What are warning points.

[Silver Moon]

Warning Points are a kind of semi-experiment. PC and RW were used as guinea-pigs simply because I knew them both....when anyone gets 7 points they get automatically banned.

Yeah sure, come on Morrus tell the truth, the warning points against those two are real!

 

[LightPhoenix]

Interesting addition, but I wonder if people would not make use of it to determine whether the one talking to them is a troll or not, this may make people that have been making unpolite and unapropriate posts in the past be rashly treated.

I hope this does not happen, else the system might have to be made visible for moderators only, I mean, not to be unfair to someone who is trying to change his ownself.

Here's the thing though... you have to go to someone's profile to see it. I don't think many people will actually do that... I mean, it's pretty obvious who the problematic posters are, even without such a system, and without going to someone's profile.

So I guess that puts me solidly in the "eh" category - I don't think it matters much if we have it either way. If it makes it easier for the moderators though, I'm all for it.

 

[WanderingMonster]

Interesting addition, but I wonder if people would not make use of it to determine whether the one talking to them is a troll or not, this may make people that have been making unpolite and unapropriate posts in the past be rashly treated.

I hope this does not happen, else the system might have to be made visible for moderators only, I mean, not to be unfair to someone who is trying to change his ownself.

So there would be self-policing element to the boards? Great! "Oh, it's troll-boy again. Let's not repond." Sounds good to me.

I'm sure if they want to reform, people will know it. And I'm guessing that what can be given can also be taken away.

 

[Nifelhein]

I must confess that I cannot acess the boards enough to know who the problematic ones are, although I always try to give people another chance. The system is very handy indeed as it allows the mods to simply assign points and let the guy go away without their own intervention being needed.

Just hope that people don't get this as another point to talk about in a flame war, like "That is so you, after all you already have 3 warning points!!. This would be no more than personal attack.

Well, after being on that trap discussion i an at least say that many people here do rty not to flame...

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

So there would be self-policing element to the boards? Great! "Oh, it's troll-boy again. Let's not repond." Sounds good to me.

I could agree more... Also I think it should be viewable to the public, hey maybe even make it a sort able column in the member’s list, as the more people who see the repercussion of misbehavior the more likely it is to stop. (Remember this from childhood?)

I get tried of using an ignore list, but I’m very sick and tried of know that the same old “jokes”, via pictures and what not, are still going on.

So I really hope this will make it stop.

 

[Mark]

...although I always try to give people another chance.

Don't think I don't appreciate it...

 

[Michael Morris]

Interesting addition, but I wonder if people would not make use of it to determine whether the one talking to them is a troll or not, this may make people that have been making unpolite and unapropriate posts in the past be rashly treated.

I hope this does not happen, else the system might have to be made visible for moderators only, I mean, not to be unfair to someone who is trying to change his ownself.

I'm sure that if Morrus feels that might be a problem he'll have me mod the code so that only the mods can view the notes.

 

[Psionicist]

Are warning points and user notes related to each other? If not, Ryan here is in an embarrassing situation.

 

[Olive]

I could agree more... Also I think it should be viewable to the public, hey maybe even make it a sort able column in the member’s list, as the more people who see the repercussion of misbehavior the more likely it is to stop. (Remember this from childhood?)

You're joking right?

I can't imaigine anything worse than having it right there beneath my post count. Not that I can remember ever having been scolded by a mod (where as i managed it at nutkinland), but the idea of pulic shaming is hideous.

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

You're joking right?

Let me check... Nope, not at all.

Oh wait I guess I just was.

I can't imaigine anything worse than having it right there beneath my post count. Not that I can remember ever having been scolded by a mod (where as i managed it at nutkinland), but the idea of pulic shaming is hideous.

I find that rather ironic for someone who moderator nutkinland, probably the one forum where that's the pastime. (no attack, just a comment from what I've seen there in the past.)

Anyhow, I don’t see it being needed right next to the post count not did I suggest that, I simply like it where it is now and I would like to see it stay their if its implemented.