*Ahem*
LiveChat != Thread. Not sure why my modest suggestion deserved such a lengthy reprimand.
The response was directed to three posts as noted.
As for trolls, it obviously has to be moderated. During Keith Arnold's game day LiveChats, only comments he approves get posted to the chat; though that's probably an unhelpful model, since his "chat" is 90% him calling the game and 10% answering worthy questions or passing on appropriately phrased sentiments.
It would just make it easier to discuss the game among colleagues here without having to click "Refresh" every 5 seconds. Perhaps we could limit the chat to those with at least 100 posts?
I won't be heartbroken if it's not workable.
The software used on this site doesn't allow the moderator prior approval nor get around the "Refesh" requirement as I recall from my days as a mod 5 years ago and again last year. Every post goes up and then the mods have to read and react on the fly, after the fact, while they're trying to watch the game as well.
I've done GameDay moderating and while the mod is trying to read the posts, he's getting PMs or Post Reports (that icon that looks like an International Road Sign next to the Rep Icon) complaining about trolls, language, player trashing, urinating contests, drunks, etc. The mod reads the offending post and either PMs the poster or posts a response to that poster. Frequently with the level of gameday posts, the response can be several pages later. Mods have to hit "Refresh" as well. So after reading the complaints, responding with a PM and/or post, the mod then has to read 3 or 4 pages to catch up.
Sometimes the poster, particularly when drinking, gets angry, screams censorship and launches an attack on the mod or mods. At a time like now (low traffic) the mod might have several exchanges with the poster in question. In a GameDay thread the posts come quicker and the mod doesn't have the luxury of 15 minutes of explaining board policy and repeated warnings. In a GameDay thread action comes sooner out of necessity. Mods try to prevent board meltdowns and situations from getting out of hand. Most times they're successful. Other times they issue an Infraction. Repeat Infractions generate short term bans. Repeated bans generate longer or permanate bans. All of which takes time for the mod to deal with.
It would be nice to have the resources Keith Arnold apparently has at his disposal but I don't think this software is close to what he has.
IE might be able to eliminate posters with less than a specified number of posts but that knocks out the long time member but occasional poster, well intentioned noobs, and well mannered opponent fans looking for dialog not smack. New posters are restricted here from opening new treads based on posting volume. it requires a mod prior approval but unfortunately such a post frequently doesn't get a mod approval until days or longer after the newbie creates the thread.
