I propose this idea...

Koki on 24/6/2011 at 20:59

I'm scared. Hold me, dethtoll.

Stitch on 24/6/2011 at 21:10

Quote Posted by Gingerbread Man

There is a huge difference between the kind of noise we want and the kind of noise we don't, and yeah I think we're all on the same page as far as that one goes.

But again, regarding the need for a SERIOUS tag or subforum: is there any thread in which the kind of noise we don't want should be tolerated? Why only denote a certain percentage of specially marked threads as worthy of, well, moderation?

Stitch on 24/6/2011 at 21:12

Also: ban megathreads.

theBlackman on 24/6/2011 at 22:09

Quote Posted by Gingerbread Man

Someone try to remind me that I have said this. My memory is shorter than the distance between wapiti.

During mating season, that's really not far. We know your memory is longer than that.

Azaran on 25/6/2011 at 00:16

I'm for option 1, but instead of banning the offender from Commchat, you could hellban them, like they do in the SA forums, i.e. they can still post but their posts will be invisible to anyone but the moderators. I recall someone mentioning that it could be done in TTLG.

C'mon, it'd be funny :ebil:

Scots Taffer on 25/6/2011 at 00:48

Quote Posted by Scots Taffer

Quote Posted by Stitch

Also: ban megathreads.

Scots Taffer on 25/6/2011 at 00:49

Also Geebs, I'm sure there's some behind the scenes tomfoolery you can pull so that <strike>CCCToad and dethtoll</strike> some posters think they're posting in the same threads as us but in reality they are captured in some invisible horrible posting traits gulag.

Rug Burn Junky on 25/6/2011 at 01:09

The problem isn't "trolling" or even "outright hostility."

The biggest blights on the forum are perfectly civil, yet consistently, steadfastly, stubbornly, humorlessly, eye-rollingly obtuse. key point being: humorlessly. Most posters straddle at least some line of being a) rational and informative (demagogue), b) pleasant to interact with (Dia), or at the very least c) wittily caustic (just about everyone else). But there are a select few who bring nothing to the table: shoot them out on the amphibian sluggs train.

I've just about given up, since any in-depth posts/threads I consider aren't worth it, since I know into exactly what morass they'll be dragged down. It's stopped being worth the effort, and even the zings have lost their fun when they're just shooting over the heads of the same 3-5 people over and over again.

Fafhrd on 25/6/2011 at 02:22

Of the available options I think the troll hunting tag is the best, but if we're talking punishments, may I suggest wiki-fying trolls? i.e. Make it so everybody can edit the trolls posts except the troll.

I saw that done once over on Whitechapel, and it was incredibly effective.

Llama on 25/6/2011 at 04:40

You're whining. Commchat is a no holds bar kind of place. Can't deal with it? leave.