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Posted by: Mabian
So perhaps rather than getting mad about these people, maybe we should tell them what is acceptable and unacceptable, or leave them be and hope they figure it out on their own without getting blacklisted.
Exactly.
You're correct in that it is a learning process. But these days, people who want to contribute are really jumping the gun.
As Bob pointed out, people who say "Locked in 3....2....1" are just unbearable. I don't even know if that's Forum Copping, because it isn't supposed to be (though people claim it is) but whatever it is, it needs to stop.
Also, members who say "This thread is getting locked" need to stop doing that. Really. Because then the replies are always something like "STFU Forum Cop" and whatnot. Actually, this happened as recently as yesterday. A member in The Flood thought a thread wasn't appropiate, and started saying "This is getting locked" and added more fuel to fire with statements like "Why isn't this locked and blacklisted?"
Stuff like that is what give "Forum Cops" a bad name. That's why I break it up into "Mod Wannabe," "Forum Cop" and "Helpful Members."
Helpful Members are what Forum Cops are supposed to be. Or at least, they were. There are still some members out there who will do it right, but sometimes too often. I used to do it a lot until I realized it's much easier (and preferred) to just report it.
Now, coming in and saying "Easy on the Quote Pyramid" can be skewed. You need to be delicate and let them know what's wrong. Don't say "You're making a quote pyramid, you're getting banned." Because even if it's true, members should never ever tell another member that he's getting banned, because it's not in his place to. Especially when it's not even a bannable offense (just one that requires a thread lock.)
We know people want to help. They just need to learn how to do it right.