Dementeleus Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 PLEASE READ — NEW THREAD-BAN POLICY As some of you know, a forum feature we used to have was the thread-ban. Some time ago, the software upgrades took away our ability to do this. But today, based on some excellent suggestions by a few people, we are bringing thread-bans back, in a whole new way. Here’s how it works: Thread-bans will not immediately be permanent. If the staff feel someone’s posting warrants a thread-ban, we will publicly declare that person has been thread-banned from the thread in question. We will also PM that person as well. From that point in time, if they violate the thread-ban, they’ll receive a one-week suspension from the forums. If they violate it a second time, it’s an automatic two-week suspension. A third violation is a month-long ban. Here’s an extra caveat. If you’ve received a thread-ban for a particular movie thread: there will be a zero-tolerance policy in the weekend thread when that movie opens. Any misdemeanor will be an automatic weekend suspension. For example, if you received a thread-ban in the ROGUE ONE thread, you would get a weekend suspension if you caused any trouble in the Dec 16-18 Weekend Numbers thread. The staff has the option to thread-ban someone for varying lengths of time: 24 hours, 3 days, 1 week, 2 weeks, 1 month, or possible permanent… or any other set period of time, based on their discretion. Staff are required to consult with other staff-members before handing out thread-bans. If you have any questions, please PM one of the admins. 37 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrathOfHan Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 Excellent. Now can you stop spamming the threads? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claire of Themyscira Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 YAS, bitch! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grim22 Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 Shoutout to @MyMovieCanBeatUpYourMovie for suggesting this idea. We are trusting that users who have been thread banned will have the self control to not post in that thread for the time they have been thread-banned. It is a self-policing mechanism since we don't have the thread-ban option available anymore. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goffe Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 (edited) but what if the thread banned person chose to talk about the movie in other threads (classic convo, clubs, movies from the same franchise, same directors and actors, etc)? Edited July 19, 2016 by Goffe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted July 19, 2016 Author Share Posted July 19, 2016 11 minutes ago, WrathOfHan said: Excellent. Now can you stop spamming the threads? Just wanted to make sure everyone noticed immediately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted July 19, 2016 Author Share Posted July 19, 2016 1 minute ago, Goffe said: but what if the thread banned person chose to talk about the movie in other threads? It'll depend on what they're saying and how off-topic it is. If it's totally off-topic, that's thread derailing and we'll deal with it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 @Telemachos has been trolling the Ghostbusters thread by telling everyone he liked the movie. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted July 19, 2016 Author Share Posted July 19, 2016 btw, some advice for anyone who gets thread-banned: un-follow the thread so you don't get notifications from it. That way you won't be tempted to read or reply to anyone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyMovieCanBeatUpYourMovie Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 39 minutes ago, grim22 said: Shoutout to @MyMovieCanBeatUpYourMovie for suggesting this idea. We are trusting that users who have been thread banned will have the self control to not post in that thread for the time they have been thread-banned. It is a self-policing mechanism since we don't have the thread-ban option available anymore. Hey, happy to provide a useful suggestion. If I might offer another one, you may want to consider creating a subforum dedicated to recording and collecting the posts notifying a poster of their thread ban and/or suspension, how long it is, and what the reason for it is. That lets other users have an easy way to know exactly who is banned from what threads and for how long, and offers a way for people, new users especially, to know the kind of behavior that is considered unacceptable on the forum that can lead to a thread ban or suspension. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted July 19, 2016 Author Share Posted July 19, 2016 6 minutes ago, MyMovieCanBeatUpYourMovie said: Hey, happy to provide a useful suggestion. If I might offer another one, you may want to consider creating a subforum dedicated to recording and collecting the posts notifying a poster of their thread ban and/or suspension, how long it is, and what the reason for it is. That lets other users have an easy way to know exactly who is banned from what threads and for how long, and offers a way for people, new users especially, to know the kind of behavior that is considered unacceptable on the forum that can lead to a thread ban or suspension. We'll be doing something along similar lines. We already have a Banned/Suspended thread (in The Real World forum), and we'll be updating the first post there with a list of thread-bans (along with the other bans already listed). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 Oh, yes. Fuckin yes! Thank you! I am already a much happier person! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somebody85 Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Oh great, look what I did. Sorry everyone. Me and my out of the box thinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted July 20, 2016 Author Share Posted July 20, 2016 1 hour ago, somebody85 said: Oh great, look what I did. Sorry everyone. Me and my out of the box thinking. Thread-bans were around waaaaay before you, and the staff had been discussing possible ways to implement them for a little while. The timing is more coincidental than anything else. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmandeep Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Seems like the site has moved towards more banning and control yet threads still fall apart all the time. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keysersoze123 Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 This is good. Keep BKB out of DC threads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somebody85 Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 1 hour ago, Telemachos said: Thread-bans were around waaaaay before you, and the staff had been discussing possible ways to implement them for a little while. The timing is more coincidental than anything else. haha even so I just messaged you because I thought it was appropriate to explain myself and to also apologize. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted July 20, 2016 Author Share Posted July 20, 2016 2 hours ago, somebody85 said: haha even so I just messaged you because I thought it was appropriate to explain myself and to also apologize. Thank you for the PM. I just replied. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayumanggi Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Someone is not happy with the policy. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RascarCapat Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 On 19/07/2016 at 5:55 PM, Telemachos said: btw, some advice for anyone who gets thread-banned: un-follow the thread so you don't get notifications from it. That way you won't be tempted to read or reply to anyone. Mod Telemachos or: How I Learned to Stop Flaming and Love my Ban Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
