Mormon2 has completely outlived his pretense at being anything but a pure 100% troll, so if it’s all right with everyone I’m going to just start removing all his comments from this point forward. (It would be preferable to rely on readers to vote him down to −4 on everything, but we don’t have that level of constant vigilance.)
Don’t do it. I think it’s essential for us to be able to recognize and deal with trolls (both OL and RL), and he’s a perfectly good training dummy. Engaging him in his −4 threads doesn’t make the signal to noise ratio worse as they’re folded up. He shouldn’t be allowed to make posts even if his karma rises to 20 though.
I agree, I think the system should be designed to handle trolls. Use mormon2 as a test.
If the system is not working perhaps it needs to be modified but should be modified for everyone. I like the part of the US constitution that restricts legislators from targeting individuals with legislation.
Mormon2 has completely outlived his pretense at being anything but a pure 100% troll, so if it’s all right with everyone I’m going to just start removing all his comments from this point forward.
It would be preferable to block the user than censor comments. It is more transparent and gives less potential excuse for accusing the powers that be (you) of misconduct. Picking and choosing which comments to allow seems far more political. (I believe OvercomingBias has moved in that direction, which for better or worse has lowered my impression of the content.)
Mormon2 has completely outlived his pretense at being anything but a pure 100% troll, so if it’s all right with everyone I’m going to just start removing all his comments from this point forward. (It would be preferable to rely on readers to vote him down to −4 on everything, but we don’t have that level of constant vigilance.)
Don’t do it. I think it’s essential for us to be able to recognize and deal with trolls (both OL and RL), and he’s a perfectly good training dummy. Engaging him in his −4 threads doesn’t make the signal to noise ratio worse as they’re folded up. He shouldn’t be allowed to make posts even if his karma rises to 20 though.
I agree, I think the system should be designed to handle trolls. Use mormon2 as a test.
If the system is not working perhaps it needs to be modified but should be modified for everyone. I like the part of the US constitution that restricts legislators from targeting individuals with legislation.
For the long run you will want a showdead function like news.arc as it allays most concerns about moderator censorship.
It would be preferable to block the user than censor comments. It is more transparent and gives less potential excuse for accusing the powers that be (you) of misconduct. Picking and choosing which comments to allow seems far more political. (I believe OvercomingBias has moved in that direction, which for better or worse has lowered my impression of the content.)
Just reset his password, so he can’t log in and comment anymore.
Do it.