thread ban

Archers_Soul - Lost City
Archers_Soul - Lost City Posts: 746 Arc User
edited August 2010 in Suggestion Box
Should thread starters have the power to ban certain people from posting on their threads they made? Seems like a decently fair idea, it'll decrease the amount of flame wars from annoying posters.
I don't care how old or young you are, how small your **** is, how much of a nerd irl you are or how depressed you are that you never will get laid. There is no reason to act like an A-hole to everyone on an mmorpg. Its a shame that I have to take time out of my day to tell people "stop being an A-hole". So I end with this, if your acting like an A-hole, and some one tells you your being an A-hole chances are your being an A-hole.
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  • MagicHamsta - Lost City
    MagicHamsta - Lost City Posts: 10,466 Arc User
    edited July 2010
    No, this be me forums.
    It be decidedly a public forum.
    Only those doing inappropriate actions will be banned upon teh discretion of the GMs/mods/administrators.
    b:bye
    darthpanda16: Firefox crashed on me. Aryannamage: I don't think I am a GM that would be new.
    Hawk:Do this. closing thread
    frankieraye: I'll see if we can replace the woman with a stick figure and the tiger fangs with marshmallows.//Issues like these need to get escalated quickly to minimize the damage.
    Kantorek: Yeah.. you should try it. It's awesome.
    Sihndra: Nope- not currently possible under any circumstances. Sorry.
    LokisDottir: I mean...not haunting the forums, nope nope..
    Konariraiden: You don't know what you are up against. You will lose.
    Waiting for...Hamster Packs!
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  • Silvychar - Sanctuary
    Silvychar - Sanctuary Posts: 3,576 Arc User
    edited July 2010
    Also a no. Because that's life. And some thread starters may not only block spammers, but also people they don't like/haters/etc. Don't give people too much power.
  • Tygurr - Sanctuary
    Tygurr - Sanctuary Posts: 296 Arc User
    edited July 2010
    Archers_Soul - Lost City wrote: »
    Should thread starters have the power to ban certain people from posting on their threads they made? Seems like a decently fair idea, it'll decrease the amount of flame wars from annoying posters.

    Hmm, let me think about this for a moment. How about..... no.
    Somewhat retired from PWI, now playing Hellgate Global full time
  • Belgare - Sanctuary
    Belgare - Sanctuary Posts: 210 Arc User
    edited July 2010
    No, but the "ignore" function on this forum should work. I've ignored people before and I still see her drivel and b!tching popping up wherever I look.
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  • MoonUsagi - Heavens Tear
    MoonUsagi - Heavens Tear Posts: 4,377 Arc User
    edited July 2010
    It seem ignore option is broken since profile page added. b:surrender (or it become annoying to use now)
    But i think my answer on these thread is . . no.
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  • Esnemyl - Dreamweaver
    Esnemyl - Dreamweaver Posts: 3,079 Arc User
    edited July 2010
    The only people that would probably be banned from the threads if this was implimented that I could think of would probably be Yulk, Airyll and Lylfob:shocked
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  • Tygurr - Sanctuary
    Tygurr - Sanctuary Posts: 296 Arc User
    edited July 2010
    MoonUsagi - Heavens Tear wrote: »
    It seem ignore option is broken

    http://pwi-forum.perfectworld.com/profile.php?do=ignorelist

    Works just fine to me.
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  • MoonUsagi - Heavens Tear
    MoonUsagi - Heavens Tear Posts: 4,377 Arc User
    edited July 2010
    Tygurr - Sanctuary wrote: »
    http://pwi-forum.perfectworld.com/profile.php?do=ignorelist

    Works just fine to me.

    HM . . that mean it only not working on people without server ? b:surrender (blank character)
    Because last time i can't use it on people without server.
    Oh no did i just say how to avoid ignore list . . b:shocked
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  • Lesthar - Heavens Tear
    Lesthar - Heavens Tear Posts: 3,045 Arc User
    edited July 2010
    You would estimate that it would reduce flame wars, but it could also be used to monopolize the thread and rule with terror (until a mod/GM intervenes).

    As much as I dislike trolls and flamers, I believe that this would only tease them into doing worse than they could already.

    Besides, this would be giving everyone a part of the power mods and GMs have.

    Sorry, but this suggestion implies a device that allows mayhem, the possibility of arbitrary judgments and more powers to trolls, if badly used.

    Verdict: Please no. Besides I guess it would never be allowed by the higher ones.
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  • Tygurr - Sanctuary
    Tygurr - Sanctuary Posts: 296 Arc User
    edited July 2010
    I stand corrected. The ignore function no longer works at all. I first tried adding a blank character, then a real character. Nothing happened either time and I can still see their posts.
    Somewhat retired from PWI, now playing Hellgate Global full time
  • MagicHamsta - Lost City
    MagicHamsta - Lost City Posts: 10,466 Arc User
    edited July 2010
    Tygurr - Sanctuary wrote: »
    I stand corrected. The ignore function no longer works at all. I first tried adding a blank character, then a real character. Nothing happened either time and I can still see their posts.

