Mods shutting down threads for threadcrapping

[Lanefan]

One could argue that encouraging echo chambers ultimately ends up as skin off everyone's nose, but whatever - your site, your rules.

 

[payn]

One could argue that encouraging echo chambers ultimately ends up as skin off everyone's nose, but whatever - your site, your rules.

Actually, sometimes you can keep the echo chamber out by using a + thread. Those are the best uses IMO.

 

[darjr]

Question, the hadozee entry in DnDBeyond has gotten an update. Is it appropriate to suggest an update to the thread for news updates like this?

 

[CleverNickName]

I'm not a moderator, so please correct me if I'm wrong.

I think the best thing we can do to help the moderators do their thing, and thus keep important threads from being closed by trolls, is for everyone to stop feeding the trolls. When a troll shows up and attempts to crap out a thread, don't engage--just report the post, and wait for the moderator to intervene before you respond (if you still feel the need to respond). Trolls depend on this rapid-fire, back-and-forth arguing to generate pages and pages of rhetoric and overwhelm the moderators. They literally hide behind the noise they make.

I think that by not engaging directly with the trolls, we would eliminate the pages and pages of cross-talk that keeps clogging up the discussion, which would give the moderators more elbow room to do their job. And that, in turn, would help keep more of these important threads open for discussion.

 

[The Myopic Sniper]

Question, the hadozee entry in DnDBeyond has gotten an update. Is it appropriate to suggest an update to the thread for news updates like this?

It is pretty big news that WOTC changed the lore and artwork on D&D Beyond due to the criticisms. Maybe one of the mods can make a selective edit on the original post or give it its own thread as a news item.

 

[Malmuria]

And here I was told that internet criticism didn't matter and we just needed to vote with our dollars

 

[billd91]

So… we have to keep discussion to the mechanical errata even though the news is kinda big right now?!? Are you naughty word KIDDING ME?

 

[Riley]

I think the best thing we can do to help the moderators do their thing, and thus keep important threads from being closed by trolls, is for everyone to stop feeding the trolls. When a troll shows up and attempts to crap out a thread, don't engage--just report the post, and wait for the moderator to intervene before you respond (if you still feel the need to respond).

I highly recommend the “ignore” function.

It’s amazing how often the apparent trolls are people I’ve already ignored. (I selected the option that allows me to see replies to those I’ve ignored, but I’d have to click a link to see the original post. (I found the ignore option that makes the Ignored disappear completely to be too confusing. It made it look like otherwise-reasonable-seeming posters were getting outraged at nothing, or maybe even at each other.)

 

[SakanaSensei]

I highly recommend the “ignore” function.

It’s amazing how often the apparent trolls are people I’ve already ignored. (I selected the option that allows me to see replies to those I’ve ignored, but I’d have to click a link to see the original post. (I found the ignore option that makes the Ignored disappear completely to be too confusing. It made it look like otherwise-reasonable-seeming posters were getting outraged at nothing, or maybe even at each other.)

I think it took me a good 5-6 names to sort out almost all bad-faith arguments and chronic downers.

 

[CleverNickName]

And here I was told that internet criticism didn't matter and we just needed to vote with our dollars