The threadban thread

[The Anonymous]

I've never been on a board that allowed the Thread Starter to ban people from the threads. That's typically been a moderator function. I suggest the board get rid of that. What's the point of creating a thread when you're going to ban people from discussing the topic?

Some people are idiots. I consider the feature a test of character. Those that use it need more good character.

In fact, often the best way to prove a person is stupid is to let them prove it to everyone else not just claim they are stupid, a troll or anything else.

It's one thing to thread ban habitual trolls.

I ban people.

Then I’m a coward and proud of it. I will ignore them and ban them.

Guess which Legion Troll gets banned from my threads from now on!

I often have a thread ban list when I start a thread.

It's a good way to cut down on trolls who only show up to start flame wars or derail the topic.

If you're trying to have a serious discussion, whether it's off-topic or about politics, there are some who just cannot act like adults and should be excluded.

I thread-ban the known trolls and the more virulent racists like TDAK, TOP, CFM, Legion, USF, H. Moron, etc. They exist only to hijack a discussion and turn it into a new segment of their ongoing vendettas with normal ppl.

I don't allow racists, or haters in.

Does not seem cowardly to me. Like other mature adults who respect social etiquette, it just makes sense to exclude known racists, belligerent bigots, girlish gossipers, and libelers from civilized conversation.

I only ban obvious trolls and posters who blatantly engage in overt racism, misogyny, bigotry, libel, and slander. Those are not forms of "free speech" and they are not even remotely close to conventional political speech. The only reason anyone could make it onto my thread ban list is if they are either a troll, or they are a terrible human being.

There are a handful of posters here who are such good-for-nothing trolls they don't deserve to be allowed to post in my threads. Or anyone else's either. Ergo, I ban only them from every thread I start.

I thread banned his ass so he couldn't shit the place up with his stinking shit.

JPP = filthy right wing toilet. Primarily because the JPP admin allows multiple accounts or "sock puppets", as well as unlimited thread banning by OP's. Congratulations. And before you Trumptard puke bags start flapping your chancre infected lips about the hypocrisy of me talking about thread banning in a thread where I banned every one of you I could think of, all I can say is.... enjoy the taste of your own medicine, shit bags.

It is every poster's option to ban as many others as he/she decides. It is an exaggeration to say that anyone here is 'banning everyone.'

Banning all the idiots is the best first line of defense.

I've never put anybody on ' Ignore ' but my reserve thread ban serves useful purposes. Once you've been a member for some considerable time here you can anticipate the reaction of the forum trolls to any given topic. Sometimes you might want to investigate a topic with other reasonable members and so you post your ban to eliminate the dross from your thread

I don’t think I’ve ever thread banned or ignored anyone on JPP though obviously due to the Mods permitting trolling in APP you would have to thread ban to have an intelligent conversation.

The trolls often derail the thread. I think banning trolls is fine.

If you want to have an off topic discussion here you normally have to ban a few out necessity.

There are trolls who trash threads. This is a way to enable rational discourse.

I will not ban anyone from my threads. I myself don't see the point of creating a thread about a subject and them banning people.