I wish I could self-moderate but I have never seen that option on creating a new topic. Can someone show me how to make a self-moderating post?
When creating the topic click "Additional Options...." and check the "Self-moderate" box
Topic: Newbie accounts should not be allowed to post in certain forums. - page 2. (Read 575 times)
When creating the topic click "Additional Options...." and check the "Self-moderate" box
It might be better if you quoted the FUD posts here instead of linking to the whole thread--I don't feel like reading through it to determine what might be a lie or misinformation, and I might not even know for sure anyway.
I'll tell you, a lot of newbies use Speculation to drop multiple shitposts, because you don't have to write anything profound (or even coherent) in that section. There's tons of nonsense and garbage posts, because the shitposters know they're not likely to have them deleted by the mods. It's pretty loose as far as moderation goes. Best thing you could do is to make a self-moderated thread, and don't think twice about doing so. That way you can just nuke the idiotic crap.
I'll tell you, a lot of newbies use Speculation to drop multiple shitposts, because you don't have to write anything profound (or even coherent) in that section. There's tons of nonsense and garbage posts, because the shitposters know they're not likely to have them deleted by the mods. It's pretty loose as far as moderation goes. Best thing you could do is to make a self-moderated thread, and don't think twice about doing so. That way you can just nuke the idiotic crap.
It's very unlikely theymos wants to further restrict Newbies:
No he doesn't, and that's fine by me. That's what self-moderation is for. They should be allowed to participate in any thread, but that doesn't mean if the OP is serious about his thread he shouldn't be allowed to nuke garbage. Go for it, OP.I used that example because the FUD is kinda hard to miss (just scroll down a little on the first page and you will see obvious FUD in LARGE FONT RED CAPS! It is so obvious FUD that the initial responses from other users are claims of FUD from the newbie accounts. It's pretty obvious and can't be missed.
I wish I could self-moderate but I have never seen that option on creating a new topic. Can someone show me how to make a self-moderating post?
It might be better if you quoted the FUD posts here instead of linking to the whole thread--I don't feel like reading through it to determine what might be a lie or misinformation, and I might not even know for sure anyway.
I'll tell you, a lot of newbies use Speculation to drop multiple shitposts, because you don't have to write anything profound (or even coherent) in that section. There's tons of nonsense and garbage posts, because the shitposters know they're not likely to have them deleted by the mods. It's pretty loose as far as moderation goes. Best thing you could do is to make a self-moderated thread, and don't think twice about doing so. That way you can just nuke the idiotic crap.
I'll tell you, a lot of newbies use Speculation to drop multiple shitposts, because you don't have to write anything profound (or even coherent) in that section. There's tons of nonsense and garbage posts, because the shitposters know they're not likely to have them deleted by the mods. It's pretty loose as far as moderation goes. Best thing you could do is to make a self-moderated thread, and don't think twice about doing so. That way you can just nuke the idiotic crap.
It's very unlikely theymos wants to further restrict Newbies:
No he doesn't, and that's fine by me. That's what self-moderation is for. They should be allowed to participate in any thread, but that doesn't mean if the OP is serious about his thread he shouldn't be allowed to nuke garbage. Go for it, OP. One example of such forums is the speculation forums. As a newbie, they don't have enough knowledge or experience in crypto to speculate.
Something is telling me that if they are speculating at the speculation board..... they are doing something right. Even if what they post makes no sense, the market is rather unpredictable and sometimes their gut may be true.
Besides, having a newbie rank does not mean that the person behind it has not been around reading and informing about the market, the ecosystem and other stuff; it just shows the the account has been recently created.
IF YOU KNOW OF OTHER FORUMS WHERE NEWBIES ARE ABUSING THEIR ACCOUNTS PLEASE POST EXAMPLES BELOW:
Sure thing, in Lending. But it's usually funny to see how far they are willing to go to sell you a lie
Bad actors are using newbie account to spread FUD, lies, and disinformation in certain forums.
As much as I dislike that, it's not against the rules.It's very unlikely theymos wants to further restrict Newbies:
The things on the forum which encourage spam are allowed mainly because it's part of the forum's mission to be as free as possible.
