I just came across this thread
Looking for an old girlfriend | Japan Forum
And it was locked and an admin suggested that people who want to help contact the OP by PM. I agree, that the thread had gone downhill considerably, but not because of the OP, but because of the ridiculous trolling on that thread.
Frankly speaking, who cares if the OP was in love with the girl I was just banging her or whatever all the ridiculous accusations that were thrown at him. The OP did not ask do you have his life judged by the trolls. He simply asked if anyone could help and contact her, so why is he put in the position that I have to defend himself against such idiocy, and his thread locked because of trolls.
I would like to suggest a different tact - hammer the trolls rather than penalize some posters.
It seems recently that there has been an uptick in these kinds of threads, which is de-grading this forum.
This is simply my suggestion, perhaps to start a discussion on how to deal with the uptick in nonsense. I am aware it is very difficult to admin or moderate a forum and appreciate that most admins and mods volunteer their time and efforts.
I would like to hear others comments....
Looking for an old girlfriend | Japan Forum
And it was locked and an admin suggested that people who want to help contact the OP by PM. I agree, that the thread had gone downhill considerably, but not because of the OP, but because of the ridiculous trolling on that thread.
Frankly speaking, who cares if the OP was in love with the girl I was just banging her or whatever all the ridiculous accusations that were thrown at him. The OP did not ask do you have his life judged by the trolls. He simply asked if anyone could help and contact her, so why is he put in the position that I have to defend himself against such idiocy, and his thread locked because of trolls.
I would like to suggest a different tact - hammer the trolls rather than penalize some posters.
It seems recently that there has been an uptick in these kinds of threads, which is de-grading this forum.
This is simply my suggestion, perhaps to start a discussion on how to deal with the uptick in nonsense. I am aware it is very difficult to admin or moderate a forum and appreciate that most admins and mods volunteer their time and efforts.
I would like to hear others comments....