- Specter Wolf
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- Senior Legendary Member
I spend too much time here.. too much time indeed.
I tweet?
While it's not a problem, it has become sort of a concern to me. The lack of moderation that is. Even as I make my own posts this morning I realize that there can be a rather increase lack of moderation around here.
For example when I posted maybe one thread every week, things seemed fine. Maybe it's because I wasn't around enough to see it. But as my activity increased I began to see it a little more each time. Moderation seemed to be on the decline.
Well just a bit ago an idea popped into my head, one that would increase moderation on the site.
This is directed at those who have Posts Per Day (PPD from here on out) up in the 75 to 100+ PPD range, those who lack the notion of moderation. This who often make little more than quick quips about a topic before moving on to do the same in another thread. Or those who add absolutely no discussion value to anything when they post and it seems that their sole purpose is to just... well post.
But not to harp on just them, this would also deter spammers as well and actually utilizes the very tool already in place to stop spamming. Of course I speak of that little 30 second timer. Some of have run into it before and others not at all, but we're all aware of its existence, sitting there, waiting to catch someone.
Well what I suggest is to turn it into a reactive tool into a more proactive once using a sort of tier system based on your PPD. The higher up in the tier you are, the longer the amount of time between becomes for you. Now before anyone freaks out, I haven't decided on just how many posts it would take because it would kick it up a tier, but I do figure adding an addition 15 seconds to the ticker would be a good round number.
So example would be:
Normal - 30sec
Tier 1 - 45sec
Teir 2 - 1min
Personally I think one minute between posting would be enough of a deterrent for "casual" spammers, but not enough to break the balls of forum members who just like to post a lot, sort of a reminder that all things are better in moderation.
Now you may be wondering, it it's based on PPD wouldn't that mean until your PPD average goes down you'd be on this restriction? And to that I say "no". It would just be based on a 24 hour period starting at midnight PST (Bungie's time) and ending at 11:59pm PST. After that you get a fresh start with that looming reminder that the filter is still there... watching you. Always watching.
Perhaps no one will read this and will immediately tell me how awesome the moderation staff is, perhaps I'm the only one that shares this view point and I'll just be um... "made the fool", maybe I'm insane and wish for a super police state sort of forums where all you're rights really are stripped from you and shadow moderators really do roam the forums. But in the end the best I can ask for is a decent discussion.