How about rather than deleting trollish posts and major arguments between members that go awry, we make a Troll Pit subforum to move those posts and threads to? Rather than banning someone who’s a repetitive troll, we subjugate that person to remain in the troll pit for a period of time?
I wanted to discuss this with y’all for a while. As I have actually seen a forum put this into practice.
Back story: Before I joined Hip in 2010, I was part of another forum that coincidentally fell apart under the reign of a power-hungry site owner. He later got busted by the Canadian Mounties for trafficking drugs. Some of us members created a new forum where we valued free speech. This forum they built had a subforum called the Shark Tank, which was predominantly unmoderated where anything goes (except any illegal discussions that could get Treefort in trouble). Lots of members would go there to duke it out, troll and pwn other users, and just have a free for all. If a thread got too heated, a moderator would split those posts out of that thread and pit it in the Shark Tank where members could duke it out, while the original thread could remain on topic without the drama and trolling.
What do you guys think of this idea? Any ideas on what we should name this subforum?
(Addition:
One important thing I'd like to point out is that a Piranha Pit would be a place for people who want to have fun. Not strictly a troll and flame-war zone. If you want to start a humor thread that is insensitive or politically incorrect, you can post it in the pit.
Should you enter the pit, proceed at your own risk. Don't go in expecting everyone to be nice to you. It won't be anything like a lame-ass Candy Gal thread.)
I wanted to discuss this with y’all for a while. As I have actually seen a forum put this into practice.
Back story: Before I joined Hip in 2010, I was part of another forum that coincidentally fell apart under the reign of a power-hungry site owner. He later got busted by the Canadian Mounties for trafficking drugs. Some of us members created a new forum where we valued free speech. This forum they built had a subforum called the Shark Tank, which was predominantly unmoderated where anything goes (except any illegal discussions that could get Treefort in trouble). Lots of members would go there to duke it out, troll and pwn other users, and just have a free for all. If a thread got too heated, a moderator would split those posts out of that thread and pit it in the Shark Tank where members could duke it out, while the original thread could remain on topic without the drama and trolling.
What do you guys think of this idea? Any ideas on what we should name this subforum?
(Addition:
One important thing I'd like to point out is that a Piranha Pit would be a place for people who want to have fun. Not strictly a troll and flame-war zone. If you want to start a humor thread that is insensitive or politically incorrect, you can post it in the pit.
Should you enter the pit, proceed at your own risk. Don't go in expecting everyone to be nice to you. It won't be anything like a lame-ass Candy Gal thread.)
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