Spiral Knights - Forums need a Flag For Spam option.

Forums need a Flag For Spam option.

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Thu, 08/22/2013 - 19:45

Ustrinaferalthorn

I'm sure if anyone is paying attention to the General Discussion section, you've seen a user name Hollows post 5-6 posts about the same topic, which was completely unnecessary and annoying. There have been one or two occasions when this also happened, I'm sure, so this may need to be necessary.
There are also posts on the Bazaar thread where the people who post offers are known scammers. If anyone uses Steam, make sure to go here to validate your trading partner if they're also on Steam:

http://steamrep.com/

If anyone else agrees, just put a +1 in the comment section. If not, make sure to state why.

Thu, 08/22/2013 - 19:56

Juances

But they can do the same and mark you as a spammer in retaliation.
This person could bring friends or even bribe others with ecto/gel drops (wich I'll gladly accept btw).

Scammers can simply change their names by linking the forum account to a secondary knights.

We don't have a solid system, there are holes everywhere.

Thu, 08/22/2013 - 20:18

Ustrinaferalthorn

Hm. This is true... I was

Hm. This is true... I was thinking that if you flag for spam, you have to type in a legitimate reason and/or show a screencap. After it's reviewed by an admin, it would be decided whether or not it was spam. Also, it would be a private thing. The other person wouldn't know they were flagged until the post was removed.
(Also, do you really want Ecto drops? I have almost 1k and I'm willing to sell them for cheap.)

Thu, 08/22/2013 - 20:21

Skyguarder

Right now, you can send a support ticket and report a thread / comment.

Thu, 08/22/2013 - 20:31

Ustrinaferalthorn

Oh, really? Well how do you

Oh, really? Well how do you do that? (surprised I don't know this, I've been on the forums for a few months....)

Thu, 08/22/2013 - 20:52

Fehzor

I would argue that all of the threads she posted are perfectly legitimate and different in some way.

Thu, 08/22/2013 - 20:54

Vesperaldus

How the heck are they all the

How the heck are they all the same topic?

Thu, 08/22/2013 - 20:59

Ustrinaferalthorn

Fehzor: They are legitimate,

Fehzor:
They are legitimate, but she could have simply posted in one post rather than 5-6, clogging up and pushing down other people's posts.

Hollows:
You're asking people all about their forum habits. They're all in the same ballpark, so it would have been more convenient to just put in one post. I'm not trying to be rude or anything, but just try to think about what you're posting next time.

Thu, 08/22/2013 - 21:10

Vesperaldus

So you are accusing me of not

So you are accusing me of not thinking? Each thread was carefully thought out. Two threads have companion threads to highlight the opposing view. This would br the only thing here I could see as some sort of spam. And just because I made several topics doesn't make it spam either.

Thu, 08/22/2013 - 21:20

Ustrinaferalthorn

No offense, but it certainly

No offense, but it certainly doesn't seem like it when you look at the name of the topics:

'' Why do you post on forums? ''
'' Why do you read the forums? ''
Those could have been grouped together as '' Forum habits? '' and then you could have simply asked those 2 questions in one post.

'' Haters on the forum. ''
'' Admirers on the forum. ''
Same as above.

Thu, 08/22/2013 - 21:27

#10

Vesperaldus

Exactly as I said. Opposing

Exactly as I said. Opposing views. Readers vs. Posters. Haters vs. Admirers.

Also that's just four. You said "5-6 about the same topic". Really it is two posts about two different topics.

Thu, 08/22/2013 - 21:41

#11

Ustrinaferalthorn

No, not really... It doesn't

No, not really... It doesn't matter if the questions are opposing, they both had a root topic. You in fact just created 2 perfect names for 2 acceptable posts that could ask all 4 of your questions in 2 posts. That would have been perfect, so I have no idea why you just didn't post them like that instead of creating 4.

