Crackpots and Trolls
underclassrising | 05.01.2010 22:14 | Indymedia | Sheffield
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underclassrising | 05.01.2010 22:14 | Indymedia | Sheffield
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pardon us, but
05.01.2010 23:10
notice the words, IMPORTANT SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ISSUES.
dont we all have a "right" to access this site and use it within the above "statement"?
dont those, even those we sometimes disagree with or "react" to quickly without waiting and asking yourself how much trolling you yourself have done. your user name is all over this site?
just wondering wou you think you are to try and dominate users and their interaction. that in itself is trollish, dont ya think?
confused
What we can do about it..
05.01.2010 23:27
I do not agree with turning the main indymedia articles into forums to discuss everybody's political views. This ends up being very distracting from the main point, which is the availability of uncensored information. Comments should only be used to add to or correct the main article. Comments such as "you're stupid" or "my mummy told me that the government would never lie" do not belong here. There are several other forums on the internet for people to discuss these matters all they like. Indymedia should be kept serious and should serve to inform.
We are feeding the trolls at the moment. Lets make some effective changes to the way the content is managed. I would also propose different categories of articles.
For instance, we could have an "Actual Events/News" category where articles would aim to inform about events that have happened. Then an "Analysis" category where articles would analyze ideas, phrases, theory in general. An "Event Calls" section for event calls. Maybe even an "Opinions" section where people could publish their opinions in great detail, with no comments allowed.
Generally, if comments cannot be "authorized", then we should disable them. They are absolutely useless in their current form.
Wenn