As with any forum and community, there are times when there is a groundswell of members who adversely affect the spirit of the community, while staying within the confines of our sometimes ill-defined forum policies. That one is on me. This often puts our moderators in a very unenviable position of continuously addressing these individuals that border on trolling. Now they could be a new member or a regular contributor. Irregardless, they drag down the community and their actions take an unfair toll on our moderators who are kind enough to donate their time to make sure this forum runs in a way where people want to keep coming back.
The system is broken and today I know that in way that really brings me down.
I intend to do everything I can to fix this. Starting today, I've implemented a down-vote system whereby the community will help in the moderation of the community. It's your community. You have control. If you don't like the tone or direction of a thread, you now have the power to do something about it. If enough members agree with you, threads will auto-lock.
At the top right of every thread, you can select 'Downvote'. If 10 people downvote a thread within a 24 hour period, it will be locked.
Note: Moderators also have access to down voting. They count as one vote, just like everyone else.
This is a very powerful tool. If used the correct way, it should improve our community.
The system is broken and today I know that in way that really brings me down.
I intend to do everything I can to fix this. Starting today, I've implemented a down-vote system whereby the community will help in the moderation of the community. It's your community. You have control. If you don't like the tone or direction of a thread, you now have the power to do something about it. If enough members agree with you, threads will auto-lock.
At the top right of every thread, you can select 'Downvote'. If 10 people downvote a thread within a 24 hour period, it will be locked.
Note: Moderators also have access to down voting. They count as one vote, just like everyone else.
This is a very powerful tool. If used the correct way, it should improve our community.