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    How about a troll stamp option to cover the post and embarrass them from doing it again.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RichardMZhlubb View Post
    Why not just ban posters you disagree with from the entire forum and get it over with?
    It's about keeping threads on topic. Politics tend to be lively but the non-political threads are not expected to get political.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pammy View Post
    Wasn't his issue off topic derailing of threads? He didn't say for being disruptive. Why move the goalposts? Admit you were wrong. Say you're sorry. Say you're against the tpf rule in general and move on. That's what big boys do.
    In my experience, the TPF function isn’t used primarily for off topic posters. It’s used to silence people the thread starter disagrees with. And if you allow preemptive thread bans, then the thread starter can use it for whatever they damn well please. It won’t be limited to off-topic posters.
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    Quote Originally Posted by carolina73 View Post
    How about a troll stamp option to cover the post and embarrass them from doing it again.

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    Since when do leftists get embarrassed from trolling?
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    Quote Originally Posted by RichardMZhlubb View Post
    The TPF function is absurd. In my experience, it’s used primarily to remove a poster that the thread starter disagrees with from a discussion. Removing someone that the poster disagrees with before a discussion even starts is doubly absurd.
    That's why I think the OP of a TPF thread should indicate the rule violated. The TPF rule reads: "Threads marked tPF allow the thread creator to thread ban members for what they feel are violations of any of the above listed forum rules, and only for those reasons."

    When I use TPF, I TB for persistent trolling or off-topic posting that tends to wreck a thread.

    I would use pre-emptive to remove those who historically do that.

    The problem with pre-emptive TBing is you're not TBing for violation of any rule.
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    Quote Originally Posted by carolina73 View Post
    How about a troll stamp option to cover the post and embarrass them from doing it again.

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    Since when do leftists get embarrassed from trolling?
    It would be a badge of honor for a troll.
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    Quote Originally Posted by RichardMZhlubb View Post
    Why not just ban posters you disagree with from the entire forum and get it over with?
    The new mission statement…

    Well done.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DGUtley View Post
    I was wondering what everybody thought of permitting a pre-emptive ban on tpf threads - maybe limit it to one person or two - when the thread is created. My thought process is that there's always one or two people that just cannot help themselves by (for example) injecting politics into a thread on (let's say) organic food.

    Just throwing it out there to see what everybody thinks.
    The bigger problem with tpf threads is the abuse of the feature. Just because someone - posts a topical challenge - it’s no reason to call for a thread ban. OR for a mod to decide to thread ban someone.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FindersKeepers View Post
    It would be difficult for me to resist trolling an organic food thread...

    Seriously though, I think I prefer to give posters a chance to behave themselves on tPF threads, although I know that might create more work for mods.

    I worry some posters would use the preemptive ban in a malicious way to exclude others, and that would potentially weaponize the ability.

    Just my two cents.
    I agree.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FindersKeepers View Post
    Why be so $#@!ty?

    He asked a serious question.
    There is plenty of evidence to validate Richard’s post. There is a great deal of harassment and baiting going on. I can show good cases for that. Those of us who are not right-wing get harassed every single day. Not - competently refuted, but name called, mocked, baited etc. So Richard may be exaggerating a bit, but the idea through harassment is quite relative: look how long Great-American lasted with his hate, name calling and unproductive vitriol. There are other such far right posters who are still here and continue it every - single - day, and the kids just let them roll.

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