allism's Journal: Moderation options I would like to see implemented

Here are a few moderation selections I would like to see available as options - sometimes 'Funny', 'Informative', and 'Troll' just aren't enough.

+1 Tragic - for those really awful 'Here's how I accidentally nuked my harddrive and my relationship with my only girlfriend ever, all in the same day' posts. This is not to be confused with '-1, Pathetic'

-1 Asshat - this one should be obvious, but if you don't understand the difference between this mod and 'flamebait' or 'troll', feel free to ask

-1 M$ - for all those ingenious anti-Microsoft zealots who seem to think they're clever by using a dollar sign instead of an S

-1 Missed the Point - for posts that take a minor detail in the parent post and try to run with refuting the minor detail as proof that the parent post is wrong wrong wrong. Should be allowed to be used in conjunction with -1, Asshat. I'd like to think of a more clever name for this one but, unfortunately, I am creatively challenged today

+1 AFDB - for excellence in paranoia

added 5-Dec-2003

Oh, and I forgot until I was reading the article about interviewing with the NSA today...need another mod, plus lots of the AFDB mod for this story...

-1, Clueless - for the posts asking for clarity on or pointing out how ridiculous obvious jokes are

more mod options...

[anubi]

First, I would get rid of "overrated" and "underrated". The mod should reflect the reason for the mod.

"Flamebait" and "Troll" are so similar I would consider them one and the same. I do not consider them a negative value though, as these mostly incite a lively discussion.

I would add the category "Juvenile -1" to designate posts such as those gnaa/goatsex posts or posts with antics such as name-calling, gender/race/orientation taunting, etc.

I would also add the category "CrapFlood -1" to designate thos

Re:more mod options...

[subgeek]

flamebait is designed to incite anger. troll is intended to get responses, not necessarily angry ones. flamebait could be argued to be a subset of trolling, but only if it's also intended to get responses.

-1 False

[shrubya]

Agreed that Flamebait and Troll are overlapping and could easily be merged into a single downmod. I'd replace one of them with -1 Misinformative or -1 Lying. People need to be LARTed for posting authoritative-sounding lies.

hello fan

[subgeek]

i was just curious what you liked about my postings. i noticed a strange thing when i found you on my fans page. you only had a blue dot. that means that you haven't been friended by anyone i know around here. i usually don't post on the front pages, so i was wondering where you found me.

oh, and thanks.

Re:hello fan

[allism]

I think I stumbled across your journal reading someone else's journal. I liked reading your music comments. Plus, it seems like you have a healthy respect for your wife :)

I saw Pigface a few years ago here in Denver - really enjoyed the show. They played at a pretty small venue here - I'm wanting to say it was at the Ogden but it might have been the Gothic, I get the tiny venues confused. Meg Lee Chin really made the show.

I don't get to go to concerts too often anymore though - we have a 15-month-old

Re:hello fan

[subgeek]

i'd better have a healthy respect for my wife. we've been married almost 4 months. if i could lose respect for her that quickly, it would either say something very bad about the quality of my character, or indicate that i'm very bad at making decisions.

we don't even have kids yet and we're not going to concerts like we used to. one step at a time.

anyway, it was nice to hear from you. i usually friend fans, but i like to read some of their journals or other things first. it's amazing how it seems my s

'+1, cynical'

[allism]

Oh, and I saw a comment in a thread recently that there should be a '+1, cynical' mod...I'm starting to see more posts for alternatives to traditional mods. Probably a coinkydink.