| Posted on 02-Jan-2002 22:39 GMT by Christian Kemp | 174 comments
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Today, I tracked over one hundred attempts of abuse on ANN. I've been working on the filters and editing mechanisms for over four hours. Maintaining ANN is turning into real work, and all I see are tasks that I despise. This one individual, and the general attitude on ANN lately, is alienating visitors and making this site a horrible place to be. Most of what I see is insults and blind advocacy... I'm tired... And I can just see the negative comments again, in reply to me posting this...
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| Posted by Mike Veroukis on 03-Jan-2002 14:57 GMT | In reply to Comment 83 (Frank213):
>Experience shows otherwise.
Really? My experience shows that registered forums with strict rules enforced by modirators provide the best discussions. Take a look at www.hometheaterforum.com. Very strict, but very fair and a real fountain of knowledge. I leanred so much about all sorts of things (incluing computers) mostly because the discussions are very civil. They don't ban users that often, but you will see a lot of warnings from the moderators to chill out, otherwise they might ban you.
>No, most people do not want to have to log on to a system regardless of what
>they have to say (unless they are in need of help for a problem they're
>facing).
Sure, registering is always a pain. So is going through security at an airport. It's a small inconvenience, big deal. We've already seen people who have left the community because of all the in-fighting, we need to clean up the forums. By registering the users, they will also be required to read a set of rules and guidelines for posting. If they do not agree with them they do not have to register and hense not post either. If they break the rules then they can be warned, and if they persist, banned. It is of course important that the moderators be fair and stick to their own rules. Banning someone because you disagree with them is not right. Banning someone for blatantly breaking the rules (whatever that might be) is what's expected.
Filters can help too. I think Filters would be a good idea, but not a complete solution.
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