Hey, so I just thought of an idea that could help limit troll posts, but not sure how well it would work in practice. Anyway, what if we could delete replies on threads that we post? I.e. If someone posted something disrespectful here, I would be able to delete or hide it. Granted, that could end up being abused, but it might help a little, maybe.
shareThe ignore option sounds better,
shareTrue, but this is just a suggestion. Thought of it this morning.
shareYes, I agree that the Ignore/Block, Report Post features, are better options. Anything too over the top can be reported, and Admin can handle it case by case. This is one area in which I think that IMDB got it right.
One thing that I noticed about IMDB was that if a post were reported, the Admin's would often delete it regardless of whether it was within the bounds of the rules or not. I had some of my posts deleted, and I never posted anything bad there, but apparently someone disagreed with what I had posted. That's why you have to be careful with this sort of thing.
You mean mini dictators? Like them on theforce.net?
shareAh, theforce.net, the board that won't tolerate any dislike for a Star Wars movie or TV show. I know it well, unfortunately.
shareikr
shareMods aren't evil if you choose them wisely.
shareYeah. With great power comes great responsibility.
shareRight :-)
Oh by the way I'm not too fond of your idea. Being able to delete any post in a thread you created is an open door to censorship and circlejerks.
I wouldn't mind some real mods we could summon with a "report" button though. An impartial team.
Mm. Again, it was just an idea that popped into my head this morning and thought I'd share it. Having second thoughts about it's effectiveness now, lol. But trustworthy mods would be good.
shareSee guys, this is why we need moderation in here.
Look at this guy's posts. But PLEASE, don't feed him.
He's basically trolling, posting things in irrelevant boards. And he is not the only one (there's that one guy calling everything "gay" and yet posting gay NSFW links).
That kind of behavior is just driving this website down, I hope Jim will look into it.
I've only seen his threads here in the General section, but see he's posted the same kind of stuff on a few boards.
I've read a few of his threads and just shook my head, wondering what he's getting out of this -- or hopes to get out of it -- and then move on.
The guy seems like a real nut bar...the kind that I will gladly avoid from here on out. Thanks for the heads up, Traveler!
shareHonestly, I didn't think it was that bad, at least the one about brands. Until I realized he could have copied and pasted someone else's work to pass it off as his own.
shareWell yeah the point isn't that it's bad, just that that guy is spamming these boards by pretending he knows things.
We can see he tried to past too many words in one of his thread because the last sentence isn't even finished. It's ridiculous.
who r u taking about?
shareIt's hard to find a type of moderation that's fair while also not able to be easily abused. It might take a couple iterations to get it right. It's definitely something that needs to be considered heavily, thought out, and properly implemented.
I hope and believe Jim is already thinking over and working on this issue. Any good site needs it in some way!
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