Okay, so the reason I am making this post is to point out the flaws in the warning system and how it can easily be abused. The main focus for this will be "Low Quality" posts. First of all what is "Low Quality" is completely up to the mods to decide and is frequently taken out of context. For example I had asked a question and I got an answer I didn't expect so my reaction was "okay..." and replied with "k" which is common to do as in with "lol" "lmao" etc. And many people do respond like that.The post was completely taken out of context and was considered low quality. It wasn't spam, it was saying a shortened form of "okay". If I wanted to, I could report countless posts of people replying with "LOL" "LMAO" "k" ";D" etc and get them a warning or even a ban. It's all based on subjective opinion and you are essentially completely at the mercy of the mods. I feel like the point of "warnings" was to stop spammers and people who break the rules and not to over-police everybody's posts for some stupid little things. This can easily be abused because someone can look through your post history and start reporting everything slightly "LQ" and get you banned. It's not supposed to harm normal users, it's supposed to stop actual rulebreaking and spam.
My solution? Make official criteria for a "Low Quality" post that mods must look over before deciding whether it's lq or not. Make sure it is not taken out of context and actually is spam. To combat abuse, make a limit to how old of a post can be reported. (1 week/3 days old etc.) Also, make sure to send a PM about the warning and include "If you believe this warning is unfair, please reply and explain your reasoning." I wasn't even notified about mine and had no idea.
I believe the criteria for a warning point (regarding types of posts. The ones below should be the only ones considered "Low Quality") should fall under these three catagories:
We need to stop this extreme policing of content that isn't even "Low Quality". Nobody wants to be in an over-controlled system. Especially not a Minecraft forum.
My solution? Make official criteria for a "Low Quality" post that mods must look over before deciding whether it's lq or not. Make sure it is not taken out of context and actually is spam. To combat abuse, make a limit to how old of a post can be reported. (1 week/3 days old etc.) Also, make sure to send a PM about the warning and include "If you believe this warning is unfair, please reply and explain your reasoning." I wasn't even notified about mine and had no idea.
I believe the criteria for a warning point (regarding types of posts. The ones below should be the only ones considered "Low Quality") should fall under these three catagories:
- Sales Trashing - Being critical towards a seller in a way that is not constructive/helpful but rather rude and demeaning.
- Threats - Can be related to DDoS or physical harm towards a user. (must not be a joke)
- Spam - The repeated posting of useless posts on a thread in attempt to gain posts or annoy a user.
We need to stop this extreme policing of content that isn't even "Low Quality". Nobody wants to be in an over-controlled system. Especially not a Minecraft forum.
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