Banning a member

[IndyJay]

The way to deal with people like that is to shadow-ban them -- everyone just blocks them. They can still post but no one sees their posts. The online equivalent of the silent treatment.

There are several that I have put on ignore because of their propensity to post deliberately inflammatory posts, seemingly to get a thread shut down after they have failed to make a plausible argument to support their position on a topic.

I never even see their posts or even know that they post except when others reply to them. When that happens the thread usually goes off the rails and soon gets locked. I don't understand why anyone would stoke the ego of these morons. They live for the attention that they get, like a petulant child for whom "any attention is good attention". Much better to ignore them in hopes they simply go away.

 

[lilranch2001]

Speaking the truth.

My momma taught me to always speak the truth!

 

[garry1p]

If you outright ban someone what's to prevent him from joining back up under a different name and profile?

If you put the person on ignore or bloc him then you don't have to put up with his BS.

I know there are some on here that intentionally hijack threads and continually throw threads off track.

I guess every forum has there a$$ holes.

What to do, what to do???????

 

[IndyJay]

If you outright ban someone what's to prevent him from joining back up under a different name and profile?

If you put the person on ignore or bloc him then you don't have to put up with his BS.

I know there are some on here that intentionally hijack threads and continually throw threads off track.

I guess every forum has there a$$ holes.

What to do, what to do???????

I wish that when you put someone on ignore, that they cannot see, or at least reply to your posts. I have had one particular troll "follow me around" replying to my posts trying to get a rise out of me. Again, I don't even see it unless someone else replies to them. When someone replies, it just becomes worse because now in their sick mind they feel like they have an "audience".

 

[two_bit_score]

I kinda like ole Muhammad, he only deletes a small percentage of my posts, has a pretty good forum, and builds a killer retaining wall.

And most of all, doesn’t look a day older than he did when I first joined 15 years ago

Two out of three isn't bad so I'll agree.

 

[Muhammad]

From my perspective, the idea that we're just one ban away from community bliss might be a little too optimistic.

 

[IndyJay]

From my perspective, the idea that we're just one ban away from community bliss might be a little too optimistic.

One ban is a great start, if it is the right one. You would have to identify who is the worse instigator.

Seems like it wouldn't be too hard to see who is "most ignored" and at least keep them off the Front Porch, which is where the biggest problem seems to be.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Years ago I discovered one member that would copy other peoples posts, cut and paste, and start a duplicate thread. I checked all his threads, and every thread he started was a copy of a previous person's thread. I discovered it when he copied one of mine. Not sure if he got banned or not, I was thinking he did.

 

[lilranch2001]

Two out of three isn't bad so I'll agree.

Inquiring minds want to know, which two?

 

[two_bit_score]

Inquiring minds want to know, which two?

Your pick. Mine could be any two.

 

[lilranch2001]

Well, personally, I think he’s such a handsome young man!
That’s got to be one of them

 

[etpm]

There are a few people I "ignore". I don't like doing so but it is my only recourse. Most of the time I use the ignore option is because of political posts. Especially where the poster tries to disguise a political post. That is dishonest and really bugs me. And I don't care which way the posts lean, left or right. One of the reasons I frequent this site is because of the non-political policy. I certainly have political views, strong ones as a matter of fact. But expressing these views here is not appropriate here and I truly appreciate the non-political policy of this site. Politics can, and do, get in the way of many non-political discussions. Hooray for Muhammad keeping politics out. I don't choose the ignore option lightly, and if I do then the person who I decide to ignore deserves it, in my opinion. So I don't get to read their posts. Tough beans. Life goes on. And my life goes on with less strife.
Eric

 

[two_bit_score]

Well, personally, I think he’s such a handsome young man!
That’s got to be one of them

Here are the 3 you listed I was going by: I kinda like ole Muhammad, he only deletes a small percentage of my posts, has a pretty good forum, and builds a killer retaining wall.

You added a 4th at the end which I either didn't see or ignored.

 

[IndyJay]

There are a few people I "ignore". I don't like doing so but it is my only recourse. Most of the time I use the ignore option is because of political posts. Especially where the poster tries to disguise a political post. That is dishonest and really bugs me. And I don't care which way the posts lean, left or right. One of the reasons I frequent this site is because of the non-political policy. I certainly have political views, strong ones as a matter of fact. But expressing these views here is not appropriate here and I truly appreciate the non-political policy of this site. Politics can, and do, get in the way of many non-political discussions. Hooray for Muhammad keeping politics out. I don't choose the ignore option lightly, and if I do then the person who I decide to ignore deserves it, in my opinion. So I don't get to read their posts. Tough beans. Life goes on. And my life goes on with less strife.
Eric

I appreciate that you ignore posts on topics that you don't like rather than complain and try to get the thread closed. That is the perfect solution. You don't have to see posts from people who you disagree with but everyone gets to voice their opinion freely.

With the ignore button,
"You have a right to speak, but not necessarily to be heard"

 

[lilranch2001]

Here are the 3 you listed I was going by: I kinda like ole Muhammad, he only deletes a small percentage of my posts, has a pretty good forum, and builds a killer retaining wall.

You added a 4th at the end which I either didn't see or ignored.

I didn’t add it, it was there from the get go, but you was prolly so taken with the first part of my post you dint get to see it

 

[two_bit_score]

I didn’t add it, it was there from the get go, but you was prolly so taken with the first part of my post you dint get to see it

Maybe I just ignored it because it didn't fit my narrative.

 

[lilranch2001]

Maybe I just ignored it because it didn't fit my narrative.

I tend to do that as well!

 

[two_bit_score]

I tend to do that as well!

It's nice to have options.

 

[lilranch2001]

From my perspective, the idea that we're just one ban away from community bliss might be a little too optimistic.

Some days I bet Muhammad feels that he could wear his fingers and mouse out banning people…..

 

[sea2summit]

From my perspective, the idea that we're just one ban away from community bliss might be a little too optimistic.

I’ll never have a perfect marriage, but I can do things to make it better.