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Well, if obvious trolling and spamming the forum aren't enforced, we'll know.

It says a lot that a mod can't recognise obvious trolling.

That said, I chuckled at the trolls first attempt tbh.

The only way to deal with an attention-seeker determined to derail or bait others in a thread is to starve them of what they need most - attention!

I grant you, it's not always easy, especially if they quote you or post something so outlandish that others feel compelled to respond to/correct it, but it's the only real way to deal with it.

Bannings and sanctions just reward the behaviour and drive genuine posters away. We've already seen how that works out!

Well that only occurs if obvious *trolling is now allowed. Is it?

*I have to keep saying obvious trolling because it can be subjective and vindictive if applied incorrectly.

I'm no victim. I've generally stopped posting in CA especially the hot button topic threads because moderation was applied unevenly. It's my own view that moderation had improved (substantially) but it had a habit of falling back into its old ways from time to time.

A major problem with the site though was that when there was an issue with moderation the wagons were effectively circled. There was also a time that you had one person that was effectively judge, jury and executioner and if you were appealing it was to him! Crazy stuff

I don't think anything needs to be engineered at all - a shtshow will ensue quite naturally, because that's what happens eventually, when you let people have at it hands off over contentious subjects on an anonymous Internet forum.

But that was again, obvious trolling.

However, you've probably inadvertently raised a good point in that there's somewhat an idea on this thread now (which was about paying to save the knowledge base that is boards.ie) that the CA mods or some mods/admins are "pulling a stunt" to prove something or other.

Well, if trolling and spamming threads is allowed that'll be proof of some stupid stunt. I mean, every forum that's a given.

Ok, this thread has now turned into a mess so I'm unsubbing it.

The extent to which the site owners appear to be winging it doesn't inspire confidence that they'll spend any money raised wisely...

Possibly, but it has all the hallmarks of a flounce.

Well obvious trolling and spamming threads is a given on most if not all forums with zero need to state it really.

All threads go off strict topic but usually go back on track.

Memes/users meme dumping can be ignored unless trolling/spamming

Attack the post not poster - That's covered by 'abusive' maybe.

Don't know about back seat/criticising moderation, I think that's sitewide but as there is simplified rules now there should be none of the critcising on thread.

Yeah, I agree a bit more clarity is required.

It might be a "I'll show YOU what happens" type thing as well, who knows.