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Dilbert2001
Jun Member 2006

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Wynd said :
A feature like this one would indeed be beneficial, much like the Ignore List in-game; however, the RSOFs haven't been updated in so long that I am not sure they would divert their attention to this matter. I know everyone has their own way to deal with issues, but I simply don't pay attention. These are online forums and I don't know the people on the other side. That means nothing to me.

If the issue persists, you can ask Forum Moderators or CMs to intervene by posting on Forum Help V2.

I think Ignore List works the other way. It prevents the user from viewing what the other people on the list rather.

14-Sep-2020 00:01:31

Corder
Oct Member 2017

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I need a block feature for use on the forums to restrict up to 3 people/users from viewing any of my posts, or a privacy feature of some sort.

I don't think this should be a feature in any forum.

It would be confusing and unfair for users who get blocked, and have no chance to involve themselves in discussions, such as game content suggestions or forum games. It would not be healthy to let Registered Public restrict other users from posting and viewing content, as they have no moderation rules to abide by.

An option to ignore users on forums would probably be the most ideal solution. Whether that's really needed, I cannot tell, but that'd be a way for users to opt-out of discussions with certain others.

For the meantime, if any issues arise I would simply ignore the user's arguments and comments. If I don't reply, chances are they won't either. It would be my own fault if I do get affected and rage at their valid arguments. Life is like a camera: Just focus on what's important, capture the good times, develop from the negatives, and if things don't work out, take another shot !

14-Sep-2020 02:33:25 - Last edited on 14-Sep-2020 02:35:00 by Corder

Draco Burnz
Dec Member 2011

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Dilbert2001 said :
OP's suggestion really makes no sense because if the people he wants to block are really "trolls spamming other people's threads with nothing of substance to contribute" he should use the FH to report them.

+1

This is already possible in said way thus doesnt need tro happen.

Plus we dont need echo chambers of just yes men as that doesnt help anything.

Just makes it worse.
Draco Burnz
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14-Sep-2020 20:58:08 - Last edited on 14-Sep-2020 20:59:15 by Draco Burnz

Draco Burnz
Dec Member 2011

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Matchgirl42 said :
Support. This would not only help enforce the Jagex code of conduct suggestion "If you spot a thread where you disagree with the poster's opinion, rather than argue with them across multiple pages of their thread consider creating a new thread with your own opinion."

but also help keep threads more tidy, stop harassment and trolling, and reduce the need for moderator intervention.

Please do this, Jagex. Please.

Uhh, whats so hard about using FH for ppl who are breaking the rules?

Lets the J/Fmods do what they are meant to be doing and not take the law into your own hands.
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14-Sep-2020 21:02:14

Mrs Ana

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Personally, with the current state of the Forums, I do not believe it's productive to add ways to reject or shoo people away instead of bringing in more members. During prior years, I'd definitely be open to some sort of ignoring method to avoid seeing trolls, spammers and whatnot. As of right now, I do not believe it's necessary to add ways to reduce the amount of active users. We are lucky if we get 10-20 at any given time. We should be focusing on methods to bring in more users and increment the amount of members within the RSOFs Community.

Whenever I am using the Internet, I have a rule: never pay attention to something that does not hurt me, specially, if it's coming from someone I do not even know in real life. Yes, I do agree that we are not the same but it's inconceivable to allow a stranger to get to your head through an online game. If there is an instance when someone is trolling me or spamming a thread of mine, I simply ignore their comments and I never engage them. To that end, I simply escalate the matter to the persons that are capable of removing such a menace from my gaming experience.

I'm not saying that your idea isn't plausible; I just think it isn't something that we currently need. With the amount of members that are online right now, we should be striving to attract more users to join the community, not removing them or blocking them from participating in certain discussions. During the Forums Golden Age, we'd see about 400-600 active users at a time and we'd have about 20-30 CM J-Mods. Maybe back then this could have been useful, but definitely not at this precise moment.

14-Sep-2020 21:31:34

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15-Sep-2020 00:56:17

Matchgirl42
Jul Member 2011

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The problem with "just ignore them" is that they literally eat up threads and threads become an absolute mess.

I firmly believe that's one of their goals - to make people's threads unusable and pointless. To be the loudest in the room, until other people give up and stop using the forums altogether.

Giving the people who start a thread the ability to block trolls from turning their threads into a complete mess would absolutely be a good feature to add.

If they actually have something meaningful to say rather than starting a flame war they can go make their own threads and troll all they want there. My motto is to be nice if I can, but also to not suffer trolls.

15-Sep-2020 00:58:58

Corder
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@Matchgirl42

The above matters that you referenced are against the forum code of conduct, hence in my view they don't justify a block option, as the option to report someone is already there. If someone makes racial, troll, flaming posts etc. then they do not belong here, and thus can be reported in Forum Help.

If anyone disagrees with a moderator's handling of a report, please see: Forum Moderation Review V3 . They will address the issue there, and help the victim understand why X moderator handled it that way.

If someone posts constructive feedback, whether that may be negative or positive for the thread's existence, then that will most likely not be censored. This even applies if it's the same person who does it across all of my threads. Then again, if someone is clearly being a troll and tries to derail the conversation, I'd ignore them or use the Forum Help if it gets out of hand. ^_^ Life is like a camera: Just focus on what's important, capture the good times, develop from the negatives, and if things don't work out, take another shot !

15-Sep-2020 07:25:28 - Last edited on 15-Sep-2020 11:52:19 by Corder

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