RE: Rule Change (New Staff Power)
January 13, 2016 at 7:28 pm
(This post was last modified: January 13, 2016 at 7:29 pm by *Deidre*.)
(January 13, 2016 at 7:09 pm)mh.brewer Wrote:(January 13, 2016 at 6:45 pm)*Deidre* Wrote: An idea I've seen used on another forum, is when someone is doing things to endlessly disrupt a forum but hasn't exactly broken rules per se, the person is only allowed to post in one subforum, and it's usually a subforum that acts as a 'time out' for problem members. There's a time limit, a few weeks, a month, etc. Once that time is up, the person is allowed to post back in the open forum, and then if they eff up again...they're banned forevah. The other members can interact with the person whilst they're in this other subforum, and so can the person, but that's the only place they can interact until they have 'served their time.' Just a thought, it seems to work well. Kind of like having cyber-gallows.
What, like forum reform school? No thanks.
No, it's like a playpen for the problem person, and that person can still talk to others, etc. Without the harsh penalty of being banned, if they haven't broken any actual rules, per se. But, they can't pm anyone or start new threads. They are confined to the one subforum, and it's almost like an ongoing chat area for the person and others. It usually turns into a free for all, for those who have been upset or offended by the offending party, and the offending party.