OT: Can We Flag Topic/Post for Abuse?

[gandalf]

I suggest adding the capability to Piggs to ‘flag’ a post as abuse, similar to CraigsList and other online communities. Doubtless, many of my posts would get flagged and removed. However, if there were fewer crackpots and trolls on the site, I would also feel less inclined to engage. I’d simply click the “Abuse” link. After 20 or 30 Piggs flag a post or topic as ‘abuse’, it would get deleted. Maybe we could also flag the good posts as “Best of Piggs”?

I think this capability would help clean up the forums and keep the site quality above board.

[gandalf]

I want to say, I’ve mostly enjoyed the OT discussions here. Economics is my main interest, real estate markets, credit meltdown, etc. Same time, there’s a lot going on in the world right now and it’s been interesting debating with the SMART people on Piggs about foreign policy, fiscal policy, politics, etc.

The signal-to-noise as of late has been really degrading though. Lots of topics and posts here recently that are just crap. Partisans political types trolling the site, posting lies and rumors devoid of fact. Doesn’t belong on Piggingtons. Wouldn’t be surprised if it was actually organized, connected to the campaigns somehow. Some of the Obama discussions are even beginning to get a bit racist, which is disturbing but predictable given the turn of events in recent weeks, front-page on most of today’s newspapers.

I think the ability to flag the ‘noise’ topics and posts as abuse would definitely improve the site, keep the discussions interesting and reasonable, not aggravating. The trolls would probably go elsewhere.

[gandalf]

I want to say, I’ve mostly enjoyed the OT discussions here. Economics is my main interest, real estate markets, credit meltdown, etc. Same time, there’s a lot going on in the world right now and it’s been interesting debating with the SMART people on Piggs about foreign policy, fiscal policy, politics, etc.

The signal-to-noise as of late has been really degrading though. Lots of topics and posts here recently that are just crap. Partisans political types trolling the site, posting lies and rumors devoid of fact. Doesn’t belong on Piggingtons. Wouldn’t be surprised if it was actually organized, connected to the campaigns somehow. Some of the Obama discussions are even beginning to get a bit racist, which is disturbing but predictable given the turn of events in recent weeks, front-page on most of today’s newspapers.

I think the ability to flag the ‘noise’ topics and posts as abuse would definitely improve the site, keep the discussions interesting and reasonable, not aggravating. The trolls would probably go elsewhere.

[gandalf]

I want to say, I’ve mostly enjoyed the OT discussions here. Economics is my main interest, real estate markets, credit meltdown, etc. Same time, there’s a lot going on in the world right now and it’s been interesting debating with the SMART people on Piggs about foreign policy, fiscal policy, politics, etc.

The signal-to-noise as of late has been really degrading though. Lots of topics and posts here recently that are just crap. Partisans political types trolling the site, posting lies and rumors devoid of fact. Doesn’t belong on Piggingtons. Wouldn’t be surprised if it was actually organized, connected to the campaigns somehow. Some of the Obama discussions are even beginning to get a bit racist, which is disturbing but predictable given the turn of events in recent weeks, front-page on most of today’s newspapers.

I think the ability to flag the ‘noise’ topics and posts as abuse would definitely improve the site, keep the discussions interesting and reasonable, not aggravating. The trolls would probably go elsewhere.

[gandalf]

I want to say, I’ve mostly enjoyed the OT discussions here. Economics is my main interest, real estate markets, credit meltdown, etc. Same time, there’s a lot going on in the world right now and it’s been interesting debating with the SMART people on Piggs about foreign policy, fiscal policy, politics, etc.

The signal-to-noise as of late has been really degrading though. Lots of topics and posts here recently that are just crap. Partisans political types trolling the site, posting lies and rumors devoid of fact. Doesn’t belong on Piggingtons. Wouldn’t be surprised if it was actually organized, connected to the campaigns somehow. Some of the Obama discussions are even beginning to get a bit racist, which is disturbing but predictable given the turn of events in recent weeks, front-page on most of today’s newspapers.

I think the ability to flag the ‘noise’ topics and posts as abuse would definitely improve the site, keep the discussions interesting and reasonable, not aggravating. The trolls would probably go elsewhere.

[gandalf]

I want to say, I’ve mostly enjoyed the OT discussions here. Economics is my main interest, real estate markets, credit meltdown, etc. Same time, there’s a lot going on in the world right now and it’s been interesting debating with the SMART people on Piggs about foreign policy, fiscal policy, politics, etc.

The signal-to-noise as of late has been really degrading though. Lots of topics and posts here recently that are just crap. Partisans political types trolling the site, posting lies and rumors devoid of fact. Doesn’t belong on Piggingtons. Wouldn’t be surprised if it was actually organized, connected to the campaigns somehow. Some of the Obama discussions are even beginning to get a bit racist, which is disturbing but predictable given the turn of events in recent weeks, front-page on most of today’s newspapers.

I think the ability to flag the ‘noise’ topics and posts as abuse would definitely improve the site, keep the discussions interesting and reasonable, not aggravating. The trolls would probably go elsewhere.

[gromit]

Great idea. I always skip the “OT” topics that appear politically related, but it seems like they have overtaken the real estate related topics lately.

[gromit]

Great idea. I always skip the “OT” topics that appear politically related, but it seems like they have overtaken the real estate related topics lately.

[gromit]

Great idea. I always skip the “OT” topics that appear politically related, but it seems like they have overtaken the real estate related topics lately.

[gromit]

Great idea. I always skip the “OT” topics that appear politically related, but it seems like they have overtaken the real estate related topics lately.

[gromit]

Great idea. I always skip the “OT” topics that appear politically related, but it seems like they have overtaken the real estate related topics lately.

[bsrsharma]

Instead of that, may I suggest the readers exercise self-restraint and not dignify truly nasty posts by adding comments and allow the thread to wither away by inattention rather than deletion. That way, we can avoid starting a flame war on “censorship” vs. “free speech”.

[bsrsharma]

Instead of that, may I suggest the readers exercise self-restraint and not dignify truly nasty posts by adding comments and allow the thread to wither away by inattention rather than deletion. That way, we can avoid starting a flame war on “censorship” vs. “free speech”.

[bsrsharma]

Instead of that, may I suggest the readers exercise self-restraint and not dignify truly nasty posts by adding comments and allow the thread to wither away by inattention rather than deletion. That way, we can avoid starting a flame war on “censorship” vs. “free speech”.

[bsrsharma]

Instead of that, may I suggest the readers exercise self-restraint and not dignify truly nasty posts by adding comments and allow the thread to wither away by inattention rather than deletion. That way, we can avoid starting a flame war on “censorship” vs. “free speech”.

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