maemo.org - Talk - View Single Post - Community input for new t.m.o. policy

	ysss	2010-06-21 , 17:38
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Originally Posted by Nathraiben

Once a community grows large enough that the administrators run out of close buddies to assign as moderators, the zealots will automatically come.

On the flipside, with this policy in place, the obvious trolls can be weeded out so they've no reason to stay for long.

But once again, I don't see how some of those rules are protecting "us" in any way. Have you really ever come across a signature that you felt the need of being protected from?

I think the anti-spam is pretty obvious and no one will seriously mind cutting down their 5> lines sig anyway. You want to read more content than sig on a thread.

What I meant that we could use some assistance (in the form of policy or moderation) were against obvious trolls, flamers or those who debate aggressively and forget about common courtesy.

Imagine you're getting punished for publishing 6 lines of HELPFUL links in your signature, something that was considered okay for 5 years. Would you feel hurt? Would you consider not only deleting those links form your signature, but also turning your back on a community that, instead of getting rid of real offenders, is now targeting at you for being HELPFUL?

Maybe they can be summarized into a sticky thread, with a sig that points to that thread instead?
Again, imagine chatting with someone on a thread with long sig and short replies.

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