High there! I've enjoyed contributing on this site for several years now, ever since the demise of Overgrow.com. I just have a few ideas I'd like to share, concerning new features that could be added to make trolls less of a problem.
Lets face it, public forums like this have been around for almost as long as the net itself, and trolls have been here ever since. In that time many trolls have gone pro, meaning they know how to far they can go without being plainly seen as a troll, and lets face it, the Mods can't just go around banning people anytime they run afoul another member, epecially when evidence of trolling is thin at best.
I got to thinking about it after a recent run in, and I think I have a great solution to the problem! ICmag and many other forums have the ignore feature, where a member can put another offensive member on a list and no longer see the offending members posts.
What if the ignore function was expanded? Basically, when the ignore function is applied to another(non-mod) member, that member can no longer see posts by the member that has placed him on ignore, and how about also making it so the ignored member cannot post in, or if possible even see threads authored by the ignoring party?
It seems to me that this would allow individuals to handle most troll problems on their own, without bogging down the Admin/Mods with constant petty complaints. It would also allow constructive members to keep their threads on track, without ridiculous side tracks.
I can't see a down side to this at all, good for the members, good for the Mods, and bad for trolls
Lets face it, public forums like this have been around for almost as long as the net itself, and trolls have been here ever since. In that time many trolls have gone pro, meaning they know how to far they can go without being plainly seen as a troll, and lets face it, the Mods can't just go around banning people anytime they run afoul another member, epecially when evidence of trolling is thin at best.
I got to thinking about it after a recent run in, and I think I have a great solution to the problem! ICmag and many other forums have the ignore feature, where a member can put another offensive member on a list and no longer see the offending members posts.
What if the ignore function was expanded? Basically, when the ignore function is applied to another(non-mod) member, that member can no longer see posts by the member that has placed him on ignore, and how about also making it so the ignored member cannot post in, or if possible even see threads authored by the ignoring party?
It seems to me that this would allow individuals to handle most troll problems on their own, without bogging down the Admin/Mods with constant petty complaints. It would also allow constructive members to keep their threads on track, without ridiculous side tracks.
I can't see a down side to this at all, good for the members, good for the Mods, and bad for trolls