Thu, 08/22/2013 - 21:55

#12

Vesperaldus

Its still TWO seperate topics

Its still TWO seperate topics and I couldn't have combined all four into one. Maybe into just two, but you are still making it sound worse than it is. 5-6 is over exaggerating. Maybe that many total, but also that many different topics. Last time I checked there wasn't a limit on how many threads you could make.

Thu, 08/22/2013 - 22:11

#13

Ustrinaferalthorn

I don't think you were even

I don't think you were even reading what I said. I didn't say to put them all in one topic, I said put them all into 2.
And no, there is no set limit to how many forum posts you can add, but there are things like annoying other people, spamming the forum section, and burying other people's posts that could state valid points would be interesting to the general readers to see. After some time, someone's going to get REALLY agitated and start a bickering post, which will then agitate you enough to probably start your own bickering post against that person's bickering post. I've been in enough forums to see this situation play out a lot, and it usually winds up being the reason why I don't view those forums anymore. What I was simply trying to do is propose a system to keep this from happening. Unfortunately for you, you made yourself a good example for my case as to why a forum needs a proper Flag request. I'm sorry if I offended you in any way, but that's just how it is.

Thu, 08/22/2013 - 22:13

#14

Feyi-Feyi

-1

Thu, 08/22/2013 - 22:16

#15

Ustrinaferalthorn

Feyi

Could you give a statement as to why you disagree?

Thu, 08/22/2013 - 22:20

#16

Feyi-Feyi

No.

Thu, 08/22/2013 - 22:28

#17

Fehzor

Oh man you just made my day Feyi! I love you!

And yeah, Hollow's threads could have been made as one thread, but its whatever. They'll fade out of existence in like 3-4 days as people lost interest, no need to freak out about it.

But yeah, I'm all for more forum functionality. Especially with the known scammers trading in the bazzar while the rest of the threads get pushed out of existence within 10 minutes.

Thu, 08/22/2013 - 22:28

#18

Vesperaldus

I don't think you are reading

I don't think you are reading what I've said either. You still over exaggerated things. I did NOT make 5-6 posts on the same topic.

And since when can people not look at the second page? It's not like I pushed anything to page 5. Any new post is going to push something to the next page. And actually if you read some of the comments you would find out that others appreciated the threads. So it seems as if you are the one making the bickering post.

Thu, 08/22/2013 - 22:31

#19

Fehzor

I appreciated the threads quite a bit in fact. It was a pretty good time.

Thu, 08/22/2013 - 22:40

#20

Ustrinaferalthorn

@Fehzor Thanks, I kind of

@Fehzor
Thanks, I kind of hate seeing anyone in the Bazaar get screwed on a deal so this would definitely help.

@Hollows
Okay, I did exaggerate a bit, but here's the thing:
1. Casual forum users on average only look at the first page. They'll refresh the page every couple of hours to see if anything new popped up, but they rarely ever venture past page one.
2. I never said your posts weren't legitimate. I in fact found some of them a bit enjoyable to read myself, I just found that posting them separately to be rather tedious.
3. This isn't a bickering post. It's merely just a suggestion that things need to be moderated more around here. I even said that this wasn't even personal in my last comment...

Thu, 08/22/2013 - 22:59

#21

Vesperaldus

And with the hype the general

And with the hype the general discussions is getting anyway, everything is being pushed back. Fehzor is right, they will fade out of existance. Just like all of the others anyway.

Thu, 08/22/2013 - 23:06

#22

Ustrinaferalthorn

True. How do you feel about

True. How do you feel about the other point dealing with the scammers on the Bazaar section?

Thu, 08/22/2013 - 23:12

#23

Vesperaldus

I'm only confronting the part

I'm only confronting the part that confronts me. Sorry, I give no other input towards this thread.

Fri, 08/23/2013 - 00:01

#24

Batabii

Why can't we just have a "Report this post" button like EVERY OTHER FORUM ON THE INTERNET?

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