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Make the Specific Rioter who Deletes your Thread Public

the Anarchit3cht··3 votes·538 views

Simple. It seems to me that there is at least one rioter who deletes threads that are in their proper location. When a rioter deletes our thread, we should know who deleted it so that the data can be pooled together and you learn who to fire for making you're already shit boards an even less welcoming environment.

also, why not just move threads? you say blahblahblah extra work. But let me break it down to you. You write code for moving a thread. They hit move, a drop down list pops up with all the sections, they click on the one that it goes to. viola for the price of one extra mouse click and a few hours of writing code you have successfully pissed off/irritated/annoyed/made feel unwelcome 200% more people.

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Maratsune4 votes

As annoying as having your thread deleted is, I've read before that the reason that they do it is so people learn to pay more attention to where they put things. If the threads got moved, realistically people probably wouldn't even notice- and then next time they make a thread, they'll make the same mistake. It's kind of harsh, but it's a more practical and better method of dealing with misplaced threads in the long run.

It occurs to me now that you're also basically proposing a witch hunt on those who delete threads, so maybe you weren't looking for an actual logical response. Oops.

Daen1 votes

I've read before that the reason that they do it is so people learn to pay more attention to where they put things. If the threads got moved, realistically people probably wouldn't even notice- and then next time they make a thread, they'll make the same mistake.

Almost every forum in existence has allowed for moving threads, a sweeping generalization of this kind is somewhat misguided. If you made a mistake in the real world, would you rather someone just tell you you're wrong or show you how it should look?

Regardless, and I've said this many times, there is no reason whatsoever deletion should be the lowest form of content management. Riot has shown that they have reasonably robust locking functionality, and for threads that aren't blatantly breaking universal rules there is no reason it shouldn't be used.

nUcLeAr KeTcHuP2 votes

riot doesnt punish toxics or leavers with banning them, essentially the same thing as deleting a thread. instead they "move their forum to the correct section" by allowing them and telling them to not do it again.

Why is there a 0 tolerance policy on posting wrong location, but not a 0 tolerance policy on leavers/toxics?

Deep Terror Nami3 votes

You know how Lyte would "Smite" people who demanded to be unbanned, by posting their chat logs which showed them to be blatantly racist or whatnot? I feel people like you would just get smote in similar fashion if they wasted their time explaining to you why they removed your post. Every. Single. Time.

the Anarchit3cht1 votes

My thread has since been reposted and is not yet removed.

Deep Terror Nami2 votes

Am I supposed to somehow know where and what you posted? And also like Merrykitten said; there's not just 1 moderator who makes these decisions. They are judgement calls, and everyone judges differently.

the Anarchit3cht1 votes

No you aren't, but it's silly to make a judgment like that when you don't have any of the facts. That being said I know there is one than moderator that does it. But there has got t o be one or two who make the WRONG judgment more often than not and if their names were displayed that could be solved and dealt with. They'd probably be more conscious about thread removal too.

Daen1 votes

So, there are a few things to address here.

  • Rioters don't generally delete threads. To my knowledge, Tamat and/or Pendragon manage(s) a group of external moderators (not Rioters) that handle the actual work of deletion.
  • If there is a moderator that makes the wrong judgement more often than not, Riot likely wouldn't keep him/her around for very long.

if their names were displayed that could be solved and dealt with

Accountability is great, but allowing players to rip moderators apart for making a single mistake would not be a healthy solution. I am sure there are internal systems in place that allow Riot to trace actions back to the individuals that performed them, but there's really no reason that needs to be displayed to the community.

I'm normally extremely in favor of openly displayed moderation, but in this particular instance it would likely just result in angry mobs with no real benefit. I do, however, think that the fact threads are completely deleted is unacceptable for simple offenses like posting in the wrong place. This isn't reddit, each board is amalgamated into a greater whole like a normal forum. Reddit pages also generally allow people to communicate directly with the moderators if something seems in error, which is not the case here.

bad arcade kitty1 votes

they probably have several moderators who also do something else

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