Moderation reports

[Cubdriver]

They aren't worth my time for anything more than clicking on the "Report" button.

Exactly!!  Ignore the troll, and they'll usually get bored and go away.  Making a big fuss plays into their hand.

-Pat

[Shock]

How did the discussion on 2FA suddenly change to moderation again? They are quite distinctly different, and no neither needs to be changed.

I've been banning idiots since the 80s and it's still exactly the same motives. Spam and new or sleeper nuisance/troll users should have posts removed or hidden if possible as it's their agenda to permanently taint the forum. If you want to get rid of them long term though there are ways of doing that as well.

However, it's not the end of the world to let them come back and contribute to the forums ad revenue until they raise the alarm again. The more they do this the more helpful it is building up a dossier of services to block that identifies other nuisance users at the same time, aka honeypot.

If they remain loyal haters and pitch in, let them waste their life. But I mean coming back to Dave for this long seems like there might be some underlying sexual reasons, not that it's bad to sexually express yourself but Daves happily married and i think the chance of a hater hookup is pretty low at this point. Sometimes you have to take it on the chin, cut your losses and move on and find love elsewhere.

As I mentioned Dave/Simon if you don't like the word "banned" you can use a more friendly word that is understandable to all users.

[Shock]

Thanks for making me smile, whether that was an intended pun or not.

No he didn't realize it, whats your IQ? I'm surprised you picked that up.

[ebastler]

Thanks for making me smile, whether that was an intended pun or not.

No he didn't realize it, whats your IQ? I'm surprised you picked that up.

Nah, just an effect of being a non-native speaker, I guess. Reading English takes a bit more awareness for me rather than doing it on auto-pilot...

[Shock]

Nah, just an effect of being a non-native speaker, I guess. Reading English takes a bit more awareness for me rather than doing it on auto-pilot...

Your right, probably increased pattern recognition. I do the same with foreign languages. Actually it's the first time I read your name properly and just realized it's muttersprache. I was reading it for some reason as Eblaster.

[Simon]

How did the discussion on 2FA suddenly change to moderation again? They are quite distinctly different, and no neither needs to be changed.

You need to go further back in the topic. It started on moderation and moved to 2FA as a way to help moderation.

[ebastler]

How did the discussion on 2FA suddenly change to moderation again? They are quite distinctly different, and no neither needs to be changed.

You need to go further back in the topic. It started on moderation and moved to 2FA as a way to help moderation.

The thread title might also serve as a clue why "moderation" is discussed here... 

[Shock]

The thread title might also serve as a clue why "moderation" is discussed here... 

Now that the low hanging fruit has been picked . I just didn't want to wake up tomorrow to discover I need my mobile phone, pager from the 80s, thumb print and speech recognition to log into the forums. Strong passwords with protection against brute forcing and data leaks seems to be more secure than most 2FA these days due to all the exploits.

Dave/Simon you would be surprised at how minor changes to forum can have a positive or negative impact on attendance. This image attached (what many of us see when using the forums) has far more effect on how many visitors, contribution, retention and ad revenue generation than a bunch of rolandpenplotters combined. I'm not suggesting change (sorry to disappoint ad hominem forum members), I'm just pointing out the more obvious stuff that gets overlooked.

[Simon]

I know that people will make what seem fairly large decisions based on what seems to be flimsy reasons. 2FA on a mobile is certainly not needed for logging in. For registration alone alas worldwide it may be prohibitive. There's no need to panic. Trouble makers soon get bored.

[james_s]

What's the issue with that screenshot? Other than the fact that it looks like it's maximized and thus consuming an enormous amount of screen real estate with useless white space. Maybe I'm missing something obvious?

[rsjsouza]

What's the issue with that screenshot? Other than the fact that it looks like it's maximized and thus consuming an enormous amount of screen real estate with useless white space. Maybe I'm missing something obvious?

