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Idea for eliminating negative members

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jblaski
Posts: 5561 - Karma: 1,027
So I'm sure most of you have noticed a significant rise in members on here that do nothing but try and pick fights and post controversial things just to get a rise out of people. Along with these members, are high post counts and low karma.

An idea came to me. What about anyone, who's karma has dropped below their post count gets some sort of ban. I would be in favor of a long or permanent ban. I know that there may be some exceptions to this, with members with 15,000 posts and a karma just below that....but for the most part, this would start to weed out some terrible members.

Also, I don't think this would even be an advertised thing. That way people wouldn't gang up on someone. Bad members would just disappear.

I don't know if this would really work, so don't try to hate too much. But after a couple years, the people that are here just for confrontation and hate mongering are really starting to get to me.
Nov 17 2009 10:44PM
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Panchuk
Posts: 1610 - Karma: 355
no.
Nov 17 2009 10:46PM
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TechnoPotamus
Posts: 11626 - Karma: 3,522
it's def an interesting idea, but i feel like there are too many factors involved to make it work accurately and fairly ya know?
Nov 17 2009 11:18PM
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no_steeze
Posts: 23992 - Karma: 4,267
i do not think that is a good idea
Nov 17 2009 11:27PM
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bobo25
Posts: 176 - Karma: 10
Its a good idea, but  perhaps it could be done like this. What about for each of a new member's first 100 posts, there could be an algorithm that would figure out the ration of karma to posts, giving and average or something like that. Then, that member could be flagged should their average be, for the sake of argument, below 50%. Members who are flagged could then have their posts reviewed by the mods, and if the mods deem their posts in poor taste, controversial, or just plain dumb, they could be banned. That way, people are protected even if others chooses to gang up on them when they haven't posted anything truly bad.

I'm not totally sure how or even if that would work, but I think it would be a cool idea.
Nov 17 2009 11:34PM
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jeremy.g
Posts: 4931 - Karma: 459
ns + algorithms = failure haha.
Nov 17 2009 11:55PM
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bobo25
Posts: 176 - Karma: 10
Did I misuse the word algorithm or are you talking about the site in general? if i used it wrong then apologies
Nov 18 2009 12:01AM
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skiierman
Posts: 28699 - Karma: -5,563
its funny how the ones in favor havent been on the site for more than two years or even way less than that...

its the fucking internet. its not hard to ignore someones post. i just lowered your karma so your idea would get you banned you pussy.
Nov 18 2009 12:03AM
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snowfreak14
Posts: 370 - Karma: 209
ahahaha to the post above me. but seriously there are some kids on here that suck dick.  i mean i just made this kid look like a huge bitch and he went and made 5 ns accounts and just used them to pull my karma down. i mean some kids do just need to get the boot but i think the mods do a pretty good job as it  is
Nov 18 2009 12:52AM
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Kevski
Posts: 7056 - Karma: 2,785
Karma isn't an effective enough representation of who the good members or bad members are yet to be able to base a ban on or not. Plenty of assholes post tons and are active on the site (doing things that earn you karma), and have high karma regardless of what others rate them.

I agree that something would be nice to have done about these types of members, but right now I'm thinking that bans based on karma would be a really bad idea. It's not too hard to deal with these people by ignoring them, so right now that's the solution I see.
Nov 18 2009 12:56AM
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chicken
Posts: 6843 - Karma: 2,122
First of all I don't think there is anything wrong with controversial posts, there is a difference between having a strong opinion and being a dick. Also the karma system doesn't seem that accurate to me. I have 2 accounts and this one my average rating is 3. somthing which is terrible, my other (which I wont name for my karmas sake) has a rating of like 6-7. I do not act any different in either account, it is just kind of the luck I guess.

I think we should just be banning people for really stupid posts like when someone just randomly calls someone a fag or says get back in the kitchen and that kind of stuff. Like harsher bans
Nov 18 2009 1:44AM
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selkirks
Posts: 1978 - Karma: 59
Just give us a "flag this member" button.

