The new "trolling" protocol...

• Commander of Awesome

  

  So far, with about day and half of implementation, I have noticed a difference. Not sure if its actually that posters have been given troll points/banished to troll forums or the threat of such, but so far it seems to be have made an impact.
• FatHobbit

  

  Now we need an idiot forum
• Art Modell

  

  I think we should be able to appeal the warnings. I got a warning yesterday for not agreeing with WOmantooth. I feel this site has become Roger Goodells NFL. Please explain the rules before you go punishing people for breaking them.
• ernest_t_bass

  

  ^^^^^
  I kinda agree with what you are saying.
  
  - "You get an infraction for being a troll!"
  
  Well, what exactly IS a troll, by definition of the board? Is fighting a troll by trolling tactics not trolling in-and-of itself?
• Art Modell

  

  For example: I wanted to comment on the Cavs game last night and how I think the players embarrassed the City but thought that I would've been banned. I feel like James Harrison.
• Heretic

  

  ernest_t_bass;586461 wrote:^^^^^
  I kinda agree with what you are saying.
  
  - "You get an infraction for being a troll!"
  
  Well, what exactly IS a troll, by definition of the board? Is fighting a troll by trolling tactics not trolling in-and-of itself?

  Well, in Art's case, it probably was more for a post on a Cavs thread where he said "Ignore the boos from the inbred fanbase and drop 50 on them.", which is the sort of trolling comment that tends to lead to 5-page bitch-fests that cause people to mass facepalm...as opposed to not agreeing with WOmantooth. Which ties in with the purpose of all of this...keeping the "inbred fanbase" comments in the Basement forum so people who actually enjoy discussing/bantering about sports can do so without every thread being derailed because someone's life enjoyment comes from being annoying.
• ytownfootball

  

  Sorry capone
  
  You're the target of the new rules. You somehow want your past posting history to be magically erased and that's just not realistic. Your posts will be viewed with jaded eyes, you've made your bed now lay in the fucker.
• ernest_t_bass

  

  I just think that the new "trolling" thing creates a clique-ish atmosphere. People are going to get infraction points for the mere fact that they are not liked, while a "buddy" will be allowed to have comments slide by. When rules are created, this ALWAYS happens.
• wes_mantooth

  

  Art Modell;586455 wrote:I think we should be able to appeal the warnings. I got a warning yesterday for not agreeing with WOmantooth. I feel this site has become Roger Goodells NFL. Please explain the rules before you go punishing people for breaking them.

  
  very clever. You got an infraction because you are what you are....a troll....hence a troll point. I cannot wait to give you another.
• ytownfootball

  

  ernest_t_bass;586475 wrote:I just think that the new "trolling" thing creates a clique-ish atmosphere. People are going to get infraction points for the mere fact that they are not liked, while a "buddy" will be allowed to have comments slide by. When rules are created, this ALWAYS happens.

  
  It does one thing very well though, and that's limit the five page facepalm bullshit that Heretic mentions. The targets aren't the once every three month jabs given by reasonable posters, it's the daily offenders. I'm fine with it.
• wes_mantooth

  

  oh and what up....FArt Modell.....zing
  
  
  I am clever like that too!
• Skyhook79

  

  FatHobbit;586360 wrote:Now we need an idiot forum

  
  
  They already exist.
• j_crazy

  

  wes_mantooth;586484 wrote:oh and what up....FArt Modell.....zing
  
  
  I am clever like that too!

  
  
• Big Gain

  FatHobbit;586360 wrote:Now we need an idiot forum

  No need, that would be the same thing as the troll purgatory
• justincredible

  

  Thinthickbigred;586260 wrote:A new form of censorship ...How American......Is this a violation?

  
  No?
• Cleveland Buck

  

  hahaha
• LJ

  

  Thinthickbigred;586260 wrote:A new form of censorship ...How American......Is this a violation?

  
  LOL
• Curly J

  

  wes_mantooth;586484 wrote:oh and what up....FArt Modell.....zing
  
  
  I am clever like that too!

  
• like_that

  

  I am liking this new protocol so far. Certain posters can remain assholes without trolling, and I haven't seen capone post on a Cleveland thread for a couple days now. That has to be a record.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  like_that;590580 wrote:I am liking this new protocol so far. Certain posters can remain assholes without trolling, and I haven't seen capone post on a Cleveland thread for a couple days now. That has to be a record.

  
  +1, so far I'd say its been a success. Great idea.
• ravendawson

  Hi guys, anyone ever heard of protocol zing? is this a game related protocol or what? tried to search on google, but the definition I get seems to be way too technical for me, till I arrived in this forum. Doing some research project. thanks to anyone who can help!
• justincredible

  

  ravendawson;601493 wrote:Hi guys, anyone ever heard of protocol zing? is this a game related protocol or what? tried to search on google, but the definition I get seems to be way too technical for me, till I arrived in this forum. Doing some research project. thanks to anyone who can help!

  
  You are spam and you should die a fiery, fiery death.
• wes_mantooth

  

  ravendawson;601493 wrote:Hi guys, anyone ever heard of protocol zing? is this a game related protocol or what? tried to search on google, but the definition I get seems to be way too technical for me, till I arrived in this forum. Doing some research project. thanks to anyone who can help!

  
  A/S/L