Eric Sailcutter
Pirate Lord
Ugh, oh, Misha, I know you asked that your post not be responded to but I just feel I've got to say a couple of things anyway:
- My comment about moderation mistakes is meant as support for minimal punishment of trolls, a position that TLOPO seems to agree with based on the Moderation Policy revision that you have mentioned. My real suggestion is that a fast response that removes a troll from the situation that they are causing is the key to control, when a troll can not persist they can not be a bother.
- I'm not really sure exactly how the report button works and what information moderators can find and see when it is used, maybe you could shed some light on that subject? My sense is that the report button is too slow to be effective as a deterrent to trolling and that is why I liked the idea of an active call button. I agree that it could be impractical, so it's just one concept that may not be the best to come out if this thread, and subject to abuse itself so such things would need a lot of thought and testing should they be tried. I hope it is not true that such a system would cause stress on moderators and that the system, if adopted, would be designed to specifically be stress free for the moderator. That is why I suggested that the moderator come and observe without interaction between parties and then just follow the preset rules for intervention. I think it is important that any system be as a matter of fact as possible with minimal subjectivity in decision making.