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I have been noticing since past few weeks, a bunch of threads by a "smart" member created in the General Section have been locked by the mods. The reason was that they had content which brought about possibility of the said member being a troll and starting such threads just to garner attention.
Now from my understanding, the threads dealt with trivial topics which were not inflammatory, hate inducing or going against TE rules in any way. So it does seem like the mods were a bit harsh on that member. I have seen a number of "off-topic" threads that deal with similar of worse topics, get derailed, run dozens of pages long, yet aren't locked out.
That being said, I, in no way wish to imply that the mods are at fault. In fact, I applaud them for the great work they do so that everyone has the best experience on TE. I am also not supporting the member in question as he/she/it is creating such threads on a regular basis with the possible purpose of trolling. I am merely suggesting a better way to deal with such threads.
I think the best thing to do would be to ignore "troll" thread completely. In fact members, should bump other sensible thread so that the troll thread gets off page 1. By doing this, you are not only NOT feeding the troll, you are decreasing their appetite to come up with such threads.
Please not I am in no way related to that member or any of the mods. Everyone is welcome to post suggestions or provide feedback.
I have been noticing since past few weeks, a bunch of threads by a "smart" member created in the General Section have been locked by the mods. The reason was that they had content which brought about possibility of the said member being a troll and starting such threads just to garner attention.
Now from my understanding, the threads dealt with trivial topics which were not inflammatory, hate inducing or going against TE rules in any way. So it does seem like the mods were a bit harsh on that member. I have seen a number of "off-topic" threads that deal with similar of worse topics, get derailed, run dozens of pages long, yet aren't locked out.
That being said, I, in no way wish to imply that the mods are at fault. In fact, I applaud them for the great work they do so that everyone has the best experience on TE. I am also not supporting the member in question as he/she/it is creating such threads on a regular basis with the possible purpose of trolling. I am merely suggesting a better way to deal with such threads.
I think the best thing to do would be to ignore "troll" thread completely. In fact members, should bump other sensible thread so that the troll thread gets off page 1. By doing this, you are not only NOT feeding the troll, you are decreasing their appetite to come up with such threads.
Please not I am in no way related to that member or any of the mods. Everyone is welcome to post suggestions or provide feedback.
