IMPORTANT WARNING! The future of this board.

lostinrates

ess0two wrote: »

You must access the web via a provider,virgin,tiscali,bt,orange the list is endless.

It depends where I am. thats why I use hotmail.:

never theless, its a good idea and worthy of consideration, IMO.

StevieJ

lostinrates wrote: »

It depends where I am. thats why I use hotmail.:

never theless, its a good idea and worthy of consideration, IMO.

But the set up is a one off you don't use your email after that

lostinrates

StevieJ wrote: »

But the set up is a one off you don't use your email after that

It wouldn't worry me.

I have nothing other than hotmail set up, have no windows or the like on this machine. Wouldn't know how to do it. Wouldn't cry if it happened! There are not that many as technophobic as I so I don't think it would majorly impact on the site: might stop any who use internet via libraries though, with no access to their own network Arguably the very lowest incomes, who need the site most. (the ''real'' parts of it)

Thrugelmir

Their are a majority of posters to this discussion board that do contribute to a lively informed debate. I for one would miss it. As I certainly have learnt a lot.

We should be able to accept different views and opinions without the debate degenerating.

We should do more to regulate ourselves more by not rising to the bait. Not responding to posts and automatically putting posters on ignore.

Does anybody else think that this could work?

lostinrates

Thrugelmir wrote: »

We should do more to regulate ourselves more by not rising to the bait. Not responding to posts and automatically putting posters on ignore.

Does anybody else think that this could work?

Yes although I cringe every tie I see someone write: ''I'm putting x on ignore''. Its a reat function, I resisted it for ages but now love it, but shouting about it is counter productive

MSE_Martin

One thing I would say to the moderate majority...

Please don't respond. If you see an abusive comment. Rather than reacting - simply report it and leave it. While I know that's difficult, if people did that, and carried on with normal discussion we would actually have a much more smoothly running board.

Martin

chucky

MSE_Martin wrote: »

One thing I would say to the moderate majority...

Please don't respond. If you see an abusive comment. Rather than reacting - simply report it and leave it. While I know that's difficult, if people did that, and carried on with normal discussion we would actually have a much more smoothly running board.

Martin

very easy to say but even if you do report nothing is done - there are posters with 5 or 6 user id's that have been reported on a number of occasions by a number of users but nothing has been done.

i'll leave it to you to make your judgement it's your board.

ad9898_3

MSE_Martin wrote: »

One thing I would say to the moderate majority...

Please don't respond. If you see an abusive comment. Rather than reacting - simply report it and leave it. While I know that's difficult, if people did that, and carried on with normal discussion we would actually have a much more smoothly running board.

Martin

Martin, don't know if it's already been asked but can multiple usernames be stopped, it seems other forums I use are able to log IP's and ban people, either temporarily or permanently.

bluey890

MSE Martin,

One solution would be to empower the board to perform more in house censorship.
Could you not give some of the more reasonable posters board guide status / powers?
Regular frequenters do not have the power at present, and rely on just the one regular BG misskool.
Nipping any unwelcome debate in the bud early would help prevent deterioration in the threads.

Many hands make light work.

ad9898_3

bluey890 wrote: »

Could you not give some of the more reasonable posters board guide status / powers?

I'd love some power, I'd be in my element censoring all the bulls comments. Imagine being able to delete all the positive news..... fantastic.:D