When someone clicks it, the user's posts/threads/etc. are reviewed by a mod. If the button is pressed and the mod finds nothing wrong with the post in question (i.e. the flagger was just trying to piss off the flagged), then the flagger gets a 48-hour ban.
Nov 18 2009 2:51AM
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skiierman
Posts: 28699 - Karma: -5,563
so one personal insult to a kid who cant take a joke gets banned? are you fucking high?

honestly it sounds like you all are those little bitch made kids on the playground that run to the nearest teacher when another child calls you a dummy head.
Nov 18 2009 12:46PM
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lineskier10
Posts: 11339 - Karma: 796
i would be fucked because i got karma raped my mosseau when he was still a mod and i still havent recovered
Nov 18 2009 12:55PM
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Scott29~
Posts: 1448 - Karma: 62
Ive been banned nearly 40 times and im still here so this is going to do what exactly?~
Nov 18 2009 3:10PM
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WikiWiki
Posts: 5584 - Karma: 426
piss you off even more
Nov 18 2009 3:51PM
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Scott29~
Posts: 1448 - Karma: 62
Haha it doesnt even do anything why would I be pissed off? I think its hilarious mods still try to get rid of me. With macros I have a new NS account in less than a minute and its only 1 button to flip on the proxy network~
Nov 18 2009 5:56PM
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jblaski
Posts: 5561 - Karma: 1,027
well....after making this karma-raping thread. I've realized that the best option for this site is to stay out of the ignorant-laden teenager wonderland known as NSG. Luckily, these people haven't found SG or Regionals. Hopefully this thread made some sort of an idea pop into someone's head to help this site out a bit.
Nov 18 2009 6:18PM
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H8CH
Posts: 2709 - Karma: 218
Skiierman - you sir are legendary.....
Nov 18 2009 8:18PM
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doublexl
Posts: 8407 - Karma: 26
yesssss
Nov 18 2009 11:32PM
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Silence
Posts: 16030 - Karma: 149
I vote we leave it just as it is.
Nov 19 2009 5:00AM
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zepscratch
Posts: 3517 - Karma: 36
hahahaha. thank god my karma's 30 points higher, right?
Nov 19 2009 11:13AM
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Mr.Huck
Posts: 6096 - Karma: 14,893
I don't think he cares.  He's autogamous like a Starfish.  When he's lonely he just fucks himself. 
Nov 19 2009 12:02PM
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caucasian_chad
Posts: 4078 - Karma: 3,625
No.  New members often take a while for their karma to catch up to their post counts, even if they are good members.
Nov 19 2009 2:05PM
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bobo25
Posts: 176 - Karma: 10
So is that a pro or a con? I'm not sure
Nov 19 2009 4:05PM
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Brenone
Posts: 4944 - Karma: 296

terrible idea. yeah some people have low karma because they are D-bags but some people have low karma because they actually voice their opinion about something and some people on here cant handle that.

Nov 19 2009 4:16PM
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debrickshaw
Posts: 1957 - Karma: 68
yeah i agree with this

itd be cool if maybe people with karma well below there post count got put up for review to be banned?
Nov 19 2009 6:10PM
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ECfreeski3
Posts: 12019 - Karma: 125
just a friendly reminder that you are on the INTERNET
Nov 19 2009 10:24PM
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emopoppins
Posts: 3996 - Karma: 269
isn't the point of internet forums to try and act like a dumbass to get a rise out of people?
Nov 19 2009 10:44PM
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Mr.Panda
Posts: 17711 - Karma: 564
People would be getting banned on their 3rd day here.
Nov 19 2009 10:45PM
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jayo.
Posts: 5015 - Karma: 34

ban?

Nov 19 2009 11:25PM
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SteezyOhio
Posts: 6044 - Karma: 60
karma doesnt mean shit. to prove that i gave you 10/10 but immediately refreshed my page to only be sasified by lowering you from a 10/10 to 0/10. suck my ball sack
Nov 20 2009 12:29AM
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uni-corn
Posts: 13846 - Karma: 651
Hahah I had you at 0/10 Tyler.
Nov 20 2009 1:40PM
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Mr.Panda
Posts: 17711 - Karma: 564
Doesn't almost everyone?
Nov 20 2009 3:09PM
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SteezyOhio
Posts: 6044 - Karma: 60
for serious? and you too greg? bastards, well fuck you guys then jeez
Nov 21 2009 12:02AM
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ski-swagga
Posts: 5276 - Karma: 219
same
Nov 21 2009 12:09AM
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Mr.Panda
Posts: 17711 - Karma: 564
Of course dude. Always.
Nov 21 2009 12:18AM
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selkirks
Posts: 1978 - Karma: 59
Do you honestly think I was serious? Seriously, do you really think that would work with the immense quantity of 12-year-olds on NS?
Nov 22 2009 2:24PM
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Mr.Panda
Posts: 17711 - Karma: 564
You posted it in Stie Discussion dude. Most of the things posted here people take serious.
Nov 22 2009 2:35PM
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