You either die an MVP or live long enough to build content moderation

Re:You either die an MVP or live long enough to build conten... by user-the-name on Tuesday September 28, 2021 @06:29PM (#28688248)

> What was a lot harder were the toxic users that just stuck around. Not doing anything bad enough to necessarily warrant a permanent ban, but just a constant stream of shitty behavior. Especially sometimes when the most toxic users were also some of the most popular users.

What people find out, again and again, is that you just ban those users. Don't need an excuse. Just ban them. Even if they are popular. Your community will be much better once you do.

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Re:You either die an MVP or live long enough to build conten... by SilverRed on Tuesday September 28, 2021 @09:28PM (#28689337)

I have done this for years and it just works. You know these users give off a bad vibe and that others are put off by it. Just remove them and ignore the complaints from the user. They can find another space that accepts them. I don't even bother writing rules lists because they are pointless.

I do give warnings out first but usually that does nothing to change behavior anyway.

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Re:You either die an MVP or live long enough to build conten... by doublerabbit on Tuesday September 28, 2021 @06:37PM (#28688295)

> What people find out, again and again, is that you just ban those users. Don't need an excuse. Just ban them. Even if they are popular.

Rule #1 of moderation. Keep it in an open transparent log and you'll find positivity.

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