't know the concept of giving you space, no matter how many times you ask for it, so that's not really an option.