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| tggzzz:
--- Quote from: Halcyon on December 27, 2023, 04:01:56 am ---Do nothing until it crosses the line of being troublesome. Who hasn't been wrong at some point in their lives? --- End quote --- Me; I'm perfect. <pause> Oh. Ah. Gulp. :) Moee.seriously, spot on. |
| JohanH:
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| tggzzz:
--- Quote from: bill_c on December 27, 2023, 05:00:05 am ---The ignore list should be all that is needed. If I just don't like someone for some reason (and some are rather silly), then I ignore them. There are many other smart and helpful people here with posts that I would rather read. If someone doesn't like me for whatever reason and decides to ignore me, that is fine too. People can disagree, post wrong info, post right info, and usually its easy for me to see right from wrong. I think this forum is good as is. ...or maybe add a popcorn emote when you know this is gonna be a long dramatic thread :-DD --- End quote --- Usenet had more problems, and some usefully improved versions of block lists were developed. One in particular was "ignore poster X and replies to poster X". That allowed people to continue to read a thread while ignoring irritating sub-threads. There are a couple, and only a couple, of Xs that I would apply that on the forum. One infamous example on usenet was SkybuckFlying, and mercifully I've forgotten others. That facility can't be available on any web-forum. Oh well, nothing's perfect. |
| Andy Chee:
--- Quote from: tggzzz on December 27, 2023, 08:26:13 am ---Analogies are usually dangerous, since people discuss the analogy rather than the issue. --- End quote --- Wood for the trees ;) |
| EEVblog:
--- Quote from: tggzzz on December 27, 2023, 08:39:51 am ---Usenet had more problems, and some usefully improved versions of block lists were developed. One in particular was "ignore poster X and replies to poster X". That allowed people to continue to read a thread while ignoring irritating sub-threads. There are a couple, and only a couple, of Xs that I would apply that on the forum. One infamous example on usenet was SkybuckFlying, and mercifully I've forgotten others. --- End quote --- The usenet aus.electronics and other groups were ruined by two regular trolls, Phil Allison and Rod Speed. Rod Speed was so famous for his bot-like responses that someone wrote a Rod Speed chat bot that was pretty accurate. Apart from those two, I was the top poster on Aus.Electronics. Usenet also died when Google Groups took it over and anyone who used it was branded a "Google Grouper" and many people refused to respond to posts that originated from Google Groups. I started the Aus Electronics Yahoo group and that was rather popular for a few years as people left Usenet to avoid the resident trolls. |
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