What about developing a "Block User" function?
Discussion
Dear PH Team,
I've been sad and frustrated that a couple interesting threads have recently been derailed by spats between users.
Before I sound partisan, this is more than one thread, and different individuals each time.
It makes enjoying the site very difficult when you wade through pages of comments that are nothing about the thread, or page-long posts made by individuals who either troll or lack the insight to recognise the impact they have on a thread.
Moderation can only do so much.
Could a "Block User" function be made possible? Are there downsides to doing so?
Many thanks,
Blearyeyedboy
I've been sad and frustrated that a couple interesting threads have recently been derailed by spats between users.
Before I sound partisan, this is more than one thread, and different individuals each time.
It makes enjoying the site very difficult when you wade through pages of comments that are nothing about the thread, or page-long posts made by individuals who either troll or lack the insight to recognise the impact they have on a thread.
Moderation can only do so much.
Could a "Block User" function be made possible? Are there downsides to doing so?
Many thanks,
Blearyeyedboy
Monkeylegend said:
Called Moderators, or Mods for short.
Seems to work ok most of the time, emphasis on most
Yes. I can see that it's working wonders on this thread.Seems to work ok most of the time, emphasis on most
/sarcasm
It doesn't matter how good your moderators are when there's a widespread cultural problem on a large website. In my opinion a proper Block User button would help balance out unhelpful forum influences.
sutts said:
Thread takes an ironic twist.
Quite, but it serves as a very precise demonstration of what I perceive to be a widening problem in PH forum culture.
I like the odd coding challenge, so I've chucked this script together - it works with greasemonkey and tampermonkey, so you can pick your poison!
Other people might make it more user friendly, but all you do is add it as a userscript in GM/TM, add the names you wish to block to the "add" "names" "here" section in quotes (feel free to replace these), and enable the script.
It'll impact the UI of the site a little bit though, because it just hides the post so the dark/light modulation of the posts won't always follow, and it doesn't block quoted posts so you'll still see when people reply to trolls, but for the most part it seems to work.
If mods/hm disagree with this, then please remove - but please don't ban me! I don't think this violates any of the RoP as it is all client side JS.
Copy everything below this line.
// ==UserScript==
// @name UserMute
// @namespace https://no.ns
// @include https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/*
// @require http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.0/...
// @version 1
// @grant none
// ==/UserScript==
var names = ["put","names","here"];
for(var x = 0; x<names.length; x++) {
$('a').filter(function(index) {return $(this).text() === names[x];}).closest("div.topic-reply").hide();
}
Other people might make it more user friendly, but all you do is add it as a userscript in GM/TM, add the names you wish to block to the "add" "names" "here" section in quotes (feel free to replace these), and enable the script.
It'll impact the UI of the site a little bit though, because it just hides the post so the dark/light modulation of the posts won't always follow, and it doesn't block quoted posts so you'll still see when people reply to trolls, but for the most part it seems to work.
If mods/hm disagree with this, then please remove - but please don't ban me! I don't think this violates any of the RoP as it is all client side JS.
Copy everything below this line.
// ==UserScript==
// @name UserMute
// @namespace https://no.ns
// @include https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/*
// @require http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.0/...
// @version 1
// @grant none
// ==/UserScript==
var names = ["put","names","here"];
for(var x = 0; x<names.length; x++) {
$('a').filter(function(index) {return $(this).text() === names[x];}).closest("div.topic-reply").hide();
}
^ Sorry Funky, but you're wrong.
We're not talking about people with strong opinions here; we're talking about individuals who dominate and derail threads. Left unchecked, it ruins the forum experience for the majority like graffiti in a children's playground.
I often use the "Would the pub landlord put up with this in real life?" test of acceptability.
If someone spouts opinions I don't like down the pub, I ignore them.
If someone's shouting, disrupting conversations and affecting everyone else's enjoyment of the evening, the landlord will probably tell them to calm down or leave.
If someone is behaving obnoxiously, it shouldn't be up to me to "get a grip". It's up to individuals who are behaving badly to modify their behaviour or face sanctions- in this case, being blocked by users.
We're not talking about people with strong opinions here; we're talking about individuals who dominate and derail threads. Left unchecked, it ruins the forum experience for the majority like graffiti in a children's playground.
I often use the "Would the pub landlord put up with this in real life?" test of acceptability.
If someone spouts opinions I don't like down the pub, I ignore them.
If someone's shouting, disrupting conversations and affecting everyone else's enjoyment of the evening, the landlord will probably tell them to calm down or leave.
If someone is behaving obnoxiously, it shouldn't be up to me to "get a grip". It's up to individuals who are behaving badly to modify their behaviour or face sanctions- in this case, being blocked by users.
SantaBarbara said:
AlrightYouns said:
santabarbara needs blocking as the information posted is never related, useful or relevant!
Wrong againThat was 7 mins from previous posting that first mentioned your name, in a relatively unused section of the site.
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