Topic: The Chit Chat Thread

@Ralizah Interesting. Well, I guess diversifying the police force may not be a feasible quick fix either. A gradual restructuring of training sounds like a must though.

To the staff the bad comments mean nothing. They want to see an article get 200+ comments be it bad or good. They want traffic and views on a site and by banning people you get less views and traffic. That's why they are so laxed.

@Genrou I don't think they create an article just to have views and bad comments. Pushsquare it's like... a square: many people walk there and those who like it and respect it keep it clean (like we are trying to do now), while others just pass by littering it (users who reveal themselves with stupid comments).
What we can do to help the admin is to report them.
I also consider the ignore button as part of a mini-game: find the idiot and ignore him/her to save the world!

@Genrou possibly, it's often just the big topics which bring the crazies out in force. It is getting worse though.

Wonder if one of the crew fancies becoming a mod for a few months? I know @Tasuki performed this thankless task for years, keeping the forums tidy.

@themcnoisy He supports protestors when they're white supremacists and likely to vote for him. He doesn't care about anyone else. Disgusting photo op simply designed to appeal to his evangelical base.
I've a feeling all our former mod would do is close down our discussion here because it's "politics". But human rights isn't politics. Bigotry is not a valid political position. And staying silent so as not to offend bigots is just another way of enabling the behaviour.

@Genrou This is not true whatsoever. We posted multiple warnings last night, a lot of comments were deleted, and bans were handed out.

@JohnnyShoulder @mookysam @nessisonett @LieutenantFatman Yeah completely. I was really looking forward to the PS5 reveal... been saving up my pennies but at the end of the day, I accept there is a lot going on in the world and I also want the reveal to be a success. It is OK to be disappointed - I was, but come on, its a game console reveal when the world is going through major upheaval. I haven't seen friends and relatives in nearly 3 months. Perspective.

Also, shout out to @LiamCroft and Push Square because there was a lot of moderation going on and this isn't a topic a Playstation site can ignore, even though it would draw the trolls. The problem with trolls is that they will troll and go to great lengths to do so.

@RogerRoger would you do it though Rog? Serious question we could ask the owners of the website. You are wise and I think would do a great job personally. I haven't seen you have a crossed word and your posts when on a contrary point are well thought out and fair. Seems like a perfect CV to me.

I would consider it but I'm too wishy washy and not a great writer or wise or fair. I would be a disaster rofl. There are obviously other top heads up in here who could do a great job. It's weird actually, Taz used to put me back in my box and it was always fair and in retrospect I miss having that reflection on what I have written and becoming a better commenter as a result.

@mookysam But everyone can see it now and yet he still has massive support. I don't understand life, we could of had it all and trust people who would struggle to babysit for the night.

Nice to see everyone enjoying a nice friendly chat over here, we really do appreciate it when everyone tries to get along and stay positive.

As for the article in question, we've been doing our best to moderate it and will continue to do so. We've said this before, but please report any comments that are offensive or break any of the site's rules. It's a huge help to us and it's much more effective than engaging with the person who's posting the comment.

Thanks for the kind words!

I can only see this site getting busier with traffic, I think having a team of two or three moderators to assist the staff here is definitely something they ought to consider.
But I understand that itself is something they're likely to be very concerned about. The last thing they want is a mod going power mad, banning members and deleting posts left, right and centre.
It's a big issue of trust.
The last mod we had here was very good but he was deleting lots of posts due to some assumed rules that didn't actually exist. Not the end of the world but you can see how easily things can go wrong.

And as Roger says above, dealing with this sort of thing can be quite stressful. You might find people burn out relatively quickly. Lots of things for them to consider.

@LN78
That was unnecessary.

@RogerRoger Alas... pobody’s nerfect after all 😂😂😂 I’m sorry but that’s one of the funniest typos I’ve seen in a while

@RogerRoger D’oh! Knew I’d heard it somewhere!

well just don't make me a mod cause i would abuse that banhammer right now.

Pretty sure I’d have been banned like 8 times this year already. I’m just a hard hitting free thinker you lot can’t touch me.

@nessisonett Reported as spam.

It's a horrid situation. What happened to George Floyd is terrible, and these kinds of things happen far too often to black people. And all the looting and violence and police brutality that happened afterwards is not right either.

Unfortunately I don't see any real way that this situation is going to improve once it quietens down. Without large-scale, systematic changes, things will just go back to how they were.

@LN78 I prefer promotion from within. Obviously if you have had a falling out with Rog in the past I'm sorry. He has been very supportive and I have gamed with him online and he's a top bloke. Not everyone gets along, sometimes I'm pushing too and fro with other users, however I always respect their opinion. For what it's worth I consider Rog a friend. I can only recall properly falling out with other users (mainly new commentors) when my comments are misread and used as a weapon against me. Or if they are damn unfair.

It was only an idea anyway, with the amount of tech topics and stuff popping up. Not that I have any sway in anything either lol.

@LN78
It's really useful information to have. If I'm upset with someone, I'm always keen to know if I've overreacted to something they've done or misjudged them somehow. I'm certain we've all done that a few times in our lives, I know I have. I think being given the opportunity to reflect on that is a gift.

@LN78
No problem, have a nice day.

@themcnoisy @RogerRoger I've been a mod on NLife for a couple of years, and being one also teaches you a lot of things. Maybe it's in combination with a teaching job that I've found it easier to take a step back and look at things from both sides, even though it doesn't always appear that way lol.