[imc-scotland-discussion] closing comments for today?

[chris]

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Hmm. I don't think I've removed any comments because I've disagreed with
them today. 80% of the 4x4 comments were flat-out abuse with no attempt
at making a point. Mixed in with that have been some that have tried to
make an arguement. Where it gets difficult is that they've come from a
site where they can get away with all sorts of crap and so the political
points have are mostly mixed in with abuse.

The question is whether its worth keeping those points and on days like
today I tend towards hiding borderline material so as to try & keep the
temperature down. Sometimes editing the abuse out is possible but it can
take too much time.

I don't see a free for all as being a desirable option. There's a crowd
that have access to broadband, plenty spare time and spleen to vent.
That's very off-putting to some people and could reflect as badly on us
as the scotsman's forums do on them. It ends up like a meeting dominated
by 2 or 3 people where no-one else gets a say. We can do better.

What I reckon, anyway.

chris


Jon wrote:
> I mostly agree about the comments thing... not a free for all though.
> 
> But what about gash articles? they ought to be removed i feel, since
> they make the website look stupid. ie the press release from the anti
> farming alliance, or the stuff from the crazy people that usually start
> with Bush Nazis etc.
> 
> Jon
> 
> tom at infoseed.co.uk wrote:
>> Yeah in my opinion we are already too heavy-handed with comment
>> moderation. I think it is enough that we remove opinions we don't like
>> from the newswire articles. I'm almost in favour of comments being a
>> free-for-all, which on the internet necessarily means ad hominem attacks
>> and stupid accusations and lots of other tedious crap. Perhaps we should
>> only hide spam, postings of people's personal details, and a few other
>> nasty things.
> 
>>> I dont think clossing down comments is necissary. We can all keep an eye
>>> on it.
>>>
>>> I just noticed the article has been rated down to the point it was
>>> hidden. Can everyone who hasnt already rated it please do so!
>>>
>>> Sam
>>>
>>> Anarcho Babe wrote:
>>>> Hia,
>>>>
>>>> I propose to close down the commentating ability today till the
>>>> Edinburgh
>>>> Evening News capitalist diatribe has gone. Can't be bothered to waste
>>>> the
>>>> whole day on trying to figure out how much abuse is too much..though
>>>> chris
>>>> is doing an amazing job.
>>>>
>>>> bye for now
>>>> Ulla
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:00:17 +0100, Anarcho Babe
>>>> <anarchobabe at fempages.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> The Edinburgh Evening News definitely is going now for us...ooops!
>>>>> Always very
>>>>> keen to do the police's job... as before the G8 2005!
>>>>>
>>>>> Will have a look at it occasionally.
>>>>>
>>>>> Also am planning to do an alternative tourist guide to Edinburgh and
>>>>> wondered
>>>>> if anybody would like to co-operate with me on this?
>>>>>
>>>>> bye for now
>>>>> Ulla
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thursday 03 Apr 2008 09:12, chris wrote:
>>>>>> Morning. It seems that the Scotsman forum has moved over to the 4x4
>>>>>> mung
>>>>>> bean story. Lots of abuse, threats etc being posted. I have to work
>>>>>> this
>>>>>> afternoon, so if anyone has a few minutes to spare to keep an eye on
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> comments, please do!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> (What's the name of those stables that Hercules has to divert a river
>>>>>> to
>>>>>> clean out?)

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chris h

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