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To: SI Brad who wrote (54)7/7/2011 11:09:58 AM
From: Jorj X Mckie4 Recommendations  Read Replies (6) of 7352
 
I think that the ignore feature is your most valuable tool on this topic. And I only have three people on ignore, so this isn't something that I get a kick out of using. But if you have an ignore feature that allows two options: 1. Ignore all messages by member and 2. Ignore all messages and responses.

I really don't like subject level moderators on stock threads as everyone brings some bias to the table. An example, I consider myself to be the most objective person on SI. However, if you were to go to energy related threads there would be a faction that would be convinced that I was bringing my bias into moderating. Hell, they might even consider me to be a crazy nutball that shouldn't be allowed near pets, children or old people, let alone subject moderation.

Seriously, if you let people create their own filters there is absolutely no reason to have the ban feature at all.

And giving moderators the ability to delete posts would create an admin nightmare for you that I don't think you want to deal with. Imagine all of the people coming to you complaining about abuses of the feature and blocking freedom of speech.

michal (lahcim) is absolutely correct on the abuses of moderators who have too much power.

to summarize:
1. enhance ignore features (let's call it "filtering")
2. eliminate banning
3. do not even think of letting moderators delete posts
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