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Peanut Gallery Commentary on the Staff Log of Bannings and such like.
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RE: Peanut Gallery Commentary on the Staff Log of Bannings and such like.
September 23, 2015 at 1:04 pm
I'm not sure what the board software allows but some boards have a provision for "Mod Preview" in which newbies have to have their posts approved before they show up.  Wouldn't it be easier to stop them before they ever get on the site rather than have to run around cleaning up their shit afterwards?

Hell, you might even be able to knock a few of the shit and run theists!
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RE: Peanut Gallery Commentary on the Staff Log of Bannings and such like.
September 23, 2015 at 1:31 pm
(September 23, 2015 at 1:04 pm)Minimalist Wrote: I'm not sure what the board software allows but some boards have a provision for "Mod Preview" in which newbies have to have their posts approved before they show up.  Wouldn't it be easier to stop them before they ever get on the site rather than have to run around cleaning up their shit afterwards?

Hell, you might even be able to knock a few of the shit and run theists!

We actually do have the ability to enable that sort of functionality, but we decided some time ago that we'd rather not do post moderation for anyone.

Fortunately, instances where we get carpet bombed with spam aren't all that common.
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RE: Peanut Gallery Commentary on the Staff Log of Bannings and such like.
September 23, 2015 at 1:39 pm
There are probably a few of us around who remember what happened to the forums at Connecticut Valley Atheists.  Basically, the spammers won.  Wore the mods down to the point where they all quit.
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September 23, 2015 at 1:43 pm
(September 23, 2015 at 1:39 pm)Minimalist Wrote: There are probably a few of us around who remember what happened to the forums at Connecticut Valley Atheists.  Basically, the spammers won.  Wore the mods down to the point where they all quit.

Your point is well-taken, of course - but we've managed to win that war for over seven years, and I don't see that changing.
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September 23, 2015 at 1:51 pm
Your call.  I just work here.
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September 23, 2015 at 1:52 pm
Yeah, I remember CVA and the spam flood. Not pretty. At least the present system gives me something (else) to do with my hands.
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September 23, 2015 at 2:09 pm
(September 23, 2015 at 10:15 am)houseofcantor Wrote:
(September 23, 2015 at 8:26 am)Iroscato Wrote: My sword, as ever, is theirs Tongue

Wow. 

I just came her to preemptively deny any offered mod position - and got the yuks.  Big Grin

The way I see it, it's like the spiderman motto. With great power...
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September 23, 2015 at 2:10 pm
(September 23, 2015 at 2:09 pm)LastPoet Wrote:
(September 23, 2015 at 10:15 am)houseofcantor Wrote: Wow. 

I just came her to preemptively deny any offered mod position - and got the yuks.  Big Grin

The way I see it, it's like the spiderman motto. With great power...

...comes ever-greater headaches.  Undecided
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September 23, 2015 at 2:12 pm
(September 23, 2015 at 2:10 pm)houseofcantor Wrote:
(September 23, 2015 at 2:09 pm)LastPoet Wrote: The way I see it, it's like the spiderman motto. With great power...

...comes ever-greater headaches.  Undecided

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RE: Peanut Gallery Commentary on the Staff Log of Bannings and such like.
September 23, 2015 at 2:15 pm
(September 23, 2015 at 1:39 pm)Minimalist Wrote: There are probably a few of us around who remember what happened to the forums at Connecticut Valley Atheists.  Basically, the spammers won.  Wore the mods down to the point where they all quit.

But there was one thing those guys didn't have.

Me.
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