BubberMiley Posted October 6, 2015 Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 ** Account traced back to Liberal office in Mississauga **It may well all be BS, but one thing for sure, that statement isn't true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scribblet Posted October 6, 2015 Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 Those are definitely pretty kooky... at least they just create a topic that people can generally ignore. Why aren't the Mods moderating this site? Because this stuff is no more kooky than the garbage some of our resident "right-wingers" post here... so if they draw the line in the sand, you can probably expect a couple long-time MLW members to be swept up in the clean up. Which would be fine by me... I could say the same of the garbage some of our resident 'left wingers' post here. I'm not suggesting that long time MLW residents be swept up or even close, just the recent spate of new posters all posting about the same conspiracy theory and all of them giving the same links. The very least the mods could do is to put them all in one area.. you know one big conspiracy theory thread where they can all talk to each other and give each the same links each time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoastRunner Posted October 6, 2015 Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 There is a fine line between discouraging new members from trolls/spam. I get these new members are mostly here because of the election but who knows who will stick around and really who cares. If they are providing topics for honest discussion then that's ok. I can see they don't post on other topics but neither do I nor many other members. So what. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argus Posted October 7, 2015 Report Share Posted October 7, 2015 Because this stuff is no more kooky than the garbage some of our resident "right-wingers" post here... Examples please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum Admin Greg Posted October 7, 2015 Author Forum Admin Report Share Posted October 7, 2015 A lot of forums require new members to have a certain number of posts before starting new topics. It's a good idea, but can sometimes be abused by people crapping up the place to get to the cap so they can start their topic. As does this one: http://www.mapleleafweb.com/forums/forum-3/announcement-11-new-members-please-read/ New members must post ONE reply in an existing thread before posting a new topic. I'm open to raising this limit, but I hesitant because I don't want to discourage participation too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GostHacked Posted October 7, 2015 Report Share Posted October 7, 2015 As does this one: http://www.mapleleafweb.com/forums/forum-3/announcement-11-new-members-please-read/ New members must post ONE reply in an existing thread before posting a new topic. I'm open to raising this limit, but I hesitant because I don't want to discourage participation too much. I do not believe those would be reasons that would discourage people from participating. Many here know what would cause people to participate, but every time I bring it up (which others will agree) it does not seem to get addressed. This and another thread relating to how to better this forum are over a year old. No progress has been made since then, because the issues that DO discourage posters have not been addressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argus Posted October 7, 2015 Report Share Posted October 7, 2015 As does this one: http://www.mapleleafweb.com/forums/forum-3/announcement-11-new-members-please-read/ New members must post ONE reply in an existing thread before posting a new topic. I'm open to raising this limit, but I hesitant because I don't want to discourage participation too much. I don't think that would discourage a real member from participation. Most people will not start a fresh topic when they've just become members of a site. They'll read and participate in some of the existing threads for a while first. Those who want to start a fresh topic right away are very likely to be either spammers or kooks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GostHacked Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 Those who want to start a fresh topic right away are very likely to be either spammers or kooks. Or they might be new members that simply want to participate. Maybe it's notions like this that are driving people away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Squid Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 If they're kooks or spammers, the Mods just need to delete and ban. If you need 50 posts, the kooks will just spread the kookiness over several topics quickly before making their own threads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
On Guard for Thee Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 Or they might be new members that simply want to participate. Maybe it's notions like this that are driving people away.There seemingly is no end to Argus' assumptions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallc Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 (edited) The garbage posters seem to be far more common....some with far more than 50 posts. Edited October 10, 2015 by Smallc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Squid Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 I think there needs to be some minimum post # before a new poster can make status updates or create topics. EG: Robocalls has zero posts, yet several status updates. He is simply a spammer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Anthony Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 I would like to see the ability for members to toggle in and out of alternate displays of the forum. Posts deleted or edited would be viewable to all members at the push of a button. However, discussion in the "Edited/Deleted" display would not be possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyeball Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 I would like to see the ability for members to toggle in and out of alternate displays of the forum. Posts deleted or edited would be viewable to all members at the push of a button. However, discussion in the "Edited/Deleted" display would not be possible. I'm assuming you just mean those posts that you've edited/deleted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoastRunner Posted January 1, 2016 Report Share Posted January 1, 2016 I would like to see the ability for members to toggle in and out of alternate displays of the forum. Posts deleted or edited would be viewable to all members at the push of a button. However, discussion in the "Edited/Deleted" display would not be possible. If you allow members to view edited or deleted posts, why would you bother to edit or delete them in the first place. This makes no sense to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argus Posted January 3, 2016 Report Share Posted January 3, 2016 I would like to see the ability for members to toggle in and out of alternate displays of the forum. Posts deleted or edited would be viewable to all members at the push of a button. However, discussion in the "Edited/Deleted" display would not be possible. If a post was deleted because it was insulting why would you want to leave it up so people could view it anyway? Wouldn't that tempt the person who was insulted to insult the other person back? Maybe we could just have a free for all forum where people could call each other whatever names they wanted without moderator interference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bush_cheney2004 Posted January 3, 2016 Report Share Posted January 3, 2016 ... Maybe we could just have a free for all forum where people could call each other whatever names they wanted without moderator interference. Hey, I like that idea, except it should be used to help fund web site hosting services. Insults and name calling would cost a sliding service charge based on a posted rate chart. Each year we could vote on the funniest insults. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
On Guard for Thee Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 If a post was deleted because it was insulting why would you want to leave it up so people could view it anyway? Wouldn't that tempt the person who was insulted to insult the other person back? Maybe we could just have a free for all forum where people could call each other whatever names they wanted without moderator interference.Especially if that's your stock and trade, generally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argus Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 Especially if that's your stock and trade, generally. Well, you'd know about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hardner Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 If you allow members to view edited or deleted posts, why would you bother to edit or delete them in the first place. This makes no sense to me. If you re-edit a post after a moderator has edited or deleted them then the moderator will act on that. Especially if that's your stock and trade, generally. Well, you'd know about that. Enough tit-for-tat thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Anthony Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 I'm assuming you just mean those posts that you've edited/deleted?Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Anthony Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 Automated Moderation The Report button would demand that the reporter identifies the infraction from a drop-down list. The reporter would be required to identify a recommended intervention. The reporter would type-out a brief explanation in defense of the report. After a post has been reported, the membership would be alerted --- say, with a red light appearing in the corner of the post --- that the post has been reported. The membership would be invited to contribute an opinion. The software would tabulate a recommended intervention with some semblance of democracy. Moderators would have the freedom to follow the automated intervention or to over-ride it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Anthony Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 Text-to-Voice and Voice-to-Text I want to see a plugin that facilitates text-to-voice and voice-to-text conversion in the forum. Folks could surf blind by listening and tabbing through the forums. Folks could read their response into their favorite electronic device and the software would convert their voice to text. The post would have to be reviewed by the poster before submitting. Folks could assign digitized voices to members of the forum by selecting from a bank of cartoony voices or by importing their own. The option to hear the original vocal submission would be available too at the discretion of whoever submitted the post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Anthony Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 Auto-Animation I would like to see an animation plugin that would allow folks to create their own avatars for fellow members. The plugin would take the Text-to-Voice and Voice-to-Text engine as the basis for animating speech and facial expressions of the custom avatars. Lurkers would have the option to watch an animated cartoon of the discussions. Members would have the option to add invisible place-markers in the their posts which would instruct the animation engine to include facial expressions, gestures and actions. Actions would be customizable by members too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GostHacked Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 The Automated moderation might be worth a go .. The other two suggestions are a waste of time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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