[quote:298509c8f3="somethingclever"]...................Honestly, I think you guys (and I say "you" cause I feel I have not earned the right to vote, not being a member for very long and certainly not an active poster) are better off banning as they appear, then deleting their offensive comments afterwards..........................[/quote:298509c8f3]

I am not keen on deleting their offensive comments after banning them - if they have been banned for that reason, then the comments should be left for people to see why they have been banned - although I am in favour of free speech and opposed to censorship, the right to free speech does not mean that the people being attacked have a duty to publish those opinions, hence banning is acceptable in a board environment. However, the other troll trick - the one which finally drove us off the old board - a form of "denial of service" attack by simply taking old posts on a long-dormant thread and posting an empty quote to each one (spending much otherwise useful computer/internet time - sad, sad people) then deleting those posts is simply a tidying up operation.

re: terminating inactive accounts - i'm content to say the idea wasn't suitable and drop the issue. at least for a few years until i've forgotten the main objections and it starts to seem like it might be a decent system again.

re: banning trolls - as and when they reveal themselves should be sufficient, i agree.

re: deleting offensive content - as needed, said 'offensive content' could simply be moved to the dungeon dimensions forum. anyone going looking in there could simply be warned that 'bad things that we dont' like are there, and if you get offended by it, that's why it's in the dungeon dimensions'.

if they still throw a hissy fit about reading something rude, well... that's their problem.

[quote:6aac0b050e="Garner"].................................................. ....
re: deleting offensive content - as needed, said 'offensive content' could simply be moved to the dungeon dimensions forum. anyone going looking in there could simply be warned that 'bad things that we dont' like are there, and if you get offended by it, that's why it's in the dungeon dimensions'.

if they still throw a hissy fit about reading something rude, well... that's their problem.[/quote:6aac0b050e]

Yes, that is an excellent idea - the posts are out of the way, but can still be referred to by people who want to know why members were banned - therefore showing open management rather than "Board Nazis" - but it might need to be augmented by a thread listing banned members, with a link or links to their transferred problem posts - a sort of index.

Edited to extend last sentence.

meh. i honestly don't think an index is necessary. if we don't recall them by the time someone asks, then they were probably just a passing nusiance that showed no signs of getting better (eg, jaunty) or just the old trolls in diguise.

I object to deletion of certain content on principle. If someone has been saying inflammatory things, those things should still be available for others to judge the situation after the fact.

Obviously, however, this does not apply to junk posts such as spam ads.

Ye gads people I thought I was leaving the internecine wars behind me in Africa. It looks like I have to learn the history and tread as carefully in the communities of one of my favourite alternate worlds.

All I can hope is that I haven't naively registered on that other board too. The warning has been taken on board and noted.

inwig

Inwig, you're welcome to register on whatever boards you wish! However, those of use who were members on the old boards agreed to leave them behind. As you were not part of the community then, this self-imposed rule does not apply to you. We hope that our fiery and unpleasant past is going to stay just there - in the past.

[quote:6ee420953f="Buzzfloyd"]However, those of [b:6ee420953f]use [/b:6ee420953f]who were members on the old boards agreed to leave them behind.[/quote:6ee420953f]

Ooooh, Grace made a mistaaaaake !!! **points finger in a schoolgirl fashion**

Or maybe she just thinks that those who didn't agree to anything were useless.

What Chris said, of course!

Treasure it, Katcal, treasure it. A genuine Buzzfloyd error is a rare find. :oops:

[quote:93aa229b5e="Buzzfloyd"]Treasure it, Katcal, treasure it. A genuine Buzzfloyd error is a rare find. :oops:[/quote:93aa229b5e]
Well, obviously, otherwise I wouldn't have pointed it out, would I ?

[quote:3141513532="Buzzfloyd"]Inwig, you're welcome to register on whatever boards you wish! However, those of use who were members on the old boards agreed to leave them behind. As you were not part of the community then, this self-imposed rule does not apply to you. We hope that our fiery and unpleasant past is going to stay just there - in the past.[/quote:3141513532]

There are those of us(e) who was part of the old community that haven't agreed on any rules, too.

Eh, Cap'n, we kinda expect you to follow along with the community rules as apply to ya, if you're gonna be part of the community... but you already know that, and have never been a problem poster so good for you.

*pats Karies on the head*

Besides why would anyone EVER want to go anywhere else but here?! We have so much to offer...like...um....FREE RADIOS IN THE SHAPE OF HISTORICAL LEADERS!