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Posted by: SonicJohn
Sure the report button can stay, auto-hide the post (like it does now) and then a moderator can judge if the post should be removed/user banned. But if I'm honest I've been on Bungie.net since 2004, I think I've clicked maybe maximum 10 shocksites in my time. I don't think it's a problem, maybe common sense? Maybe checking the thread first before clicking is something that should be done more. I personally don't see them as a problem, my proposal wouldn't stop them shocksite postings, nothing can. That's what the mods are there to deal with, with our help ofcourse. But being able to hide a user who has posted a shock link, would stop them from appearing again in another thread before the mods have banned him. And what tends to happen is if a user is being ignored, they will get bored and move somewhere else, or maybe start posting good content to get the right attention.
Posted by: spartain ken 15
You mean like hiding people's posts and censoring people?
I am 100% against that, it is kind of wrong. Sure it is good against the shock site trolls but when you hide other people, you hide their threads, their posts, etc.
It can make the forums very, isolated.
Like lets say many people censor my posts, no one responds to my thread, or to the point I can;t contribute to a discussion.
I won't want to come back and I would hate these forums.
And, I know come users *COUGH, would do that in spite.
Then the system clearly works as an effective tool against spammers. If no one sees your posts, no one responds. This will make you not want to use the site. Which will mean "Do Not Feed The Trolls" will be working.
In the past I would get banned for being an idiot. Now I only see myself getting banned because of other people being idiots, and I react.
I'm not going to beat around the bush here. I don't like spartain ken's contributions to the site. But we'll use him a for example. If I could hide him from my Bungie.net experience, I would have a more enjoyable time browsing the forums. Also I wouldn't get banned for reacting to his threads in a negative manner. This would lead to him having a more enjoyable time as well as other users who do not want to see me being rude to ken, yet want to see my posts on topics.
[Edited on 12.11.2011 8:04 AM PST]