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Limiting newbie participation is very harmful for a community. Newbie jail will never return: I consider the newbie-jail period to have been extremely damaging to the forum. When barriers to participation are too high, then the best people often just won't go to the trouble of joining, and the people who are willing to jump through the hoops are often people who aren't good for the community: people with nothing better to do, scammers, get-rick-quickers, etc. Having a permanent newbie jail policy would improve things a lot in the short-term, but would end up being a fatal poison to the community.
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Limiting newbie participation is very harmful for a community. Newbie jail will never return: I consider the newbie-jail period to have been extremely damaging to the forum. When barriers to participation are too high, then the best people often just won't go to the trouble of joining, and the people who are willing to jump through the hoops are often people who aren't good for the community: people with nothing better to do, scammers, get-rick-quickers, etc. Having a permanent newbie jail policy would improve things a lot in the short-term, but would end up being a fatal poison to the community.
I don't mean something as drastic as a newbie jail or anything like that. I am just saying certain forums need to require a little higher membership levels before allowing newbies to post. Just to stop the "instant accounts" used for FUD and spam.
Bad actors are using newbie account to spread FUD, lies, and disinformation in certain forums.
As much as I dislike that, it's not against the rules.It's very unlikely theymos wants to further restrict Newbies:
The things on the forum which encourage spam are allowed mainly because it's part of the forum's mission to be as free as possible.
~snip~
Limiting newbie participation is very harmful for a community. Newbie jail will never return: I consider the newbie-jail period to have been extremely damaging to the forum. When barriers to participation are too high, then the best people often just won't go to the trouble of joining, and the people who are willing to jump through the hoops are often people who aren't good for the community: people with nothing better to do, scammers, get-rick-quickers, etc. Having a permanent newbie jail policy would improve things a lot in the short-term, but would end up being a fatal poison to the community.
~snip~
Limiting newbie participation is very harmful for a community. Newbie jail will never return: I consider the newbie-jail period to have been extremely damaging to the forum. When barriers to participation are too high, then the best people often just won't go to the trouble of joining, and the people who are willing to jump through the hoops are often people who aren't good for the community: people with nothing better to do, scammers, get-rick-quickers, etc. Having a permanent newbie jail policy would improve things a lot in the short-term, but would end up being a fatal poison to the community.
Bad actors are using newbie account to spread FUD, lies, and disinformation in certain forums.
There are forums where newbies should not be allowed to post; forums where it is expected for them to have more experience levels before they can contribute anything.
One example of such forums is the speculation forums. As a newbie, they don't have enough knowledge or experience in crypto to speculate.
As they gain more experience in crypto and become full members of the bitcointalk forum, then let them speculate.
Here is an example of Bad Actors spreading Lies and FUD in speculation:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/bitcoin-cz-bcz-new-technology-new-coin-with-only-2-million-coins-max-5154653
There may be other forums besides speculation where newbie accounts are being used maliciously.
[Note: I have nothing to do with the project listed above. It is just an example. I posted this in other forums but was told it belongs here in META. Please excuse the other posts.]
IF YOU KNOW OF OTHER FORUMS WHERE NEWBIES ARE ABUSING THEIR ACCOUNTS PLEASE POST EXAMPLES BELOW:
There are forums where newbies should not be allowed to post; forums where it is expected for them to have more experience levels before they can contribute anything.
One example of such forums is the speculation forums. As a newbie, they don't have enough knowledge or experience in crypto to speculate.
As they gain more experience in crypto and become full members of the bitcointalk forum, then let them speculate.
Here is an example of Bad Actors spreading Lies and FUD in speculation:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/bitcoin-cz-bcz-new-technology-new-coin-with-only-2-million-coins-max-5154653
There may be other forums besides speculation where newbie accounts are being used maliciously.
[Note: I have nothing to do with the project listed above. It is just an example. I posted this in other forums but was told it belongs here in META. Please excuse the other posts.]
IF YOU KNOW OF OTHER FORUMS WHERE NEWBIES ARE ABUSING THEIR ACCOUNTS PLEASE POST EXAMPLES BELOW:
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