What the hell happened to Community Self Moderation?

**Buzzworthy** · 05-17-2006, 02:48 PM

Originally Posted by Tippster

It seems like you were asking for "someone" (read: a moderator) to do something about Unibogner.

Someone meaning US, you, me and anyone else that is registered.

**Tippster** · 05-17-2006, 02:49 PM

Dude - I'm sneering at him disdainfully as we speak.

**shera** · 05-17-2006, 02:52 PM

Originally Posted by Tacos

I would love to taste your taco.

I know who you are and I can assure you of a mouthful.

**Buzzworthy** · 05-17-2006, 02:53 PM

Screw it, ban me since I am causing a little rift in our end of the interweb.

The kind of stuff I am talking about is just uncalled for.

On second thought, I am going to put ALL YA ALL on Ignore so when I come here I get the best TGR Forum experience possible to mankind!

Can I ignore myself is the real question here.

**Bodhi** · 05-17-2006, 02:55 PM

Only with Psych540.

**Nebuchadnezzar** · 05-17-2006, 02:56 PM

God Forbid you 'self moderate' by using your own 'ignore' function, as opposed to just perpetuating the trolling by dedicating 3 or 4 threads to a guy who's obvioulsy starved for attention. As it is, this type of thread is exactly what generates this kind of online behavior, so why don't we all just ignore the motherfucker and move on with our otherwise exciting lives.

**Tippster** · 05-17-2006, 02:58 PM

Originally Posted by Buzzworthy

Can I ignore myself is the real question here.

Damn:
"Sorry, you can not add yourself to your own ignore list."

**MakersTeleMark** · 05-17-2006, 02:58 PM

Originally Posted by Bodhi

Only with Psych540.

Are those the special opps?

**f2f** · 05-17-2006, 03:00 PM

Originally Posted by BigDaddy

edit: Hey, that ignore function really works! Bye, bye Bonger!

only as long as nobody quotes his posts. you'll find it even more aggravating when they do, because you've done all you can to avoid him/her.

having nobody quote his posts requires just the same level of self-moderation as not posting crap in the first place

**Buzzworthy** · 05-17-2006, 03:01 PM

Originally Posted by Tippster

Damn:
"Sorry, you can not add yourself to your own ignore list."

Well, then there goes the neighborhood.

Shit, forgot to add Tip to my ignore function.

**danimal's dead** · 05-17-2006, 03:14 PM

Back on the old powder board we used to have great flame wars, but it seamed like people were actually arguing about something (east coast versus west coast, snowboarder versus skier, tele versus alpine etc...). Nowadays people are just too sensitive and they end up hating an internet alias, I can't follow who hates who. It's like a soap opera here, only not as fake.
Anyone remember Jade, as in "Jade you ignorant slut," nobody got banned nobody got ignored, those were fun flame wars.

**Tippster** · 05-17-2006, 03:16 PM

Originally Posted by Buzzworthy

Well, then there goes the neighborhood.

Shit, forgot to add Tip to my ignore function.

We're all totally fucking doomed.

**shera** · 05-17-2006, 03:20 PM

Originally Posted by danimal's dead

Back on the old powder board we used to have great flame wars, but it seamed like people were actually arguing about something (east coast versus west coast, snowboarder versus skier, tele versus alpine etc...). Nowadays people are just too sensitive and they end up hating an internet alias, I can't follow who hates who. It's like a soap opera here, only not as fake.
Anyone remember Jade, as in "Jade you ignorant slut," nobody got banned nobody got ignored, those were fun flame wars.

Well, we have the Colorado 14er thing going on right now. And helis in the Wasatch. Oh and,

Lock Em Down!

It's fun to fool with the fonts and stuff, isn't it?

**A-wreck** · 05-17-2006, 03:37 PM

To have a moderator or to self moderate????That is the question.

There is more and more useless bullshit on this site as time goes on.
And les and less usefull content.

I mean, I like the useless shit sometimes......threads about cooking and cars and sports obviouosly are a part of our community but, when people fuck up good threads with dick pics and flaming ...............Then, well, a good thread is fucked up, and that sucks.

**frozenwater** · 05-17-2006, 03:54 PM

banning people happens folks. spammers get banned, people who consistantly post nsfw in non-nsfw posts get banned etc.

Unibonger has been warned a ton not to post dick pictures in a thread. If he is still doing it show me a link and maybe I can "self moderate" his ass by signing the maggot behind the alias up for copious amounts of gay porn to show up COD at his or his mothers house.

Lots of options other than banning.

**P_McPoser** · 05-17-2006, 03:59 PM

Originally Posted by frozenwater

banning people happens folks. spammers get banned, people who consistantly post nsfw in non-nsfw posts get banned etc.

Unibonger has been warned a ton not to post dick pictures in a thread. If he is still doing it show me a link and maybe I can "self moderate" his ass by signing the maggot behind the alias up for copious amounts of gay porn to show up COD at his or his mothers house.

Lots of options other than banning.

View any thread currently on the board re: AKPM's tahoe trip and there are dicks-o-plenty.

**Below Zero** · 05-17-2006, 04:07 PM

Well....this is a tough subject. I was pissed off at Unibonger a few months ago and posted a thread similiar to this, but I've learned like others have said.....just use the ignore function. It works fabulously

The problem is though, that those who are not familiar with Unibonger, get unexpectedly caught opening a harmless thread and get blasted with bullshit - this in my book is unacceptable, and I personally feel does not belong on this community. It does have consequences, especially for those who are viewing TGR at work.

Ban him, I don't care. Keep him, I don't care. The ignore function works.

**Dirty Hoar** · 05-17-2006, 04:25 PM

banning just isn't harsh enough nor as entertaining as a good public stoning.

**steve** · 05-17-2006, 04:26 PM

Both sides of the issue have very valid points..

I happen to love the fact that "Very little is done in moderation here... ...including moderation itself" (c), and that it could set a very dangerous precedant to start banning people for routine offenses - and the ignore button is an adequate way of filtering those people out.

I also see the point that attacking people in ways that could affect them outside the board (NSFW pics without warnings, posting email addresses for spam) is completely out of line and should be dealt with on a greater-than-individual basis. And there is precedant:

Originally Posted by Yossarian

ONS will throw down when absolutely needed (do not trifle with him, for he is a killer), but the rest of time, we're on our own.

So.. the question becomes not "are we wholly self-regulated," but rather - "Is Owens absolutely needed" ?

-steve

**Tippster** · 05-17-2006, 04:29 PM

Ummm... that quote is dated, Steve. Owens isn't the Gimp anymore, Frozen is.

**Schmear** · 05-17-2006, 04:30 PM

Originally Posted by flabango

nor as entertaining as a good public stoning.

Nor as torture by paper cuts.

Squatch · 05-17-2006, 04:31 PM

I actually like the mean underhanded shit the best. Let's go with that option. I bet there are some quality programmers here that could bogner a little "gift."

**f2f** · 05-17-2006, 04:36 PM

Originally Posted by Squatch

I bet there are some quality programmers here that could bogner a little "gift."

you mean script kiddies? that shit used to go down on irc all the time, when entire countries would be pulled off the net just because somebody used the wrong smiley in a channel

not sure you'd really love the forum down half the time because it's hacked, the other half because it's crapflooded by a botnet... there's always somebody with a bigger online penis than you on the intarweb...

**Dirty Hoar** · 05-17-2006, 05:05 PM

Originally Posted by f2f

... there's always somebody with a bigger online penis than you on the intarweb...

To aleve any doubt... I have the largest Internet penis of them all. I can accurately deliver a mushroom stamp to the forehead from over 2000 miles away.

It can be a burden sometimes.