A trolling question for LuckyLu...................

[philipkntz]

OK,

I have put the following request for the IT, my colleague who it the Top Master in the forums area told me this this should be achievable, (considering his current workload), within, let's say a week?

The aim: to limit the trolling on the website and the 10 posts rush by the newly registered users only.
The proposal: To set up a formula on the forums, that if your number of post < 11 (0 to 10) the first 10 posts need to be approved before publishing by a moderator.
But once somebody has posted 10 times, becomes a Registered User and can posts freely, which means that post 11 and + will appear with no delays.

TA DA!

While you have a sympathetic ear of your IT colleague, I think that formula could be reworked to lessen the workload of wading through everybodys first posts.
What if the formula is written that posts from a new user need to be approved if reported.
I also think its possible to make use of the reputation points system. Its very easy for a few of us to put a new user into negative rep, if a formula was written to limit the posts of a user with negative rep I think we can solve this problem.

[LuckyLu]

While you have a sympathetic ear of your IT colleague, I think that formula could be reworked to lessen the workload of wading through everybodys first posts.
What if the formula is written that posts from a new user need to be approved if reported.
I also think its possible to make use of the reputation points system. Its very easy for a few of us to put a new user into negative rep, if a formula was written to limit the posts of a user with negative rep I think we can solve this problem.

but in order to report it you would have to see it published firsts...

[ClarkKent]

Or a simple restriction.

New users can post 5 responses per day for first 30 days.
New users can post 1 original thread per week for first 30 days.
New users cannot post for 5 days after joining.

The numbers/days can change but this adds no extra workload for mods.

[LuckyLu]

That makes no sense whatsoever. omg
That won't work but at least you are being forced to do something, that's kinda cool

welcome back OutKast,
long time no see
Please feel free to share your ideas on what would make sense and could help everybody,
xxx

Or a simple restriction.

New users can post 5 responses per day for first 30 days.
New users can post 1 original thread per week for first 30 days.
New users cannot post for 5 days after joining.

The numbers/days can change but this adds no extra workload for mods.

thank you for your input.
good thinking. we will come up with something along those lines

[Danny2011]

Or a simple restriction.

New users can post 5 responses per day for first 30 days.
New users can post 1 original thread per week for first 30 days.
New users cannot post for 5 days after joining.

The numbers/days can change but this adds no extra workload for mods.

Those restrictions 30 days are terrible and will kill the forum. Problem with restricting posts is only casual trolls are stopped, the scum who are also potential troublemakers in real life if they want to caise problem on the forum will wait out the restriction period.

[Danny2011]

I also think its possible to make use of the reputation points system. Its very easy for a few of us to put a new user into negative rep, if a formula was written to limit the posts of a user with negative rep I think we can solve this problem.

I think this is an excellent idea, auto delete and temporary ban, (until a mod is online) new users if one of their posts is reported by 5 established members.

[xagerate]

So your solution is to hire more people to monitor messages. Everything comes down to cost.

I never said to hire any extra people (Just work the existing mods to the bone with no extra pay like is done in SportsDirect / Amazon)

While it is great to see Lu back & as you say she does follow things up it has been Doc that has banned the vast majority of these trolls recently so I think that he deserves a special mention.

I see Doc more as the emergency response unit
The problem needs to be stopped before he feels its time to put bullets in his gun

OK,

I have put the following request for the IT, my colleague who it the Top Master in the forums area told me this this should be achievable, (considering his current workload), within, let's say a week?

The aim: to limit the trolling on the website and the 10 posts rush by the newly registered users only.
The proposal: To set up a formula on the forums, that if your number of post < 11 (0 to 10) the first 10 posts need to be approved before publishing by a moderator.
But once somebody has posted 10 times, becomes a Registered User and can posts freely, which means that post 11 and + will appear with no delays.

TA DA!

Many thanks
(Sure lets see how it goes eh............................at least if its tried and doesn't work ,no one can say the problem was ignored )

[xagerate]

OK,

I have put the following request for the IT, my colleague who it the Top Master in the forums area told me this this should be achievable, (considering his current workload), within, let's say a week?

The aim: to limit the trolling on the website and the 10 posts rush by the newly registered users only.
The proposal: To set up a formula on the forums, that if your number of post < 11 (0 to 10) the first 10 posts need to be approved before publishing by a moderator.
But once somebody has posted 10 times, becomes a Registered User and can posts freely, which means that post 11 and + will appear with no delays.

TA DA!

Forgot to say..................I assume 10 posts in different threads that say "Hi, Im new here...hope everyone is ok" will not be considered worthy of publishing

[Ballsup]

welcome back OutKast,
long time no see
Please feel free to share your ideas on what would make sense and could help everybody,
xxx




thank you for your input.
good thinking. we will come up with something along those lines

how is it? it only will target genuine decent newbies as most that sign up are genuine people anyway and we were all newbies at some stage, it will only limit their input to the forums and put them off, the forums at present are very stale with only a handful of members bringing some useful info and light entertainment to the table, it may sound like a great idea to those members already established but again they are only thinking of themselves here not others who would like to join and contribute as definitely this forum needs new blood and by bringing in such measures will only diminish the supply.

[TonyB]

Those restrictions 30 days are terrible and will kill the forum. Problem with restricting posts is only casual trolls are stopped, the scum who are also potential troublemakers in real life if they want to caise problem on the forum will wait out the restriction period.

Yes exactly, trolls already have in many cases multiple accounts.
Number of posts or waiting period will only mean they'll operate an account in a reasonable fashion before using it when the opportunity arises to have their fun.

And anyway the odd time these trolls will write something that the rest of us wouldn't have to balls to write.
So I say leave it as it is, and ban them if need be.