Walking on Eggshells, a non-political thread

[poddster]

The reason of this thread is to get some rationality into the operation of this forum and the people using it.

In the past there was diversity, vibrancy,  useful information exchange, fun and a place for debate on many and varied issues on all levels. That was the past.

It now has undergone metamorphosis and turned into a pit of egg shells that people have to try to pick their way through.

You might think that egg shells are not so bad but on closer examination you find that there may be a viper under the one that you have inadvertently stepped on and cracked and now the viper is loose and running rampant striking at random at anything that moves.

Under other egg shells there are landmines that explode and spread acid to disfigure everyone in range.

Under other egg shells lurks the “Report  Abuse” button.  A very useful  mechanism safeguard  contributors of content in the forum when used in the manner intended.

Unfortunately  this innocent and useful mechanism is the most insidious and destructive weapon of mass destruction when in the hands of someone intent on malice.

Due to its structure and operation it attributes anonymity to the user, and rightly so, when used as intended.

When this mechanism is misused it still attributes anonymity allowing the misuser to strike again and again without detection.

Anonymity now becomes an insidious weapon.  Anonymity is used  by a person, let’s call that person “C”  against person  “A” and “B”

“A” and “B” disagree on a point in a discussion or debate, “C” seeing the opportunity to  cause havoc reports both  “A” and “B” and they get warned “A” now thinks that “B” was the reporter and blames “B” and visa-versa neither are aware that it was  that it was an unrelated third person so the issue escalates.

Under other egg shells hide the multiple choice report options which make the task of the moderators task too easy and leads to laxity.

Discussion please, but do it within board guidelines please so that we do not look like unruly rabble

Pod

[viewmont1071]

 {A(B-C)(CxA+B)C+B} + {B+C-A(CxB)-B} = 7 :8}   eggshells 😐 ...I asked she ele

[joz*garage]

No confusion here, I have accepted the fact that everybody reports me.

[poddster]

Why accept it Joz?

Perhaps acceptance just adds to the problem.

I don't accept uinfair and macicious reporting and never will, neither should anyone in my opinion.

[joz*garage]

With the recontsruction of moderation due out soon there might be an improvement in that area.

...besides, ive given up getting PO'ed over removed posts ages ago anyway.

[poddster]

I had the reconstruction of the forum in mind Joz, good time to get some input into how to improve it 😉

[just_me_karen]

The first improvement should obviously be removing multiple naru posters who use multiple IDs to troll, IMO.

[joz*garage]

liveworld no longer in charge has got to be an improvement for a start lol

i really dont give a damn pods, being able to use ebays selling facilities has become more important to me then anything else around here.

a bit of lighthearted fun on the boards, keep your nose clean, shouldnt be a problem even under current moderation.

there is no perfect forum

[lightningdance]

I saw the disgraceful actions from one side & the great divide they caused this week. It was a planned manoeuvre.

I don't neccesarily agree with the third person reporting A & B, it's much more blatant than that.  They do it & boast about it in an obscure way or PM each other to do it.

It was pretty scary how the pustch organised themselves to such an extent that they brought the whole idea of the forums down to a level I never want to see on here again.

I don't know what can be done about this type of behaviour, it's a mindset, not condusive to even posting on here.

If you don't want to read another posters thread then why do they go on, don't go on, don't read what you can't stand reading, go somewhere else, don't organize an attack to take it down.

The blame for this type of behaviour can be sheeted home to a few,  their actions this week brought bullying onto these boards en masse.

This is my opinion & I hope I'm entitled to it, we'll see.

By the way, good post Poddster 🙂

[catsnknots]

I use to walk on eggshells but my two main trolls have now been removed and I post freely once again... 

I do however have one person going through my post and randomly reporting for the most obscure reasons.... funny that I had not seen them for a week or two and I have not had a post reported since.... lets wait and see what happens now they are back...