Selecting a Despot for the Autism Thunderdome

[Vince McMahon]

Is it just me or has anyone else noticed there's a few users in the Ukraine threads who joined after the war started, have war-themed profiles and talk about nothing except Ukraine? Like, where did they even hear about the fact Kiwi Farms has Ukraine threads from?

It's likely someone's socks.

 

[IAmNotAlpharius]

That's how you get SA and 10bux.

It’d become a hugbox, but it is a solution, not necessarily the ideal one. You don’t have to monetize bans or anything but it could be one way to filter the site somewhat and more importantly filter out socks. I’m not saying to do it for the whole site, just the off topic boards. So kinda like the hidden off topic board we have if your account hits x posts/days or whatever, or the True & Honest board.

The hard bit is not being able to track BAT. You could say how much you sent, maybe even a screenshot or a photo of the donation amount you will send with a date/username by it, but it’d still be tedious.

 

[Sithis]

New A&H punishment idea - instead of banning them just limit them to only being able to participate in some thread where the leftoids like HHH conglomerate and take away their posting ability and all ratings except positive ratings for a set amount of time.

We may get investigated by the UN for human rights abuses but tbh that's just firmly worded tut tutting.

 

[Oxous]

It's likely someone's socks.

You really think someone would do that? Just go on the Kiwi Farms and use socks?

 

[AnOminous]

No, manual. Janny has an overseer, the aforementioned "despot" and Null can intervene if he skips his lithium pills.

Null is literally Hitler, and that's a good thing.

 

[Poppavalyim Andropoff]

moderating a thunderdome of autism is like trying to make a furrie convention not gay

 

[Dr. Ricearoni]

Banning people for actively engaging in the board is a stupid idea, period. Temporary or not, we should only ban disingenuous retards who either wont engage respectfully or are too stupid to contribute meaningfully.

 

[Penis Drager]

Politics is combative by its very nature.
maintaining civil discussion on the matter is nigh impossible.
What the "ideal" political forum looks like is a place where people can talk about current events, provide insight and perspective, communicate differing viewpoints in a constructive way, issue corrections in the face of bad takes, and somehow not have it devolve into autists getting their panties in a bunch when they're told "no."

Optimistically: something kinda like this might be achieved with stricter "tone-policing." Allow debate. But issue warnings/bans, on a fairly arbitrary basis, when someone starts throwing a shitfit. Calling a retard a retard when they post something retarded is fine and should be encouraged. But if that's all someone is bringing to a discussion they probably shouldn't be participating at all. Ban threats of violence too, even if it's punctuated with "in minecraft." A community that constantly advocates for assassinating politicians, even in a *wink-wink/nudge-nudge" manner is going to be a lightning rod for unhinged retards that might actually do it.

In short: you'd need a comprehensive "broken windows" policy. If users see retard shit going unpunished, that tells them retard shit is okay. If they only see informative, insightful, and productive posts, they'll know that is what's expected of them.
Is this even possible in practice? definitely not with just one dude, especially if he isn't chained to his computer desk 24/7.

 

[Vince McMahon]

It’d become a hugbox, but it is a solution, not necessarily the ideal one. You don’t have to monetize band or anything but it could be one way to filter the site somewhat and more importantly filter out socks.

The hard bit is not being able to track BAT. You could say how much you sent, maybe even a screenshot or a photo of the donation amount you will send with a date/username by it, but it’d still be tedious.

Online communities devolve into hugboxes by design, we seek opinions that validate our worldview and then wish to reinforce them.
Null doesn't want to nuke the Autistic Thunderdome, so the only solution is to equalize posting and increase control over spergoids. Equalization, in theory, should bring more quality, as people wouldn't rush to post if they are invested and it will eliminate a chunk of content that needs moderation. You wouldn't need to look at the context, you issue a threadban, because the user posted too fast.

Potential option: introduce a limit that will not result in threadban.

 

[AnOminous]

moderating a thunderdome of autism is like trying to make a furrie convention not gay

Quit slurring furries, some of them are entirely heterosexual child molesters.

 

[Enig]

New proposal, a hidden subdome named "The Detroit Experience" where the biggest morons from the regular dome are gaslit into fighting each other, the first person to figure out how to escape said subdome status intact will get the new status title of "Snake Pissskin". Fullproof plan, will cut down on future school shooters by as much as 78%.

 

[Rich Evans Ayypologist]

not fat

tfw no fat chick kiwi mod to simp for... bros.... life's not fair.....

It's likely someone's socks.

Russia's Internet Research Agency (the OTHER IRA™) pioneered in many ways using troll accounts and shit to spread disinformation. It was (verymuch) overhyped as an influencer in the 2016 US election, but they've been known to target havens for antisocial, easily-influenced people to... well, effectively evangelize and get to do their job for 'em. That isn't to say that the IRA is the only one behind it; Ukraine has plenty-savvy internet sorts, so it would logically follow that in addition to their glamorized instagram tours and tweets, they're also using small cadres of people to spread their own brand of misinformation.

In short, anyone who cares exclusively and extensively about that topic and is a newcomer seems just as likely to me to be a sock as it does to be an actual government-backed gayop. I like to imagine it's mostly people receiving their government's blessing to shitpost.

 

[Vince McMahon]

You really think someone would do that? Just go on the Kiwi Farms and use socks?

Yes.

 

[Sithis]

Yes.

What if Null is secretly someone's sock account

 

[Suburban Bastard]

New proposal, a hidden subdome named "The Detroit Experience" where the biggest morons from the regular dome are gaslit into fighting each other, the first person to figure out how to escape said subdome status intact will get the new status title of "Snake Pissskin". Fullproof plan, will cut down on future school shooters by as much as 78%.

I actually like the concept of a bunch of us being thrown into a random room with hidden rules that you got to find out on your own.

 

[AnOminous]

I miss mods like @Meowthkip. People in tune with the culture they were moderating but capable of turning lunacy into content. We had a huge inrush of tumblrinas and she handled it fine. That's the kind of immigration control we need.

 

[Happy Fish]

ftr I am open to criticism or just leaving. These kinds of posts actually make me feel really bad, cuz I do appreciate the effort you put into this site and your stance on freedom.

I'm also willing to volunteer since I am in those places most. At the same time I don't know how much time I can contribute, but I am definitely willing to put my biases aside much as I can if it helps.

 

[DumbDude42]

What if Null is secretly someone's sock account

what if i am secretly null's sock account

 

[Milwaukee Macho Man]

We all know Secret Watcher is Nulls sock

 

[Vince McMahon]

Banning people for actively engaging in the board is a stupid idea, period. Temporary or not, we should only ban disingenuous retards who either wont engage respectfully or are too stupid to contribute meaningfully.

Who gets to decide what's "respectful" and what isn't?
By introducing decorum-based rules and defining "meaningfulness" beyond "staying on topic", you're opening pathways to stupid and meaningless drama.