If someone trolls me over it, I can delete their post without the guilt I'd feel over at ATPo (incidentally, I don't think I've ever deleted a post for anything other than spam content).
I do applaud you for how you've handled that board. And I don't blame you for any of the posters there - since it's a public board. One of the things I like about ATPO is the free speech element. That we can say pretty much whatever we want without the fear of getting deleted. All the other boards delete you pretty quickly. The ironic thing? Buffy Cross and Stake which deletes - has more troll posts than ATPO ever does and far more screaming matches. So maybe permitting open discourse and informing the participants it's up to them to police things (ie. treating them like adults) results in a far more adult response?
I did post something fairly personal on Atpo this morning, that I may regret later on...god, I hope not. But I felt the need to share the feeling of loss of control. The nice thing is - sooner or later it will get archived and I can forget about it.
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branchandroot
Re: Don't live in Canda, live in denial
Date: 2003-10-10 10:23 am (UTC)I do applaud you for how you've handled that board. And I don't blame you for any of the posters there - since it's a public board. One of the things I like about ATPO is the free speech element. That we can say pretty much whatever we want without the fear of getting deleted. All the other boards delete you pretty quickly. The ironic thing? Buffy Cross and Stake which deletes - has more troll posts than ATPO ever does and far more screaming matches. So maybe permitting open discourse and informing the participants it's up to them to police things (ie. treating them like adults) results in a far more adult response?
I did post something fairly personal on Atpo this morning, that I may regret later on...god, I hope not. But I felt the need to share the feeling of loss of control. The nice thing is - sooner or later it will get archived and I can forget about it.