I've seen many complaints from users about self moderation, but I can't seem to understand the problem that everyone has with the new system.
Bungie.old was governed by Employees and Moderators. Sometimes threads would slip through the cracks, sometimes Reports would go unheeded as the offensive content was only offensive to the reader, rather than the community as a whole.
Now that you have the power to Mute people who you find to post offensive content constantly, what exactly is the problem? Now that you have the power to Report/Block a post that you found to be annoying or "against the rules", what is the problem?
Are you more worried about the experience of others than your own? Do you believe that users of this website should be dealt hammers as opposed to your viewership? Are you just annoyed by seeing lines of text letting you know that there is blocked content that you could potentially view?
Please chime in, let your thoughts be heard, and explain to this numbskull how the new system is detrimental to Bungie.net, as opposed to relying on a small force of unpaid (albeit sexy) forum moderators to censor and dictate your experience.
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Edited by duck: 12/2/2013 10:53:43 PM[quote]Now that you have the power to Mute people who you find to post offensive content constantly, what exactly is the problem?[/quote]I think the ability to mute is the problem. While hiding posts only impacts one post, the act of muting is very different. When you hit mute, you don't just block the offensive post, you hide an entire user of posts. Posts that you might not all find offensive, and some even insightful. It's perfectly fine to skim over posts, but if there is a system in place that hides content from you, you'll never be able to discern if you're missing something without having to forcibly display it. I would also suspect that having to go out of your way to click "view" on hidden posts will make users less likely to do so. dmg, you've been here a long time, and I'm certain you've witnessed people grow here. Not everyone acts like they did five years ago. Additionally, the more people use the mute future, the more "personalized" aka hidden parts of the site become. While you may be happy in your little agreeable-content-only bubble, you'll be unable to see the site as a whole. The more people who ignore, the more users will be separated, and ultimately the overall community will become fragmented and unaware of itself. [quote]Are you more worried about the experience of others than your own[/quote]The experience of users impacts their posting, which directly impacts my own experience. While some may say everything should be personalised and seperate, the reality is that these boards are a social place of shared experience. [quote]Please chime in, let your thoughts be heard, and explain to this numbskull how the new system is detrimental to Bungie.net, as opposed to relying on a small force of unpaid (albeit sexy) forum moderators to censor and dictate your experience.[/quote]Personally I dislike both the previous system of moderation and the current. I would much prefer forums with little user filtering/muting while also maintaining a bare-bones rule system similiar to our current one and based off the Terms of Use (current CoC is a -blam!-ing joke). The forum users could discourage undesirable behaviors while the moderation team exist solely to remove content that could be considered illegal or compromising. I don't believe in most of the rules here, but I can understand most of the ToU. The forums should be as respectful and unoffending as the users; honest discussion before civility.