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Put physical dividers in the overhead bins so that oversize luggage won't fit at all and has to be gate-checked.
The main disadvantages are that physical dividers add weight and require maintenance. Also, they reduce flexibility, preventing the ability to tetris more bags into a bin.
Missed the big negative of Southwest open seating, which is where one early-boarding member of a group will "reserve" seats around them, irritating other early-boarding passengers, Southwest FAs, and Southwest's bottom line. But it will soon be academic as open seating will be gone by next year.
How do you "reserve" seats for others? Put a handkerchief on them?
They're not actually reserving them, they're just trying to cause enough of a fuss that no one wants to deal with that they will get their way.
Edit: You could be strong-willed enough to spar with them on it, but it is so draining most opt to just not engage.