The idea of naming and shaming

[Ginnel]

I'm not sure if this belongs in the meta forum, I've posted it here because this is where the subject in question seems to have the most impact.

Would it assist the site at all in to name and shame those posters who receive short bans and have threads locked because of their behaviour?

A nice list of names in a sticky where people who are intolerent can just put them on to ignore or just skip past their posts? If they've done something which causes a locked thread/ban should the users know about it?

 

[Kzach]

Leave the moderation to the moderators.

 

[UngainlyTitan]

Agree with Kzach

 

[Morrus]

90% of moderation happens in private behind the scenes; generally, we don't aim to embarrass people.

I'll slide this over to Meta, BTW.

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

I'm not sure if this belongs in the meta forum, I've posted it here because this is where the subject in question seems to have the most impact.

Would it assist the site at all in to name and shame those posters who receive short bans and have threads locked because of their behaviour?

A nice list of names in a sticky where people who are intolerent can just put them on to ignore or just skip past their posts? If they've done something which causes a locked thread/ban should the users know about it?

The information exists, if I am not mistaken - look at the member profiles. But I am not in favor of posting them somewhere in a list.

Circus Maximus has its Dignitas system, basically a "post-rep" function. If you see a "Barbarian" or something like that around, you know that you might get a poster that's a little to agressive or has "questionable posting methods", and can be careful. This is only controlled by members voting, so it is a way of self-moderation that doesn't mean you get banned (as far as I know.)
That method seems slightly better. But I am not sure if it's a good idea for EN World. Probably not.

I think I prefer the mods handling this.

 

[Kzach]

That method seems slightly better. But I am not sure if it's a good idea for EN World. Probably not.

Heh, wait until you get some negrep for something completely stupid because some turd has a grudge, then you won't think the system is so crash hot

 

[Morrus]

Circus Maximus has its Dignitas system, basically a "post-rep" function. If you see a "Barbarian" or something like that around, you know that you might get a poster that's a little to agressive or has "questionable posting methods", and can be careful. This is only controlled by members voting, so it is a way of self-moderation that doesn't mean you get banned (as far as I know.)
That method seems slightly better. But I am not sure if it's a good idea for EN World. Probably not.

Rep has existed as a core part of vBulletin for years. We've always switched it off on EN World.

 

[HellHound]

Heh, wait until you get some negrep for something completely stupid because some turd has a grudge, then you won't think the system is so crash hot

Bah, most of the time you'll get negrepped for complaining about negrep.

 

[Arnwyn]

Would it assist the site at all in to name and shame those posters who receive short bans and have threads locked because of their behaviour?

This would be wonderful, and it's something that I've wanted for years (not that I have any realistic hope of it happening). Right now I just keep it sort of in my head regarding those who get temp-banned or kicked out of threads. Needless to say, the results aren't surprising for the certain 'usual suspects'.

 

[Rodrigo Istalindir]

Bah, most of the time you'll get negrepped for complaining about negrep.

Plus, you have some people that wear it like a badge of honor.