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Post by therealoracle on Feb 5, 2015 6:20:06 GMT -8
Seems there are a lot of trolls on the board lately. Should the Mods do something about them?
The Real Oracle Out
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Post by azson on Feb 5, 2015 7:32:33 GMT -8
Honey Badger's the only "mos def needs to go." I'm pretty shocked the mods haven't ban-hammered him yet. Not sure what it'll take at this point, maybe a "Hope JJ follows in DP's footsteps" or the like.
Care to comment, mods?
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Post by 12414 on Feb 5, 2015 7:37:10 GMT -8
Honey Badger's the only "mos def needs to go." I'm pretty shocked the mods haven't ban-hammered him yet. Not sure what it'll take at this point, maybe a "Hope JJ follows in DP's footsteps" or the like. Care to comment, mods? I would add "freshtodeath" and "merkarrand" to the troll pot as well.
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Post by Spud on Feb 5, 2015 7:37:50 GMT -8
You mean the guys who start bitch threads several hours before games?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2015 7:53:24 GMT -8
Stop thinking commie. This is a free country. If you don't like what someone posts let them know. Tons of you make light of Mormons and what they believe on here yet you get away with it. I don't think its funny. But I don't think you should not have the freedom to say it.
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Post by therealoracle on Feb 5, 2015 7:59:04 GMT -8
Honey Badger's the only "mos def needs to go." I'm pretty shocked the mods haven't ban-hammered him yet. Not sure what it'll take at this point, maybe a "Hope JJ follows in DP's footsteps" or the like. Care to comment, mods? But, his avatars!? The Real Oracle Out
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Post by zed on Feb 5, 2015 9:26:55 GMT -8
I believe everybody should have a say on this board and this stuff should only be used in the most extreme cases.
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Post by therealoracle on Feb 5, 2015 9:46:29 GMT -8
I believe everybody should have a say on this board and this stuff should only be used in the most extreme cases. Troll Away - Apply Directly To the Troll... Troll Away - Apply Directly To the Troll... Troll Away - Apply Directly To the Troll...The Real Oracle Out
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Post by danloc09 on Feb 5, 2015 9:49:04 GMT -8
I used to have fun basketball arguments on here sometimes. I miss that.
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Post by enolt08 on Feb 5, 2015 9:53:46 GMT -8
I used to have fun basketball arguments on here sometimes. I miss that. We need BBA to come back!
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Post by therealoracle on Feb 5, 2015 9:59:18 GMT -8
I used to have fun basketball arguments on here sometimes. I miss that. We need BBA to come back! Miss that guy! He spoke the truth... The Real Oracle Out
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Post by sdcoug on Feb 5, 2015 10:04:45 GMT -8
There are those who have differing (from masses) opinions & are willing to defend them, and then there are those who simply make stupid statements just to stir the pot. With the latter, 99.9% of the population knows they're moronic statements, so even if they actually believe what they're saying their stupidity only lowers the quality of the board. Respect the first group; definitely not the latter, and would love to see those limited.
Question, since I'm relatively new to this forum/layout. Can you "block" people, so their posts don't even show up on your computer? I know in other forums you can. If 99% of people think XXXXX is a moron & thus block them, then "feeding the trolls" would be easily avoided. I know I try not to respond, but sometimes I can't help myself. Blocking them would make it easier, and if NO ONE responds then they eventually figure out no one cares what they say & they go away. Responding to their fire stoking only enables them.
Back to the original question though, I've seen boards destroyed by "trolls", or morons who say the most idiotic things just to piss people off. On the surface, sure free speech, etc... But reality is people grow tired of going on a message board & finding people who simply want to stoke the fire with moronic comments, and eventually 1 will stop coming. Then others will see fewer intelligent threads & do the same, and eventually the board withers away & your left with "trolls" establishing moronic threads & some who can't help themselves & actually responding to them. Personally, I'd hate to see that happen to this board. At the same time, it's strange to allow a Mod to have to discern between someone simply stoking the fire & being an a-hole vs. having a legitimate contradictory opinion.
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Post by Fishn'Aztec on Feb 5, 2015 10:25:37 GMT -8
We have the "Block Member" option, but it is rarely used most of the offenders usually reach Ban level fairly quickly.
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Post by mnico213 on Feb 5, 2015 10:35:45 GMT -8
Stop thinking commie. This is a free country. If you don't like what someone posts let them know. Tons of you make light of Mormons and what they believe on here yet you get away with it. I don't think its funny. But I don't think you should not have the freedom to say it. No one is going to get prosecuted or go to jail for what they say here. That is all "this is a free country" means. This is a message boards and it has clear rules that are supposed to be enforced by the mods. The fact that we have freedom of speech in the U.S. doesn't mean that you can't and shouldn't get banned by breaking the rules of the forum.
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Post by Fishn'Aztec on Feb 5, 2015 10:43:51 GMT -8
I have a feeling this isn't a "free Board", say the wrong thing and you will "pay"!
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Post by William L. Rupp on Feb 5, 2015 10:44:28 GMT -8
I will take a look at those mentioned as being trolls. The problem is that it's easy for a member to take exception to someone's posts and conclude that the correct course of action is to ban that person. On this side of the table (i.e., the administrators) it's not such an easy call. For one thing, these complaints, for me at least, boil down to some members questioning the intentions of other members. When you start trying to read other people's minds, you are on shaky ground.
WLR
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Post by Fishn'Aztec on Feb 5, 2015 10:47:21 GMT -8
We probably need another Mod. I'm an old fart and like to rack out by 10:00 like last night and I often wake to someone bellyaching about some yo-yo posting offensive crap at 10:01! Anyone want the grave yard shift??
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Post by missiontrails on Feb 5, 2015 10:55:38 GMT -8
Stop thinking commie. This is a free country. If you don't like what someone posts let them know. Tons of you make light of Mormons and what they believe on here yet you get away with it. I don't think its funny. But I don't think you should not have the freedom to say it. No one is going to get prosecuted or go to jail for what they say here. That is all "this is a free country" means. This is a message boards and it has clear rules that are supposed to be enforced by the mods. The fact that we have freedom of speech in the U.S. doesn't mean that you can't and shouldn't get banned by breaking the rules of the forum. Yeah, a big percentage of our population has no concept of the meaning of free speech and the 1st Amendment. You see the "1st Amendment card" brought out all the time when someone get's censured/fired/criticized for saying something ignorant in public. Someone getting fired by a company worried about their reputation is NOT the same as that person being jailed for what they say! As for the trolls on this board - they're idiots mostly, but they have the right to be idiots as long as they are not violating this forum's T&C's. And we have the right to call them out, though it is usually best to ignore them. That's not easy sometimes.
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Post by therealoracle on Feb 5, 2015 10:56:17 GMT -8
We probably need another Mod. I'm an old fart and like to rack out by 10:00 like last night and I often wake to someone bellyaching about some yo-yo posting offensive crap at 10:01! Anyone want the grave yard shift?? The Real Oracle nominates The Honey Badger and ibtwww! The Real Oracle Out
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Post by Fishn'Aztec on Feb 5, 2015 10:58:42 GMT -8
We probably need another Mod. I'm an old fart and like to rack out by 10:00 like last night and I often wake to someone bellyaching about some yo-yo posting offensive crap at 10:01! Anyone want the grave yard shift?? The Real Oracle nominates The Honey Badger and ibtwww! The Real Oracle Out Yeah sure, nice try Batman!
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