There has been some recent discussion around a closed thread that was in General and likely should have been in Off Topic.

Most of the complaints that seemed to matter were related to karma/thanks etc. (I seek not to put words into peoples' mouths, so correct me if you see otherwise).

After some thought, I decided to put up this thread in General because it discusses a proposed change to how the system works, and is open for discussion.

There has been a large influx of new contributors to the site. I actually see this is a good thing, and it's also to be expected given the wider appeal of the N900 over the iTs. But, such brings its own problems, and not least, a potential clash of civilizations between those who develop and understand in one way and those who use and understand in another. This, also, is a good thing.

Tensions will inevitably occur. As will flames, insults and offenses (real or perceived).

In another post (http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php...651#post352651), I followed up on a thought about 'no thanks' and I think it's a good idea:

A 'No Thanks' or a 'Flag' button, when clicked by a member, does the following:

- removes all thanks given to this post
- flags the post as 'objectionable' in some way (the member can justify)
- is open to appeal by the poster (via a link only they can see?)
- is open to arbitration by a moderator.

I don't actually think this is that different from the 'Report' link in many ways, just more open, perhaps (maybe making the 'No Thanks' posters evident would be opening up flame/karma wars. but maybe it's a good thing too?)

So, to discuss, if you like: should we have a No Thanks/FLag link on all posts just like there's a 'Thanks' link? More to the point, perhaps, can it be done?

As an example start, perhaps the 'Report This' link can be changed to 'No THanks' and put whrre the other links are at the bottom of the post?

Thanks for listening...