It's time...Release the Kraken

former_trader · February 26, 2015, 11:42pm

Fine, I’ll orchestrate a hostile takeover of AF.

former_trader · February 26, 2015, 11:49pm

Sweep_the_Leg:

former_trader:

I am strictly against voting buttons and will use my political clout on this site to fight such an idea. I don’t want to subcontract the order of the threads on my page to fellow posters, who for the most part can’t tell a good thread from a bad one.

It wouldn’t have to work that way. For example, we wouldn’t need to necessarily vote on threads, just comments. For this forum, a star system might work better for threads. The no-fap thread would obviously get five stars in no time, while threads about Indian actors would receive none.

The threads would still be there and get bumped with each new post just like they are now. But, the first post (OP’s post) would be subject to voting just like every subsequent post. If it’s something we don’t like, we downvote that post and after a certain threshold is reached it would be hidden but still viewable by clicking on an expand icon. And, you could still respond to OP too. The benefit would be hiding parent comments from trolls thereby removing their feeding dish. Once they realize their posts get downvoted instantly, and therefore hidden, they’d stop posting. The only way to stop trolling is to stop feeding them.

Let’s face it, most of us (myself especially) don’t have the restraint to refrain from commenting to certain inflamatory posts. Hiding them is the best solution.

And, again, this would have very positive benefits outside the WC. Imagine someone needing advice in the L3 forum. OP asks a question and gets 10 responses. The community should (hopefully) have a good idea which comments are the most helpful and they would get upvoted so OP knows which ones to take seriously.

Your idea makes sense in threads where every comment is independent of one another. As soon as you get a thread going in every direction (not uncommon around these parts…even good threads) or people not using the quote function, someone entering such a thread for the first time 45 comments into it will be lost. Unless there is a parallel status quo format that gives members the choice.

bchad · February 26, 2015, 11:58pm

Wewease de kwaken!

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZYNYAw_rXI]

system · March 9, 2015, 2:49pm

Hopefully this post helped eliminate the trolls

system · March 9, 2015, 2:50pm

Hopefully this post helped eliminate the trolls

el_macca17 · March 9, 2015, 2:57pm

Is there some way we can reduce the number of senseless life/career advice requests by new members in WC? We often see this high level of activity from some newbie who wants to break into finance and then excessive attempts to gain credibility with respected forum members. They generate a bunch of threads where nobody replies and start new ones asking the same stupid questions.

A proposed solution would be a required number of posts before being given the ability to start a thread.

itera · March 9, 2015, 3:15pm

I was for banning certain individuals much earlier on. And I am also for being more aggressive with the delete button to clear the garbage and excessive trolling.

krnyc2008 · March 9, 2015, 3:46pm

Imagine the quality of those posts. Better be able to hide or at least dislike the thread.

krazykanuck · March 9, 2015, 4:01pm

It obviously hasn’t…

Palantir · March 9, 2015, 4:19pm

I think the trolls are more interesting than most of the regular posters.

system · March 9, 2015, 4:28pm

@Palantir,hows that ?

doh30 · March 9, 2015, 6:37pm

Not so sure…

http://www.analystforum.com/forums/water-cooler/91338619

el_macca17 · March 10, 2015, 1:37am

To be fair, the trolls are the natural prey in our ecosystem. We can’t exactly go without them, since their stupidity fuels the best flame wars on AF where the real posters shine. Is this just a cross we have to bear to keep AF as it is?

Systematic · March 10, 2015, 2:07am

I can only recall posting a few times in the last 12 months-

This place used to be like hanging w/ your boys, now its just a bunch of nags. While Blake may have been a world class narsacist D-Bag, he was a pretty smart guy and contributed (to the quantum physics of little league, anyways). I’d take him back. I think when I saw that thread about an Indian dude that’s 50 and has a sick pack I was done.

Who still posts here?

Ramos

Who was Ramos’ boi? I think they’re both in Boston

Sweep

CFAvsMBA

I see BS is back (natural/organic temporary ban there)

Brainwash

Numi

ChikkenTikka/Righteous H

BChand and Ohai obv still here

We need that Allidan guy back too

Black_Swan · March 10, 2015, 12:43pm

lol

JOE2010 · March 10, 2015, 3:14pm

…and farley013, akanska, mo34, BigWilly, TheAliman etc

former_trader · March 10, 2015, 10:42pm

^ Mo34 was probably the most underappreciated poster in AF history.

Sweep_the_Leg · March 11, 2015, 1:31am

I could take or leave your HoF idea, but “Most Underappreciated Poster” has to be category. Three immediately sprang to mind.

former_trader · March 11, 2015, 1:58am

^ Stop leaving us hanging and give us your list.

bchad · March 11, 2015, 2:00am

mo34 gave good post, indeed.