I read this post on the airsoft ohio forum.  It is from one of the mods there.  It sounds like an interesting idea.

Airsoft Ohio Moderation Reform

Hi all,

In case you haven't heard or notice yet, AO has just recently introduced a "post rating" feature, which is the first step in our adventure to create a "self-governing" online community based on the fundamentals of democracy.

The detail of this new system can be found here:
http://www.airsoftohio.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=6148 - http://www.airsoftohio.com/showthre...=&threadid=6148

Obviously, the first thing is a BIG thank-you which goes to Locutus for spending the time and implementing this feature. It has been in the work for quite some time now and I know he spends LOTs of personal hours into this.

Nonetheless, what does it mean? In a nutshell, we are giving EVERY USER the power to delete useless posts. You read that right, EVERYONE. But there is a catch - which is that you must also have enough like-minded users that share the same thought with you.

Basically, each POST (not just the thread) can receive a rating, and if the particular post receives enough poor rating, it will either be hidden or outright removed. If the first post in a thread receives enough bad rating, the entire thread will be removed.

In contrary, if a post receives enough "good" rating, it will be highlighted as a "worthy post" so that newcomers can scan through the entire thread and only read the "highlighted" post because they contains the most relevant information. (Note that this feature has not been implemented yet, but it should be online shortly.)

To understand the full detail please refer to the announcement that Locutus made via the above link. I posted this sticky mainly because I want to make sure you are aware of this new feature, and that you utilize this new feature to make AirsoftOhio.com a better place.

Please feel free to post any questions or comments on the announcement thread. As I said this is the first step in a collection of changes, and you are only seeing the tip of the iceberg. Many other improvements are being worked on as we speak and you will slowly see them online shortly.

Regards,



Ez.Wallace

I don't think that would work on this forum.

edit..well...it might.. Now that I think about it. Unpopular members could be unfairly singled out though.

More info:

To help keep things clean, we have now implemented Community Moderation of both users and posts.

Beneath each post you will now see the option to rate the post. The post can be rated from 1 to 5, with 1 being the worst.

Let me explain how this will impact posts (and users) on Airsoft Ohio.

If is post has an average rating between 1 and 2 after receiving 10 votes, the post will automatically removed. If the post in question is the first post in the thread, then the whole thread is automatically removed.

These post ratings also reflect upon the poster. Everyone now has a "Reputation Rating" between 1 and 5. Your Reputation is the average rating of ALL of your posts. Your reputation rating will appear under your name after your posts have accumilated 10 votes.

Your reputation rating determines how "powerful" your votes are against other posts. For example, if User A has a reputation rating of 4 and user B has a reputation rating of 2, then user A's votes count twice as much as User B.

If is a user has a reputation rating between 1 and 2 after their votes have accumilated 10 votes, then that user's ability to post will automatically be suspended for 7 days. After 7 days their reputation rating resets and they are given another chance. If they once again receive a rating between 1 and 2 after 10 votes, then their ability to post will automatically be suspended for 30 days. After this they will be given one last change (3 strikes), if they once again get a low rating, they will be permanently banned.

One thing we will NOT tolerate is abuse of this system. Purposely rating posts poorly just because you do not like the person is grounds for immediate banning. We will be monitoring the use of this system very closely.

To prevent retaliation voting all Super Moderators and above do not have a Reputation Rating.

This is just the first of many enhancements we have planned. We will be refining and enhancing this feature as we go.

Let me know if you have any questions!

Benjichang wrote: I don't think that would work on this forum. edit..well...it might.. Now that I think about it. Unpopular members could be unfairly singled out though.

and that'd what would happen.

bad idea.

Tyranny of the masses.

Bad idea.

webwiz=teh suck

Now vBulletin, theres a forum that can be modded to the ma, best example of this is livingwithstyle.

Uh....no.

for two reasons:

It'd be easy to screw with. Unpopular members could have anything they post rated negatively.

The programming that it would take to implement that would be astronomical, and I don't know if the wizards at tippmann have the time necessary to put that together.

It could either make my job easier, or more difficult...it could go either way, but I think it's a chance I'd rather not take. I can see the PM's now:

"Every time I post, everyone rates me badly and it gets deleted, tell them to stop messing with me! I'm a victim!"

I could do without it.

Besides, who says changes for the better aren't in progress for this place as we speak?

reifidom wrote: Reb Cpl wrote: Besides, who says changes for the better aren't in progress for this place as we speak? What? Problem users having all of their posts replaced by the image of a mushroom cloud along with banning? :)

I was talking about changes from higher up....you never know what they're doing up there.

But, I think I like that suggestion.  

As soon as I get back to my own computer, I think I'll try and implement that.

Reb Cpl wrote: I was talking about changes from higher up....you never know what they're doing up there.

It involves a sandwich, then a nap.

Hey, nice marmot!