Changes to Rule Enforcement

Guybrush · 05-28-2015, 06:09 AM

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Originally Posted by RoxyRollah

So, like, we can't all just tighten up a bit. I mean that's really all the problem is. Some posters don't know when to stop. When too much is to much I don't see the point of the infraction system that is built in to the board with no sorta discretion towards the member posting. Can't people police themselves?

No, they can't. Not really.

Let's say you have two users. One only posts long, thought out posts, but few of them. The other posts inane drivel and lots of it. These forums are made in such a way that the latter of these two users will gain lots of attention. He or she would be more visible on new posts or where have you and would have a higher post count. You would run into this person more often on average. The latter person will take over the boards.

There's a problem with forums in that the very nature of how they work rewards the posting behaviour of the second inane user more than it does the first user. To create an environment where the first user thrives as much as the second user, that requires actual effort. So, if you let things slide, they will slide.