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Let’s not feed the troll
- Thread starter Watchmen
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Father Heathen
Veteran Member
Nobody knows, but remember to use "report" under "tools".
Heyo
Veteran Member
Has that done anything at any time?
I haven't tried but calling out a troll or even uttering the suspicion will get you a warning and censoring of your post.
oldbadger
Skanky Old Mongrel!
I've haven't done that in so many years that I'd have to figure out what buttons to click on.
Obviously somebody has upset the OP.
Was it you?!!!! .........or me?
EDIT: Hey! I haven't got a 'tools' button!
Shadow Wolf
Certified People sTabber & Business Owner
Yes.
Secret Chief
Very strong language
I quite like @SalixIncendium.
Heyo
Veteran Member
A warning for misusing the report feature?
Just asking. If it really can have a positive effect, I might have to look into it, though I'm averse to reporting except for spamming.
exchemist
Veteran Member
Which one?
Secret Chief
Very strong language
It's hard to know!Which one?
Just because someone disagrees with someone, it doesn't make either of them trolls.
Secret Chief
Very strong language
This is true. I thought the Conservative Only DIR was a nest of trolls.
(Is a group of trolls a nest?)
Spirit of Light
Be who ever you want
Yep!
Publicly calling someone a troll is usually a violation of Rule 1.
Acting like a troll is usually a violation of either Rule 1 or Rule 3.
PLEASE REPORT TROLLS.
1. Personal Comments About Members and Staff
Personal attacks and name-calling, whether direct or in the third person, are strictly prohibited on the forums. Critique each other's ideas all you want, but under no circumstances personally attack each other or the staff. Quoting a member's post in a separate/new thread without their permission to challenge or belittle them, or harassing staff members for performing moderation duties, will also be considered a personal attack.
3. Trolling and Bullying
Where Rule 1 covers personal attacks, Rule 3 governs other behaviors and content that can generally be described as being a jerk. Unacceptable behaviors and content include:
1) Content (whether words or images) that most people would find needlessly offensive, especially when such content is posted just to get a rise out of somebody and/or is not part of a reasoned argument.
2) Defamation, slander, or misrepresentation of a member's beliefs/arguments, or that of a particular group, culture, or religion. This includes altering the words of another member to change their meaning when using the quote feature.
3) Antagonism, bullying, or harassment - including but not limited to personal attacks, slander, and misrepresentation - of a member across multiple content areas of the forums. Repeatedly targeting or harassing members of particular groups will also be considered bullying.
PLEASE USE THE REPORT FEATURE. THIS IS HOW WE KNOW ABOUT VIOLATIONS.
Generally speaking, you will not be in violation if you report someone. The only exception is if staff start to see a vendetta. And even then, we will warn you first.
Heyo
Veteran Member
But doing so behind their back is OK. Not my style. Am I allowed to inform them about the reporting?
When we moderate, we tend to delete those posts that follow from the moderated one. That makes for more work for the moderation team.
In general, discussion of moderation decisions is not allowed in open forum (Rule 2). It is between the staff and the person moderated.
If you think someone is being trollish, report them and ignore them otherwise. Then let us do our job.