Yes, I put a flag on him, I wrote him a negative tag. But he continues to offer his "services" in the English and Russian sections. He removes all my warnings to other users about the scam.
Even if it wouldn't be self-moderated, he could argue it's off-topic and report the posts.Quote
If I see some newbie writing in his topic, I have to write to this newbie in PM and explain to him that this is a scammer
Aren't those just sockpuppets posting to lure in others?Quote
many newbies do not look at the trust or the flag at all
Do we really have to care about people who ignore big warning signs? We can't help people who don't want to be helped.Honestly, I think that someone that naïve can't be protected. Even if every inch of the page had been full of warnings, he still might've fallen for it
Perhaps self-mod privileges should be tied to rank or earned merit but that would have disadvantages as well.
How about tying it to not having an active scammer warning Flag? As long as the Flag is active (as seen from ;dt), the user can't moderate posts. If the Flag were to be deactivated again, their self-mod status can reactivate.I can't remember all the other boards, but I'm sure the auction board does not allow users to open self moderated threads
Auctions is a different case, you can't even edit your post there (but as far as I know OP can move it to another board to sneakily edit posts).When you damage your car on the road because of the pits, would you prefer to have this road repaired or to be given a map showing all the pits, thereby warning you?
It depends on the country: