Get Rid Of Pointless Thread Banning

Dutch Uncle said:
Not a wish when you prove it with your posts, Rune.

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I've been sober for 39 years liar.
 
PoliTalker said:
The thread banning idea has merit, but it doesn't work around here.

The reason is because if a poster bans others from their thread, then the other may simply create a complete copy-cat thread, stealing everything from the OP, including the title, and just change a character or two.

Then any discussion is diluted between two competing threads.

Rule 3 would prevent that, but it is not enforced.

Rule 3 is a bogus toothless rule. It's not even really a rule at all because it is not enforced. And seriously, what kind of rule begins with "please?" Rules are something that must be enforced or they are a joke. It's not a request. It is laying down the law or it is a joke. Then they become meaningless and set a bad example that the rest of the rules are meaningless.

Here is the waste of a rule, Rule 3:

"3. Please do not flood the board with multiple same-subject Threads. Multiple threads will be merged, when I have the energy... and deleted when I don't.
3B. Threads are to remain consistent with the forum they are posted in (E.G. Current events go in Current Events, and so on)."

Rule 3 has never been enforced in all the years I have been here. Never once have I seen anybody busted for copycat threads.

If Rule 3 is not going to be enforced, then the thread ban is useless.

Be honest. Get rid of rule 3 and get rid of the thread ban. Both are pointless because they are not enforced, and they just make the rest of the rules look like a joke.

3B seems to be a different issue. That one gets enforced sometimes, at the discretion of the mod. It has nothing to do with Rule 3.
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I'm for that. Thread-banning is cowardly.

Earl.
 
PoliTalker said:
The thread banning idea has merit, but it doesn't work around here.

The reason is because if a poster bans others from their thread, then the other may simply create a complete copy-cat thread, stealing everything from the OP, including the title, and just change a character or two.

Then any discussion is diluted between two competing threads.

Rule 3 would prevent that, but it is not enforced.

Rule 3 is a bogus toothless rule. It's not even really a rule at all because it is not enforced. And seriously, what kind of rule begins with "please?" Rules are something that must be enforced or they are a joke. It's not a request. It is laying down the law or it is a joke. Then they become meaningless and set a bad example that the rest of the rules are meaningless.

Here is the waste of a rule, Rule 3:

"3. Please do not flood the board with multiple same-subject Threads. Multiple threads will be merged, when I have the energy... and deleted when I don't.
3B. Threads are to remain consistent with the forum they are posted in (E.G. Current events go in Current Events, and so on)."

Rule 3 has never been enforced in all the years I have been here. Never once have I seen anybody busted for copycat threads.

If Rule 3 is not going to be enforced, then the thread ban is useless.

Be honest. Get rid of rule 3 and get rid of the thread ban. Both are pointless because they are not enforced, and they just make the rest of the rules look like a joke.

3B seems to be a different issue. That one gets enforced sometimes, at the discretion of the mod. It has nothing to do with Rule 3.
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Thread banning is simply the mirror image of ignoring which pollyanna admits to doing in his/her/its signature.

You don't need the input of others to vent, and if you think that the forum is for anything else, you're delusional.
 
evince said:
I was here when the ability to thread ban was created


I protested



One of my protests was I started a thread and then banned myself from the thread as a joke



So it remains all these years later that the Only person I have ever banned from anything was myself


I have never banned anyone else from anything here



I have also NEVER negative repped anyone on any site I was ever on


Including this one


I have been here since it’s inception


I guess I should try negative repping myself as a joke
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Wow, I never thought I'd live to see the day that evince would make a rather good and accurate post about something. Good job! :)
 
evince said:
Btw


I’m the one who came up with the ideas for starting a like thread after being banned from all cons threads for a couple of days long ago


It blew their brains against the wall


I would even copy their posts from their threads and post them in my thread so I could answer them


Worked like a charm
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I'm not buying this, however it DOES work like a charm, doesn't it? ;)
 
PostmodernProphet said:
I wonder why the OP thinks threadbanning is pointless.......the point of threadbanning to reduce the amount of idiotic posts in a thread.....
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No Sir!

Threadbanning is for pompous-assed idiots that want to post lies, Fake News, and conspiracy theories- AND THINK THEY ARE GETTING BY WITH SOMETHING!

The kind of person that threadbans are the same fuckers that write on Bathroom walls!

A forum is a place where people discuss issues- and you have to be able to appreciate and respect an opposing view!

If not, you are just another self-important arrogant asshole loner that has no social or debating skills.
 
Geeko Sportivo said:
No Sir!

Threadbanning is for pompous-assed idiots that want to post lies, Fake News, and conspiracy theories.

The kind of person that threadbans are the same fuckers that write on Bathroom walls!

A forum is a place where people discuss issues- and you have to be able to appreciate and respect an opposing view!

If not, you are just another self-important arrogant asshole loner that has no social or debating skills.
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Agreed.
 
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