Quote from: ACVinegar on March 10, 2018, 08:26:00 AM

Quote from: BTCforJoe on March 09, 2018, 11:47:01 PM

I think it's time we should introduce a demerit system. But not one where it takes one person to simply demerit another user (for having shitty posts like the ones quoted above), but what about if the demerits aren't publicly available for viewing on any post, but if a certain post receives n amounts of demerit votes, the user is demerited... For example, if a user's post gets voted to be demerited by 5 separate members, the user then has a merit removed from their account. All the while, it would never indicate publicly that the user has been demerited (to help reduce hive mentality), but it would be visible from the user's merit stats page after they have had a full merit score reduced.

If the user is at 0 merits upon getting n votes? How about if the account is temporarily banned from posting on the forums. Maybe 1 week for first offenders, 1 month for second offenders, and permanently for third time offenders?

I know it's still too early to discuss a demerit option, but I really am getting sick of the repetitive (sly) shitposters like the ones I've quoted above. You know, the ones who can actually construct a decent (and I use that term loosely) post, but still do not have the ability to review the context of the topic before posting...

Maybe I'm getting way too detailed in the nitty gritty, but I'd give anything to be able to help contribute to the fine-tuning of this forum Cheesy

OMG! demerit?? that was ridiculous, some members trying their best to get some merits then now sir you are proposing demerit. Oh! well if the posts are like what you quote, I agree that they need to propose demerit system. They were always complaints regarding merit system but their posts have no improvement, it was horrible because their posts are repetitive. Sometimes I just thinking is their mind is "ONLY ONE" because they were talking the same, almost no changes with regards to the sentence or wording they were used.

However, only theymos can be decided if they create another system to deduct merits of the spammers.

I think this demerit system is not necessary to be implemented, WHY? because anybody could demerit you, and it would be annoying if you are going to be demerit by someone even your post is good, just meriting system would do because anybody couldn't earn merit unless his post is worth to merit for. Therefore meriting system would do, adding some other system would just bring complex problem on this forum I think.