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Voting Mechanism for Threads/Messages

I have received complaints about the quality of some of the threads and messages posted to the forum these days.

If I see a thread that is out of control, I can and do mark it as Read-Only. This effectively shuts down the thread. However, I just don't see a majority of the rogue threads.

So, my question is, should we try to inhibit the noise and improve the quality of the responses in some way? For example,

  • We could institute a weighted voting system of some kind to limit the noise. Threads with too many negative votes would be closed (read-only). Messages with too many negative votes would be removed.
  • We could require forum users to login to reply to message threads. I would only want to do this if we can make it painless for legitimate users.

Let me know your thoughts and feelings on this.

Jon

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  • Yes, it is quote often students who manages to find this forum and starts to spread havoc.

    In some situations, it might be nice with an updated Terms of Use, containing a note that posters are tracked, and students abusing this site will be reported to their relevant school administration.

    Yes, I know that the problematic students are not reading the terms. But anyone on this forum can post a link to the information, and also quote that text.

    If such information is officially mentioned on the Keil site, it might possibly get some students to be a bit more carefull after having been warned. Moral compass is one thing. An explicit threat of a meting with the school principal may mean something.