Delete accounts of those you submit offensive posts

[lauren27]

I find it so infuriating that most of the time someone asks a decent, serious question that they actually seek help for, a few members will take the mick and write offensive comments. It seems these people have nothing better to with their time. I don't want to 'name names' but I think your site would be even more popular if these small-minded sadists were kicked off.

[dot.hawkes]

you mean the replies you got from doc spock and KP, unfortunately they seem to play the eejit alot and as it is the site it is, there is nowt you can do, I either ignore them or tackle them depending on my pre-mentrual mood lauren. lol

[redcrx]

unlike Dot, Im no expecting my minstrel any day soon but I agree that these two like to act the clown at times.

You can always use the report buttons or email the ED if you find anything offensive.

[dot.hawkes]

red i don;t suffer from PMT lol and I am not moody, i am the same all the time, I think sometimes I can be bothered to respond to the eejits and other times i ignore it, hence the impression that i am moody lol

[cruella]

lauren
I agree entirely with dot.
Either give them as good as they give, or ignore them totally.
I tend to ignore their foolish postings altogether.

[B00]

Hmmm, Isn't giving users the power to ban accounts a bit OTT? And isn't that open to further abuse? User A dislikes user B so deletes their account??

I was going to suggest it might be a good idea if we could delete replies that were offensive in our own questions, but again I think that's open to abuse too. We'd just have people who'd delete replies if they weren't in agreement with their own sentiments.

[dot.hawkes]

B00 i think lauren is suggesting the ed does the deleting, which actually is something the ed already does in extreme cases i guess.

[Wix]

This reminds me of work.
The digital message bord is like answerbank. Its always being abused by a small minority of people, and the insults posted are aimed at members of answerbank like at work there aimed at everyone but especialy those who upset one of the "gang members".
I agree people should be kicked off but they can always come back again and again and again. An old man i used to know who died a few years ago now once said to me this: "You may kill the smoke but you'll never kill the fire." Work it out for yourselves.

[B00]

well yes wix, you're proof of that pudding aren't you eh? ;-)

[Wix]

Please explain B00, i'm not in a thinking mood today. And in case your wondering the last part was a joke.

[shaneystar2]

I can see what lauren is getting at ..someone asks a serious question and you get some prattish waggish response from some fool who thinks they are funny .Depending on what sort of mood I was in I would ignore the silly sods or give them a piece of my mind .Unfortunately lauren this happens in real life too ! Not much you can do about it .
I always go by Confucious ...he say (bows)...Better to keep your mouth shut and look a fool than to open it and remove all doubt .Nevertheless if you can't give someone a sensible answer to a sensible question why chip your nail varnish bothering in the first place ....banter is different !

[theonlyone]

Hi Wix ,Shadow ,Whiffy , one person using a lot of names , sad really as they have things to hide. Shadow how is the country estate on the outskirts of Brighton on the A27 ? Think it begins with a M or W ?

[shaneystar2]

I asked on here once about what had happened in a television programme that I taped ..on the wrong channel ..as you do.
I politely asked if someone would be kind enough to fill me in on what the outcome of it was . I was subjected to such a rude remark from some one I have never bothered to ask anything much ever again only the odd crossword question and gardening stuff..
Told I was a sad stupid person to watch such drivel in the first place and so on ....Nice ....eh ?
I may have been sad to watch it but I don't need someone to be rude to me about it .If they didn't have anything useful to say why waste their electricity .
As I said a bit of banter in threads ..yes ..but rudeness and flippant remarks get on my nerves when people ask a civil question .
However I don't think you can ban people .That would be daft .But there ought to be better moderation in place .

[shaneystar2]

True ..Trimeresurus....very true !
I often wonder if they actually exist along with the elusive editor :
They way things are going I don't think we'll be getting the cut glass decanters this Christmas ....it'll probably be a cheap keyring and an Answerbank pen :)

[B00]

Now to be fair Shaney, the pen does show a nakedy piccy of a bloke when you tip it upside down.