What to do with Trolls?
Discussion
),I agree with the ignore thing, but wouldn't it be nice to be able to get rid of them? Or at least not have to wade through irrelevant posts?
The problem is that many other people reply, turning a serious discussion into a stupid one.
Perhaps we could have a system where they're tolerated in the lounge, but not in other areas?
The problem is that many other people reply, turning a serious discussion into a stupid one.
Perhaps we could have a system where they're tolerated in the lounge, but not in other areas?
Life's like that sometimes. Depending on mood I'll bite but typically I don't find it difficult to count to ten and breathe. 
I think it's CTF who have a 'block/hide user' option. I tried it on one or two but when someone does bite the thread quickly becomes disjointed from my POV so I ended up unblocking the person so I could see what the fuss was about.
But that's me.
I think it's CTF who have a 'block/hide user' option. I tried it on one or two but when someone does bite the thread quickly becomes disjointed from my POV so I ended up unblocking the person so I could see what the fuss was about.
But that's me.LordGrover said:
Life's like that sometimes. Depending on mood I'll bite but typically I don't find it difficult to count to ten and breathe.
I think it's CTF who have a 'block/hide user' option. I tried it on one or two but when someone does bite the thread quickly becomes disjointed from my POV so I ended up unblocking the person so I could see what the fuss was about. But that's me.
This is my experience of hide user buttons too, which is why we don't want to add one to PH.I think it's CTF who have a 'block/hide user' option. I tried it on one or two but when someone does bite the thread quickly becomes disjointed from my POV so I ended up unblocking the person so I could see what the fuss was about.
But that's me.Plus you'll still see their posts whenever someone quotes them anyway, so they are rather ineffective.
Instead, the best option is to report them to the mods. We might not take action the first time, but if someone is generating a regular stream of reports then we will take notice and deal with it.
Mr Will said:
LordGrover said:
Life's like that sometimes. Depending on mood I'll bite but typically I don't find it difficult to count to ten and breathe.
I think it's CTF who have a 'block/hide user' option. I tried it on one or two but when someone does bite the thread quickly becomes disjointed from my POV so I ended up unblocking the person so I could see what the fuss was about. But that's me.
This is my experience of hide user buttons too, which is why we don't want to add one to PH.I think it's CTF who have a 'block/hide user' option. I tried it on one or two but when someone does bite the thread quickly becomes disjointed from my POV so I ended up unblocking the person so I could see what the fuss was about.
But that's me.Plus you'll still see their posts whenever someone quotes them anyway, so they are rather ineffective.
Instead, the best option is to report them to the mods. We might not take action the first time, but if someone is generating a regular stream of reports then we will take notice and deal with it.
one of the downsides of reporting to the mods is that the person who is deemed to be a troll by one person might have an entirely different view point and consider the other person to be the troll, yet both are equally valid
maybe have a manual ignore on their posts or make them look foolish instead
maybe have a manual ignore on their posts or make them look foolish instead
Scraggles said:
one of the downsides of reporting to the mods is that the person who is deemed to be a troll by one person might have an entirely different view point and consider the other person to be the troll, yet both are equally valid
maybe have a manual ignore on their posts or make them look foolish instead
Reporting to the mods doesn't do any harm, it let's us keep tabs on what is going on and tells us what your opinion is.maybe have a manual ignore on their posts or make them look foolish instead
Whether action is taken will then be a decision the mods will make, it's not an automatic thing and people won't be getting banned just for having an argument.
RetroCosworth said:
Mr Will said:
RetroCosworth said:
So what's the reason behind the 'Hi guys' thread being removed?
What was it about and when was it removed?It was removed about 5-10 minutes ago by a mod.
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