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Looking for advice on policing / moderating a forum

  • 03-02-2010 09:33PM
    #1
    J_Wholesale
    Closed Accounts Posts: 245 ✭✭


    I'm hoping this is the right board to post this on, but here goes.

    I'm moderating a forum where we occasionally get two or more users (different user names) commenting from the same computer. They occasionally weigh in on the same threads. When those threads become heated, we can have 2 or more 'users' posting comments and getting involved in the discussion/argument, all from the same computer and the same ip address.

    In one case we stepped in and stopped the topic, as it looked too much like sock puppets. What's the general opinion on this sort of thing?

    We know now that they are really different people who live together and share the same interests (husband, wife, friends), but no one else on the forum knows that there is a relationship between them.

    Are we right to step in and ban multiple users from the same ip address and computer from commenting on the same thread? Should we only step in if they get involved in a real argument with other users?

    We're a bit stumped on this one.


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  • #2
    KatCookie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,635 ✭✭✭KatCookie


    What do they actually do, like argue with themselves? or do they back eachother in arguments against other people,
    maybe just send a message to one of them asking if there is a second account (Even though you know it is) build up a bit of conversation and say that you've realised there are similarities in their posting, and just give friendly advice to them saying that they shouldnt be so close in their postings, incase other users get annoyed or some excuse like that

    I think that if you did it as a friendly moderator rather than a moderator giving out to them they might just watch what they post..


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