Our forum now implements an user warning system.

It's point-based.

The warning range is 0-100%

10-30% = Result: User will be added to moderator watch list.

35-55% = Result: All user's posts will be moderated.

60 - 100% = Result: User will not be able to post. (user is Muted)

Warned user gets 10% decremented per day after receiving the warn. This means the warning level slowly fades out of the account, gradually.

All moderators can issue warns right now.

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The discussion is open regarding the possibility for any regular user to be able to issue warns (i.e. max. 10 points) in order to bring people to mods attention; as well as -in case there is public outrage- for the community to mute an offending user on their own.

Feel free to post your views on this.

Regards.

My personal view is that it's a ridiculous idea!

However it is a shame that people just can't get on with one another or at least try and avoid confrontation with people who they don't get along with.

We are all adults here and I really don't see the need for this idea.


cheers

The reason being reports from the topic:

http://betselection.cc/general-discussion/trigger-this/

--That topic really "triggered this" (warnings).

Unfortunately, as long as people don't follow your finely expressed common-sense guidelines, measures must be taken. We really want to foster a clean environment for all members involved in the discussion.

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Quote from: Bally6354 on February 06, 2013, 12:01:11 AM
However it's also a shame that people just can't get on with one another or just ignore anyone they don't like.

We are all adults.

I too would prefer people not to recur to personal insults in the first place.

Also, the idea of having every user as a proactive watcher is appealing from an administrative point of view.

Remember the mods are the only ones who can issues warns right now.

I consider myself warned!   

Quote from: TwoCatSam on February 06, 2013, 01:34:03 AM
I consider myself warned!   

...We're trying to find some middle ground in here.

Inaction = The offenses will repeat, in a worse note each time. It ends in a Full-blown Boiler.

Plain ol' banning = (This is how several other forums deal with these issues) I see it as the sledgehammer approach. The offense is granted not to repeat, simply because the user is "killed out".

By taking a middle-ground stand here with warns we're trying to educate our users, without losing the faith in them.

The offending user sees a direct consequence of his actions, and has a certain time out to re-think.

I do believe we're mature enough to exercise self-restrain when addressing another fellow poster. These warns support the notion of us having confidence on it being a "slip" in the posters' self-control, but still considering the person good enough to mend his path after the brief time given to re-consider.

Guys; our rules are conscious and balanced, like they say:

QuoteIf you use your common sense you'll notice by reading around we are trying to maintain a top-notch space for bet selection discussion

Nobody gets a warn for sticking to common sense rules, and -paraphrasing what you mentioned Sam- considering saying the same to an ol' harmless granny as well as to a big bad keeper/security hunky guy.

When we happen to think about our reaction should the very message we send being addressed to us, then I'm certain we will all live in peace and bearing with each other just fine, since we will treat others as we'd like being treated ourselves.

Quote from: Bally6354 on February 06, 2013, 12:01:11 AM
My personal view is that it's a ridiculous idea!

My personal view from a moderator's perspective is that it is long overdue!


However it is a shame that people just can't get on with one another or at least try and avoid confrontation with people who they don't get along with.

Yes, it is a shame.  The reality is certain members persistently do exactly that.


We are all adults here and I really don't see the need for this idea.

Fortunately, Bally, most here do indeed behave as adults.

But for the few that act like maladjusted adolescents, and taint the forum with their often acidic or outright nasty posts, this new system is exactly what's needed.



cheers

It is a nice step to keep the forum as "league of extraordinary gentlemen and ladies".

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Nice way to run things.

Cheers

Good self-control is for me greatest skill any human can develop for himself. I am still young and trying to improve more and more each day.

The problem with any democratic system anywhere is that fools voice and voice of the smartest, most educated man are taken as same value when those voices are raised.

One just must to deal with it.

Here from now on, apparently Victor tryes to solve this problem.Nice 

Regards

Drazen

"Playing" in the real world should be totally different to "Playing" in the school play-ground.

Some "adults" have never left it behind.

Just a thought......

What happens with a 100% warned (muted) user?

He'll be muted for 4 days.

His posts will be moderated for 3 days.

He'll be in the mods' watch list for 3 days (i.e. all his posts will be monitored, but they will pass).

In total, it's a process lasting 10 days.

So, Vic, for what does a body do to get warned?  Oh, sure, calling someone a really bad name or questioning their religion or country or some such.

What about these Jag Offs who boast and blow and rant and rave about all the stuff they can do--when no one's watching!--and the fail to show any kind of proof?

I'm so sick of this BS, I could puke.  If this were a guitar forum, they'd tell you they can play like Leo Kottke (Vaseline Machine Gun), but if you asked them for a demo, they'd tell you their camera was broken.

What about it, Vic?   A put up or shut up policy.  Even those who put up and and fail are good guys in my opinion. 

This old horse patty about ........Well, it's just too complicated for the common man...........

Well if it's that difficult, why talk about it?

I developed a little system that has made 70 Eruo in fun money in the past three hours.  A video is forthcoming and one was posted showing just how it's done.  Will it stand the test of time?  Who knows? 

I hear the snickers.......fun money...

Well, if it earns 1,000 euro and my buddy will fund the account again, my wife and I are willing to go to the mat with it.  And, yes, win or lose, I will report.

I'm a little torqued!!

But I was nice!   

TwoCatSam
(A two-cat man!)