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Thread: I really do enjoy PAFOA but,,,
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December 26th, 2010, 10:38 PM #1
I really do enjoy PAFOA but,,,
I have learned much from the site and tried at times to add content, however lately I have notice a HUGE up surge in trolls of all kinds. Ever thing from starting flaming threads to hijacking running threads. It has gotten to the point PAFOA has become about useless. You see a good start to topic and here come the trolls derailing and trashing threads so that you have to sift though 20+ pages of trash to get to the meat or find the information you need. I could name names but we all know who they are. I had a friend checking out the site and gave up due to the frustration level of trying to weed out the fluff and trash. He even said " you guys are all about the same thing right? Guns and gun rights?, so why the hell do you guys fight like cats and dogs with one another over stupid sh** when you all have a common cause?". Please admins, swing the ban hammer and when they change IP's swing it again and again, clip trolling threads and maybe a stick post on "Do not feed the trolls" IMHO. Last but not least, for your time and effort into the site I thank you and it is appreciated.
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December 27th, 2010, 01:23 AM #2
Re: I really do enjoy PAFOA but,,,
Why don't you put the people that you think are de-railing the thread on your ignore list? You won't see their posts.
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December 27th, 2010, 09:47 AM #3
Re: I really do enjoy PAFOA but,,,
Aye this helps a member true, but what about the first impression of someone on the site for the first time that has just been handed a PAFOA flier. First impressions are everything and with uneducated people logging on the site already expecting "nut jobs" it is a shame that we let them see the few we have.
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December 27th, 2010, 01:26 PM #4Grand Member
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Re: I really do enjoy PAFOA but,,,
Unless I'm missing something obvious, I would guess that not everyone would agree on who the trolls are.
He even said " you guys are all about the same thing right? Guns and gun rights?, so why the hell do you guys fight like cats and dogs with one another over stupid sh** when you all have a common cause?".
Someone that knows what rights are and defends positions, to include bearing arms, based on the understanding of rights is going to frequently disagree with someone that doesn't know what rights are except what they have been taught to regurgitate by the pro 2A camp.
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December 27th, 2010, 02:01 PM #5
Re: I really do enjoy PAFOA but,,,
Honest question, and this is not meant to shift "blame" or anything of that nature, but do you report the things that you see as "trolling behavior"?
Sometimes we don't see these things - I don't review every thread.
Please click the "report post" button (white triangle w/exclamation mark) if you see something that appears to be in violation of forum rules. Understand that not all reported posts warrant action, but at least it will be brought to the attention of those who are tasked with reviewing such things.
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December 27th, 2010, 02:05 PM #6Grand Member
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Re: I really do enjoy PAFOA but,,,
I see your point OP, it must be weird to sign up for gun info and wander into some argument about whether women should be allowed to vote.
I'm not sure what can be done though. Others have asked before for a method to hit "new posts" and not have any Lounge / Wasteland stuff come up. I think that would solve most of the problems but IIRC it is not something that can be done easily with the forum software.
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December 27th, 2010, 03:35 PM #7
Re: I really do enjoy PAFOA but,,,
There really isn't anything you can do about it, it's the internet. Even if PAFOA were to become a totally paid site, from the mods getting paid to do the job, to the users paying to use the site, you'd still have disagreements. A lot of times what you may deem a troll is in fact not a troll but someone with a differing opinion, Baskin Robbins had 31 flavors because folks aren't the same, and as Carnes pointed out folks take differing views on the whole subject that we're all supposedly here to support.
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December 27th, 2010, 03:40 PM #8Super Member
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Re: I really do enjoy PAFOA but,,,
I'm going to have to side with he original post on this one.. I really love this forum, but at times I've been disgusted. ie. When i posted once about respecting those who put on the badge and risk their lives every day, only to be told that cops (in this case, my local pd, who the man had never interacted with) are thugs. I mean come on, that sort of stuff shouldn't be on a Liberty loving gun rights forum. I commend all of my brothers on here that hold to the same standards of American civility.
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December 27th, 2010, 04:26 PM #9
Re: I really do enjoy PAFOA but,,,
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December 27th, 2010, 04:37 PM #10
Re: I really do enjoy PAFOA but,,,
And THAT is a perfect example of what I was saying earlier. I've never seen the thread you are talking about.
Sometimes we (staff) can do something about it, and sometimes we can't.
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