I saw the same as you, but I suspect the reason for that massive screenshot is to simply make a point that the main forum screen and its various elements is what attracts or scares people, not the occasional obnoxious sociopath heckler.

Regarding the screenshot itself, I love the fact it is very clean - no ads, features, menus occupying every single empty space.

[Monkeh]

https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/chinese-multimeter/msg2962078/#msg2962078

Really? Just.. really? Can we have rid of him already?

[rsjsouza]

https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/chinese-multimeter/msg2962078/#msg2962078

Really? Just.. really? Can we have rid of him already?

In my opinion and in this particular case, CDaniel is throwing mud into the discussion. Sure, blueskull can always refrain from replying, but TBH I don't think it is that bad.

(I don't follow every discussion that delves into politics or Sino-western ideological conflicts, but the annoyance is understandable)

[Shock]

It's been made clear many times and to those previously warned to report posts if something crosses the line and not engage in attacks. If you don't like what someone said you can refute it intelligently if it's incorrect or ignore it.

[Monkeh]

https://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/should-we-continue-to-buy-from-china/

Whole thread is obviously political, and blueskull's riding his high Type 59 again.

[Monkeh]

https://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/should-we-continue-to-buy-from-china/

Whole thread is obviously political, and blueskull's riding his high Type 59 again.

Do you have a problem?

With the rules not being followed? Yes.

//Edit: never mind. I presume that's what a loser's supposed to do.

And it continues.

[jancumps]

You two need a separate subforum to roll over each other.

[Shock]

I'm currently working at a state funded but non-governmental research facility, but as my research work accumulates, I will sooner or later move to a military research facility. I will never set foot to any Western country any more, and I never wanted since I left. I've set my life goal to inflict maximum pain to the West until it learns to respect and coexist with the East on a term of equality.

I see you have stepped up the threats.

[Shock]

There is no justification for threatening people.

[all_repair]

blueskull, some are worth engaging as they are genuine members of this forum and electronics-lovers.  Most are logical and reasonable.

 Lately, there are quite a lot of dissents actually from HK and Taiwan fake registering under somewhat neutral countries trying to stir anti-China feeling and also create frictions between citizens of these relatively neutral countries and China citizens.  For that 2 posts, I saw shadows of HK dissents.  These dissents are cultivated, and openly funded and trained by CIA NGO.  Surprisingly, only with the recent security law, these treason activities have become illegal in HK.   These are organised and well thought out movement.  Best is to report them as Dave already agreed that this forum should be non-political, and not fall into their traps and waste time engaging them. 

[ebastler]

Lately, there are quite a lot of dissents actually from HK and Taiwan fake registering under somewhat neutral countries trying to stir anti-China feeling and also create frictions between citizens of these relatively neutral countries and China citizens.  For that 2 posts, I saw shadows of HK dissents.  These dissents are cultivated, and openly funded and trained by CIA NGO.  Surprisingly, only with the recent security law, these treason activities have become illegal in HK.   These are organised and well thought out movement.  Best is to report them as Dave already agreed that this forum should be non-political, and not fall into their traps and waste time engaging them.

Say what?!? Please stop posting such absurd conspiracy theories. Or be specific and state which of the long-standing members who spoke up in that thread you are suspecting to be CIA-sponsored sock puppets. 

[ebastler]

He was talking about the current “buying from China” thread, wasn’t he? And I had another look at that, and indeed only see long-standing members posting there.

[EEVblog]

He was talking about the current “buying from China” thread, wasn’t he? And I had another look at that, and indeed only see long-standing members posting there.

So you are accusing from mere speculation?

Blueskull, please leave this thread, it is not your personal venting section.

[ebastler]

So you are accusing from mere speculation?

You are no longer thinking straight. It was all_repair who was accusing members of being CIA agents.

[EEVblog]

Oh FFS Blueskull, do NOT post in this thread again. It is NOT a tat-for-tat-argument thread. Last warning.