Originally posted by Kewpie orangutan's spam-removal script (I'd recommend version 2, which just leaves a blank line where the post had been, and doesn't identify the spammer) is an effective way of removing the corrupting effect of a serial offender, without said offender being victimised in any way. Since this is presently only available to Firefox users, we could persuade our progra ...[text shortened]... er regular posters won't even be tempted to respond and thereby encourage the offender.
Originally posted by Marinkatomb Could we have a troll button added to the forum, basically like an open petition button where each user gets to nominate a user once a year. Once they receive a set number of votes, for arguments sake say 20 times, by 20 different users, they are automatically banned from the forums? There has to be some sort of democratic way to police the forums.
Oh ...[text shortened]... abusers to the top and have them removed at some point.
Anything along these lines..
I don't think so as it would too open to misuse. One person's freedom of speech is another's trolling; the lasting good thing about these forums is the relative freedom and [moderator controlled] tollerance there is of posting content. The moderation team can give someone 1,2,3 or more day bans if posts are repeatedly alerted, we should rely on their responsive judgement.
Originally posted by rwingett What?!?! Forget it, I'm for the idea now. I'll get 20 henchmen together and make you my first clan ban. You're DOOOOOOOOOOOOMED!
For the record, i'm not interested in setting up anything like that. Like i said before, setting up a witch hunt should be a banable offence in itself. The thumbs up/down was something i suggested, but i originally asked for the thumbs down to actually do something, like remove the post, or remove the poster. It does neither. The chess forum has died recently. What used to be a lively community is now a dust bowl. I find this very sad and would like to do something about it. Ok, you don't like this idea, i can accept that. But something really does need to be done, one way or another. I'm open to suggestions..
Originally posted by divegeester I don't think so as it would too open to misuse. One person's freedom of speech is another's trolling; the lasting good thing about these forums is the relative freedom and [moderator controlled] tollerance there is of posting content. The moderation team can give someone 1,2,3 or more day bans if posts are repeatedly alerted, we should rely on their responsive judgement.
Ok, so make bannings at the mods discretion, i'm fine with that.
Originally posted by Marinkatomb Could we have a troll button added to the forum, basically like an open petition button where each user gets to nominate a user once a year. Once they receive a set number of votes, for arguments sake say 20 times, by 20 different users, they are automatically banned from the forums? There has to be some sort of democratic way to police the forums.
Oh ...[text shortened]... abusers to the top and have them removed at some point.
Anything along these lines..
That sounds like the type of stupid idea I have come to expect these days.
It could be seen as a form of religious discrimination because the most persistent trolls are missionaries.
We need "objective" criteria for defining trolling, and some moderation in addition to voting on people.
Why not add a trolling button next to the like/dislike buttons for each post? When a post gets enough troll votes, it gets removed by a moderator. Only the most persistent trolls will continue to post as every comment gets removed. Those who persist in reposted deleted content should be banned.
Originally posted by Wulebgr It could be seen as a form of religious discrimination because the most persistent trolls are missionaries.
We need "objective" criteria for defining trolling, and some moderation in addition to voting on people.
Why not add a trolling button next to the like/dislike buttons for each post? When a post gets enough troll votes, it gets removed by a moder ...[text shortened]... as every comment gets removed. Those who persist in reposted deleted content should be banned.
Don't we already have an 'Alert Moderator' button?
The optimal solution is an "ignore posts" feature, similar to orangutan's "gbaway" script.
Originally posted by Marinkatomb Could we have a troll button added to the forum, basically like an open petition button where each user gets to nominate a user once a year. Once they receive a set number of votes, for arguments sake say 20 times, by 20 different users, they are automatically banned from the forums? There has to be some sort of democratic way to police the forums.
Oh ...[text shortened]... abusers to the top and have them removed at some point.
Anything along these lines..
when i first read this it appealed to me greatly,
because there's a guy i know...
but, after reading this thread through, i have to agree that overall the idea needs many modifications to be fair to lite trolls...
like me...
personally, i gotta explore the options already available,
rather than advocating for additional legislation...
Originally posted by Marinkatomb I purposely didn't mention any names as i'm not specifically talking about either of them. Do you remember Bowmann?
Bowmann was a pain in the behind, and could not take criticism well when he was wrong. Nonetheless, he was a pretty solid chess player and often had intelligent things to contribute.
I played him one game. It was pretty well fought, but he won.
Originally posted by Wulebgr Bowmann was a pain in the behind, and could not take criticism well when he was wrong. Nonetheless, he was a pretty solid chess player and often had intelligent things to contribute.
I played him one game. It was pretty well fought, but he won.
Remove forum Troll button
19 Oct '12 12:47
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