    O.o'
    Me must have nibbled the wrong wire again.
    D:
    darthpanda16: Firefox crashed on me. Aryannamage: I don't think I am a GM that would be new.
    Hawk:Do this. closing thread
    frankieraye: I'll see if we can replace the woman with a stick figure and the tiger fangs with marshmallows.//Issues like these need to get escalated quickly to minimize the damage.
    Kantorek: Yeah.. you should try it. It's awesome.
    Sihndra: Nope- not currently possible under any circumstances. Sorry.
    LokisDottir: I mean...not haunting the forums, nope nope..
    Konariraiden: You don't know what you are up against. You will lose.
    Waiting for...Hamster Packs!
    58% chance to get tokens
    41% chance to get an all class pet hamster....but they has already been freed by the magic hamster.
    1% chance to get ban hamstered with the message "Hamsters United!"
    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
  • Ilwyn_ - Dreamweaver
    Ilwyn_ - Dreamweaver Posts: 432 Arc User
    edited July 2010
    Silvychar - Sanctuary wrote: »
    Also a no. Because that's life. And some thread starters may not only block spammers, but also people they don't like/haters/etc. Don't give people too much power.

    This.

    Give them an inch and they'll take a few hundred kilometers. Soon you'll have people asking if they can lock their own threads or ban people from the site, maybe even sticky their own threads.

    Please, this forum's chaotic enough. It doesn't need help.
  • Foxgrit - Lost City
    Foxgrit - Lost City Posts: 421 Arc User
    edited July 2010
    I voted yes. The first 2 people I would ban from every thread are MagicHamster who has almost 9000 posts of...XD and b:laugh 2nd person is RedsRose who has to have an opinion on almost every thread on the entire forum.
  • RedsRose - Lost City
    RedsRose - Lost City Posts: 12,354 Arc User
    edited July 2010
    Foxgrit - Lost City wrote: »
    I voted yes. The first 2 people I would ban from every thread are MagicHamster who has almost 9000 posts of...XD and b:laugh 2nd person is RedsRose who has to have an opinion on almost every thread on the entire forum.

    Including this one now b:cute

    Hammy I expect a response of: XD

    b:chuckle
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  • MagicHamsta - Lost City
    MagicHamsta - Lost City Posts: 10,466 Arc User
    edited August 2010
    RedsRose - Lost City wrote: »
    Including this one now b:cute

    Hammy I expect a response of: XD

    b:chuckle

    You can has response of: DX
    darthpanda16: Firefox crashed on me. Aryannamage: I don't think I am a GM that would be new.
    Hawk:Do this. closing thread
    frankieraye: I'll see if we can replace the woman with a stick figure and the tiger fangs with marshmallows.//Issues like these need to get escalated quickly to minimize the damage.
    Kantorek: Yeah.. you should try it. It's awesome.
    Sihndra: Nope- not currently possible under any circumstances. Sorry.
    LokisDottir: I mean...not haunting the forums, nope nope..
    Konariraiden: You don't know what you are up against. You will lose.
    Waiting for...Hamster Packs!
    58% chance to get tokens
    41% chance to get an all class pet hamster....but they has already been freed by the magic hamster.
    1% chance to get ban hamstered with the message "Hamsters United!"
    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
  • LenieClarke - Heavens Tear
    LenieClarke - Heavens Tear Posts: 3,275 Arc User
    edited August 2010
    a killfile function would be really useful, though. i can't even find the ignore option that Tygurr confirmed as nonfunctional; having a working one where it's easy to find and use would be handy.
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  • Dionysian - Archosaur
    Dionysian - Archosaur Posts: 2 Arc User
    edited August 2010
    This suggestion is probably the worst suggestion I've seen and can be explained in one word as to why.

    BIASED!!!

    Granting a thread starter the right to ban posters or delete posts has the greater potential for abuse than any benefit it would provide. It gives the thread starter the power to remove any post that counters his post. If someone posts a suggestion and 3 people support it while 997 people think its a horrible idea (like I and others feel about this post), the topic starter could simply delete all posts that don't support his idea and make it look like he has unanimous support from the community when the reality is he doesn't.
  • GrimReaperHC - Dreamweaver
    GrimReaperHC - Dreamweaver Posts: 1,695 Arc User
    edited August 2010
    No. But I guess it will be good if the thread starters can lock their own threads.
  • SaintToadElf - Archosaur
    SaintToadElf - Archosaur Posts: 166 Arc User
    edited August 2010
    Get a thicker skin. Yes, some people enjoy starting drama or being jerks. That's life. Any controls set up with the idea of stopping this will only cause more complications than they solve. I like to keep things simple, life just works better that way.

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