Mirror Threads

[starcraft]

Jizz_Beard_thePirate said:

starcraft said:

The tricky thing is how to deal with them.

I agree that a blanket ban (on almost any kind of thread) stiffles discussion and the opportunity for sometimes amusing retorts. That said, sometimes they just get tired, are a clear attempt at trolling, are duplicating a thread that shouldn't have been made in the first place, or a combination of all of these.

So, do we simply leave it to Mod-discretion to lock them as we see fit, leaving Mods more open to accusations of bias? Do we ban them altogether? Is there some middle-way you can suggest?

Happy to hear ideas!

Maybe have like a 3 thread rule lolll. Like, after someone makes the third parody thread, a mod comes in and says that this is the last parody thread that users can make of this topic and any after will be locked and the user will be given a warning followed by a ban if they continue to make those threads. Or something like that. I am not exactly fond of banning people lolll but giving them a warning should do the trick unless they get way out of hand

Something like that might work.

I am not a fan of banning people either. People who accuse mods of enjoying banning people or going on a power trip have clearly never seen this site's back-end. It is a PAIN in the ass to ban someone.