early troll response?

[stubydub]

i thought that the flagging system would work it would also make the moderators job easier just a suggestion

[ar0c6]

Uh.. Need some specifics about what you are suggesting.

[Sadao]

As it stands now the best way for us to find and get trolls is when you guys see them and then report the suspicious post.

[stubydub]

well its kind of like what youtube has whenever we see something we hit flag and you are alerted like i said just a suggestion

[ar0c6]

Ah, well that's what the report post function is for. Its the same thing

Just takes a couple extra clicks =P

[stubydub]

okay :P it was just a suggestion

[Eternal Enigma]

I believe the current way of policing the system works the best. It’s sort of like a neighborhood watch in an online community. The obvious trolling often gets immediate attention anyways. There was “trolling” in a thread I was posting in recently… I didn’t even have the chance to report it because one minute after it began all trolling posts were removed and the thread continued on as if nothing ever happened. I’ve been here for nearly a year and I’m still surprised at the quick response time. A flagging system sounds like a great idea, but it would eventually lead to problems because of overuse. I’ve had my comments on YouTube hidden or removed because enough people disagreed with something I said. I didn’t say anything off color or anything it was just removed because people disagreed with what I said. If that were to happen here it would create a new battle between the real trolls and those who would abuse the flagging system. The trolls themselves could come in and flag posts by regular members and cause further disruption by ultimately rendering the flagging system useless.

The current system is fantastic and the few extra clicks that it would take to flag something that’s obvious trolling is no bother at all.

[stubydub]

^^ okay again it was just an idea nothing big :P

[James of terra]

Excuse me, but what is the exzct definition of a troll or trolling, new to that term, forgive me for not knowing....thanks

[xcrunner08]

Excuse me, but what is the exzct definition of a troll or trolling, new to that term, forgive me for not knowing....thanks

Troll:
One who posts a deliberately provocative message to a newsgroup or message board with the intention of causing maximum disruption

Ex: Avatar sucks

Pretty standard but you get the picture