Monetizing forum moderation: let users pay for banning othersng

buffaloWildWings

buffaloWildWings

She rides astride the Beast
kiwifarms.net
Joined
Oct 25, 2016
This is an idea to make the moderators' work easier and bring money to the table.

It's very simple:
if any other user wants to ban another user, you pay $12 for removing ratings or editing, $24 for a one week ban. $100 for permaban, etc.

For verified lolcows, the price goes up or they are sacred and cannot be banned by the free market.
Moderators have less work to do and cash flows like the spice on Arrakis.

I know that I'll be the first one to get banned, but such is life.
 
  • Dumb
  • Disagree
  • Agree
Reactions: Captain_Asshole, Gym Leader Elesa, Khaled Mardam-Bey and 12 others
AnOminous said:
Isn't this kind of stuff how SA started the long slow slide into being a bunch of unfunny speds?
Click to expand...
Goontopia's model is based on paying for access.
This model will not hinder anyone from using the site.
Everything will work as before without any payment required.

It's just that instead of whining to the mods, the user can put their money where their mouth is and pay up.
Less work for mods, more money for @Null
Also, if the ban becomes abused, just charge more for banning people.
Free market, y'all!

Jon-Kacho said:
Can you also pay to unban someone? I'd pay to get @autisticdragonkin back.
Click to expand...
That's a great idea and could also work as a counter-balance to @AnOminous' concerns about too many bans turning this place into Goonieville 2.0
 
  • Disagree
Reactions: Khaled Mardam-Bey
I can totally see all the lolcows with more money than common sense not abusing this to turn this into an empty forum! No siree! Greta's 'donation's would at least go someplace else than his fat ass.
 
  • Winner
Reactions: David_cadbury
buffaloWildWings said:
This is an idea to make the moderators' work easier and bring money to the table.

It's very simple:
if any other user wants to ban another user, you pay $12 for removing ratings or editing, $24 for a one week ban. $100 for permaban, etc.

For verified lolcows, the price goes up or they are sacred and cannot be banned by the free market.
Moderators have less work to do and cash flows like the spice on Arrakis.

I know that I'll be the first one to get banned, but such is life.
Click to expand...

Comes across to me as a terrible idea. Not only will we have people constantly using this against people who piss them off, but further incentivizes clique-building and similar forum infighting degeneracy. That would create even more fucking work for us, and honestly feels like it goes against the spirit of the Farms.
 
  • Agree
  • Winner
Reactions: Iamthatis, Gym Leader Elesa, Khaled Mardam-Bey and 6 others
Jaimas said:
Comes across to me as a terrible idea. Not only will we have people constantly using this against people who piss them off, but further incentivizes clique-building and similar forum infighting degeneracy. That would create even more fucking work for us, and honestly feels like it goes against the spirit of the Farms.
Click to expand...

Also only utter pussies would put up with that kind of abuse so we'd basically be left with nobody but utter pussies. Cf. Something Awful.
 
  • Agree
Reactions: Gym Leader Elesa, Khaled Mardam-Bey, Absolutego and 5 others
AnOminous said:
Also only utter pussies would put up with that kind of abuse so we'd basically be left with nobody but utter pussies. Cf. Something Awful.
Click to expand...
Then you just signup again and create a new "AnOminous 2.0" account.

Also, if there's too much abuse, you increase the price of banning someone.
If $12 is too cheap, increase it to $120.
 
Last edited:
  • Autistic
Reactions: Khaled Mardam-Bey
Eh, I think that this idea would only encourage infighthing and a general "high school drama" aura for the Farms.
But I must admit it would be kind of funny if we saw cows begging money on their Patreon to permaban Null and everyone else...
 
  • Agree
Reactions: Gym Leader Elesa, Khaled Mardam-Bey and Jaimas
buffaloWildWings said:
Then you just signup again and create a new "AnOminous 2.0" account.

Also, if there's too much abuse, you increase the price of banning someone.
If $12 is too cheap, increase it to $120.
Click to expand...

Are you fucking suggesting I'd pay money to sign up again after that? Fuck that bullshit.

The first time this happened to me, I'd be gone.

However, I'd pay to find out who did it to me, and then I'd dox their mom.
 
  • Agree
Reactions: Khaled Mardam-Bey and Jaimas
AnOminous said:
Are you fucking suggesting I'd pay money to sign up again after that? Fuck that bullshit.

The first time this happened to me, I'd be gone.

However, I'd pay to find out who did it to me, and then I'd dox their mom.
Click to expand...

No, you would be able to create as many accounts for free as your heart desires.
Just like today.

On a separate note:
if it turns out that banning is too prevalent and it's hurting morale or whatever, then the cost of banning someone will go up.
 
  • Dislike
Reactions: Khaled Mardam-Bey
I'm legit curious: what would be a reasonable cause to ban someone? "I just don't like that user/That user's opinions are shit/That user's avatar is autistic/That user triggered me" probably will be used a lot.
 
DrainRedRain said:
I'm legit curious: what would be a reasonable cause to ban someone? "I just don't like that user/That user's opinions are shit/That user's avatar is autistic/That user triggered me" probably will be used a lot.
Click to expand...
No reason needed, just money.
People will pay to moderate the forums.

Also, I'm not here to judge anyone, I just want them to pay @Null, so I can keep laughing at the tards.
 
  • Dislike
Reactions: Khaled Mardam-Bey
Just add item drops like a phone game. I've seen people pay $400 in one go on those things.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back