Offensive Post

[enyaw]

Those who post offensive post must pay a price other than simply having the offensive post moved into jail

The other day I came upon an offensive post where the party making the offensive post completly took anothers post out of contex. The offensive poster attacked the with a most offensive word. I reported the offensive poster and the offensive post was quickly moved to jail. I believed there must stronger penalties for those who bring such low level of civility to Ubuntu Forums.

I submit; Suspension of posting privilege be the reward for those who cannot conduct thereselves in the spirit of Ubuntu. Perhaps thirty day suspension period of posting privileges would be a good place to start; First offenders. Also, I strongly urge we start with the individule who posted this unjust and vulgar post.

[rbalfour]

Moving the post to the jail and reporting poster is enough.
You have to remember the mailing lists and the forums are tied together, this would put a hugh strain on the admin staff. Ignoring such ppl also would be a good thing. all and all, the ubuntu community are some stand up ppl.

[aysiu]

You'll find the staff here are pretty forgiving of offenses.

Usually what happens is the offending post gets moved to the Jail. If the post-er becomes a repeat offender, she gets a private message warning from one of the staff. If the situation remains unchanged, the post-er may get a temporary ban. The last resort is a permanent ban.

Exceptions get made for extreme cases, of course.

[enyaw]

I appoligize for making this post here, however, I feel so strongly about this subject I'm willing to be chastised for my action.

Those who post offensive post must pay a price other than simply having the offensive post moved into jail

The other day I came upon an offensive post where the party making the offensive post completly took anothers post out of contex. The offensive poster attacked the with a most offensive word. I reported the offensive poster and the offensive post was quickly moved to jail. I believed there must be stronger penalties for those who bring such low level of civility to Ubuntu Forums.

I submit; Suspension of posting privilege be the reward for those who cannot conduct thereselves in the spirit of Ubuntu. Perhaps thirty day suspension period of posting privileges would be a good place to start; First offenders. Also, I strongly urge we start with the individule who posted this unjust and vulgar post.

[uzi09]

yea, really does go against the whole ubuntu philosophy.
i second the motive to suspend, although i think a month is a lil too long. perhaps a week?

[enyaw]

yea, really does go against the whole ubuntu philosophy.
i second the motive to suspend, although i think a month is a lil too long. perhaps a week?

Your suggestion for an one week supension I believe would make the point, and that Ubuntu expects a high level of conduct on its forums. Thank you uzi09

[T700]

You might want to post your complaint/suggestion in the Resolution Center.

That seems to be one of the uses in its guidelines:

What should be posted here?
1. If you wish to have a thread removed from the jail post and explain why.
2. If you have a complaint about abuse/harrassment from a forum member or staff.
3. If there is a pending forum issue that isn't being handled correctly by forum staff.
4. If you do not believe a staff member's actions were in line with the Forum Guideline

Paul

[matthew]

You might want to post your complaint/suggestion in the Resolution Center.

That would certainly be the best place for the suggestion.

If I move this thread there, however, only the original poster and admins can participate in it. So, what I'm going to do is suggest the OP make a new thread in the Resolution Center and move this one to the Cafe.

[enyaw]

That would certainly be the best place for the suggestion.

If I move this thread there, however, only the original poster and admins can participate in it. So, what I'm going to do is suggest the OP make a new thread in the Resolution Center and move this one to the Cafe.

Thank you Matthew for your help.

[raptros-v76]

this idea certainly would make the forums a nicer place. make people think twice about trash talking someone else