fett on 1/3/2021 at 16:32
Just curious - have any mods recently messaged him to point out that he's worn out his welcome? Has anything been said or done? Just trying to catch up a bit.
Esse on 2/3/2021 at 18:36
I'm a bit late to this thread, but what about a "Hide Post" option, as well? If someone replies to X User on Y User's blocklist, then clicking a button or check box that keeps that individual post from appearing to Y User might help. It could also help with hiding individual posts that might be triggering or offensive to a user, but not necessarily worth blocking someone over.
I'm not sure about the complexity of the coding, but if it's doable and not too much of a hassle, maybe it could be considered?
heywood on 2/3/2021 at 18:54
I don't think moderation is really the answer with people like the bore. If people are tired of reading his conspiracy theories, just stop. We're adults and we should be able to control our urges. We shouldn't be looking for a moderator to ban somebody else because we can't stop reading their stuff.
ZenForo has a fairly complete ignore feature like Briareos H mentioned. It's nice. But even vBulletin's half-assed ignore helps remind me to have some self-discipline.
Samantha1 on 3/3/2021 at 14:02
Quote Posted by nickie
I've been thinking the same forum-wide so I'll raise the issue in the staff forum.
What would be the conditions to be a moderator and what tasks do they have? I´m fairly new to this forum and have almost zero knowledge to it, but I´d put the effort to learn about it if necessary. I´m pretty active here anyway since I came here and I´d like to help if needed since I really grew to love this forum:angel:
nickie on 3/3/2021 at 15:36
I don't think there are any particular conditions but moderators are invited by other moderators and approved or otherwise by Admin.
But if you do want to help, there's one thing I could certainly do with some help on in Thief General as I've not done anything on it for a year. If I may, I'll pm you but feel free to say nope if you want.
Samantha1 on 3/3/2021 at 15:40
Quote Posted by nickie
I don't think there are any particular conditions but moderators are invited by other moderators and approved or otherwise by Admin.
But if you do want to help, there's one thing I could certainly do with some help on in Thief General as I've not done anything on it for a year. If I may, I'll pm you but feel free to say nope if you want.
Sure, if I can help I´ll try my best :)
Azaran on 3/3/2021 at 19:52
Quote Posted by heywood
We're adults and we should be able to control our urges. We shouldn't be looking for a moderator to ban somebody
else because
we can't stop reading their stuff.
THIS.
Thank you
Nameless Voice on 3/3/2021 at 20:47
I don't think you should allow someone to spread lies and slander, and then say it's all right because other people can choose not to read them.
Thirith on 4/3/2021 at 06:06
I agree with Nameless Voice, added to which: if we were to consistently take that approach, then just be honest about it and get rid of the moderators. (Not what I would want to happen, but if it all comes down to "You don't need to listen, regardless of what lies and slander people spout", even having moderators is pointless.)
And the last half-dozen years or so should have provided ample evidence that "You don't have to listen" is a dangerously careless tack to take.
june gloom on 4/3/2021 at 09:40
If you want to make a place nicer, you get rid of the jerks.
I've been banging that drum for years now. It's been my single biggest gripe with TTLG's moderation style, even over the system they have where they punish the person with more infractions regardless of whether or not they were responsible for anything.
And I know what you're going to say. I've heard all the arguments:
* Wouldn't that include you, mr. dethtoll mx. gloom?
Damn right it would. This place was not good for my mental health. It's a toxic place that was making me a worse person. Getting yeeted from this place would honestly have done me wonders. Instead I had to wait until someone implied I should have killed myself as a teen to spare this place the pain of my presence to finally give up and walk away. I had to go through a period of personal growth that this place was actively stifling.
* You just don't want dissent!
There's plenty of room for dissent! But when the things people are dissenting over are are human rights it's time to step in. And there's always going to be people who just plain bring down the discussion even if they're not explicitly arguing that trans people are a plot by American corporations to destroy human individuality.
* You're always complaining that the Thief forums are a hugbox, aren't you a hypocrite?
If you really don't see the difference between a well-moderated community and a hugbox that aggressively rejects constructive criticism, then I dunno what to tell you, fam.
* It's just an internet forum! I log in, post, and leave!
So do other people. Don't you think they deserve a nice place to do it in? And if you don't really care, then your opinion about what to do with toxic users doesn't matter, does it?
And so on.
There's a difference between a quirky, insular culture and a toxic one, and to be perfectly honest with you, the difference is surprisingly slight in my experience. Mods actually doing something about this place's worst actors when they become a problem, and not after years of letting them get worse and worse, will go a long way.