If Ever There Was A Case

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Ed - for moderators to have the authority to remove posts. Today's offerings from certain quarters are nothing short of pathetic.

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Well said mamya. I can see nothing within the trolls' postings which are in the spirit of AnswerBank. I believe such posters may have health issues for which they need help, but still, I have no wish to see their efforts remain on the site.

[Invictas]

tigger,
Your IP Addy is what is called dynamic.
That is::~
The 1st part(Country) stays the same
The 2nd Part(Your Internet Service Provider) say BT, AOL, TalK Talk, stays the same
However
The 3rd Part, the individual link from your PC to your ISP's server is different every time you log on.
So AB's server would not be able to recognise your IP as it's end numbers change every time.
Even more so if someone uses a different Internet cafe,or uses the Internet Service in a library for instance.

I do think that if AB trusts guys to be moderators,then they should have the power to remove posts,as at weekends this would mean troll posts could be dealt with quickly
If troll posts were removed quickly,then(possibly) such trolls might give up(for a while at least?).
The power of banning a poster should remain with the ED though.

[mike11111]

With that outfit Ena, I suppose you'll be on gin and Dubonnet (à la Queen Mother) rather than milk stouts. Could be an expensive night; don't forget your handbag.

[ttfn]

Sometimes I wonder if inactions rather than actions will be the downfall of this site. I have had enough of these idiots now so will find more useful things to do. ttfn

[bobjugs12]

Whoops, sorry. I may have replied to them twice, my bad......

[Bobbisox]

and still it goes on ttfn..lol
why do people bother feeding this crap?

[anneasquith]

just dont respond..................the minute someone responds they have " done their job " and encourages them to continue .

[zzxxee]

i have responded in the past to trolls but no more !!!!
pointless adding fuel to the fire

[Bobbisox]

I haven't repsonded Anne, but I have told pinki to rise above this and not answer

[boxtops]

Me too bobbi, if people would just ignore these vile posts then they would get no kick out of raising a reaction.

[Barmaid]

In addition, can anyone think of any burning questions to knock this idiot off the front page?

[Bobbisox]

errrmmm good one BM, it's a bit like knocking someone off the top of the charts...thinks about a burning issue...

[sara3]

well that's the point, Barmaid. if no one replies they sit on the front page and take over the site.

I reckon a simple full stop, just to move it on, would do the trick.

[boxtops]

well no sara, if no-one replies, then they will soon be shoved down Latest Posts, which is where (IMO) most people notice it in the first place.

[ummmm]

Great minds and all that :-)

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ummmm - I don't understand 2 of your posts today on this subect -the one at 12.20 ^^ and another on the Pink Flloyd thread <If people don't want us to post maybe they should start their own threads...

just a thought... > These seem contradictory - or am I reading them wrongly?

My point in this suggestion is that if moderators have designated authority to remove such offensive posts (on which they can be very quick to suspend the poster) there is no need for any ABer to respond or make make further reports. Simply trying to move the post on from the front page will not stop the op from returning to their post. If other decent posts are submitted to 'cleanse' the latest post list those efforts can also be negated by abusive posters. IMO the only way to eradicate such behaviour is to alow the moderators remove the posts.

[bednobs]

isn't starting another post about them (this one) just feeding them too??

perhaps an email to the ed might have been better

[ummmm]

My point is....post a thread that other users will want to post on.

People come on and moan (this post) about the trolls. If you really want knock them off the front page post something that people will find interesting...

How about an A-Z of something...lol

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bedknobs - I have posted my valid point here because of the Ed's topic guide at the top of this section. If anyone wishes to post on this suggestion it is their choice, I have not asked them so to do.. Already today, there have been over a dozen op's such as I have mentioned in this thread. I think this situation is enough for a suggestion like this one to be made, yet again.