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spot5050
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 Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 7:31 pm Post subject: Can I ban a user from my thread? |
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As the OP of a thread, is there a way to prevent a specific user from posting to it?
I don't want to simply put them on my ignore list - I want to prevent them from posting to a thread where I'm the OP.
Nor do I want to prevent them from posting to other user's threads, just one of mine. I'm also happy for them to post to my other threads, just not a specific one.
So is it possible to do a one-user, one-thread ban? |
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Carlhole
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spot5050
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| Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 7:44 pm Post subject: Re: Can I ban a user from my thread? |
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| Carlhole wrote: | | The short answer is "NO". |
I appreciate your succinct answer.
Is there a long answer? Is there a workaround or some way of getting close to what I want? Is there anything other than the ignore list? |
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gandolf
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| Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 7:52 pm Post subject: Re: Can I ban a user from my thread? |
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The long answer is "Sorry No"
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americandream
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| Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 7:54 pm Post subject: Re: Can I ban a user from my thread? |
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| spot5050 wrote: | | Carlhole wrote: | | The short answer is "NO". |
I appreciate your succinct answer.
Is there a long answer? Is there a workaround or some way of getting close to what I want? Is there anything other than the ignore list? |
I suspect not as such a measure would go against the very intent of sites like this which is to generate debate. There has been many an occasion when I have felt like you do but alas free speech means not only being uplifted by our ideological friends, but being assailed by our enemies as well.
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spot5050
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| Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 8:15 pm Post subject: Re: Can I ban a user from my thread? |
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| americandream wrote: | | There has been many an occasion when I have felt like you do but alas free speech means not only being uplifted by our ideological friends, but being assailed by our enemies as well. |
I totally agree with you americandream but this person is neither friend nor foe.
My problem is that they don't know how to debate - they have their own agenda which is nothing to do with my thread. I'm sure you know the sort.
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Cashmere
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| Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 8:28 pm Post subject: Re: Can I ban a user from my thread? |
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| spot5050 wrote: | | My problem is that this person does not know how to engage in a debate - they have their own agenda which is nothing to do with my thread. I'm sure you know the sort. |
I know the sort like I know myself. 
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BigTex
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| Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 9:00 pm Post subject: Re: Can I ban a user from my thread? |
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I am always a big fan of the polite request delivered by PM.
Give that a try.
Sometimes people can be more reasonable than you might think.
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spot5050
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| Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 9:31 pm Post subject: Re: Can I ban a user from my thread? |
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| BigTex wrote: | I am always a big fan of the polite request delivered by PM.
Give that a try. |
Groovy idea thanks. I've given it a try. |
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seldom_seen
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| Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 9:42 pm Post subject: Re: Can I ban a user from my thread? |
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If you were the Secretary of the Treasury you could.
You could only allow the people you want to post, and they could only make positive comments. There would be a policy against challenging these comments too. No exceptions.
If they made a negative comment you could just edit it. Then you could give lots of someone else's money to your friends who made positive comments, and tell everyone that the money was spent in the best interest of all the forum members. |
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spot5050
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| Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 10:23 pm Post subject: Re: Can I ban a user from my thread? |
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| seldom_seen wrote: | You could only allow the people you want to post, and they could only make positive comments. There would be a policy against challenging these comments too. No exceptions.
If they made a negative comment you could just edit it. |
You are distorting my question.
I asked if it is possible to ban a specific user from a specific thread, that's all. |
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Cashmere
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| Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 10:39 pm Post subject: Re: Can I ban a user from my thread? |
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| spot5050 wrote: | | seldom_seen wrote: | You could only allow the people you want to post, and they could only make positive comments. There would be a policy against challenging these comments too. No exceptions.
If they made a negative comment you could just edit it. |
You are distorting my question.
I asked if it is possible to ban a specific user from a specific thread, that's all. |
Jeez dude, SS was just joking. Lighten up a bit and you'll see the humor.
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Cashmere
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| Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 10:40 pm Post subject: Re: Can I ban a user from my thread? |
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| seldom_seen wrote: | You could only allow the people you want to post, and they could only make positive comments. There would be a policy against challenging these comments too. No exceptions.
If they made a negative comment you could just edit it. Then you could give lots of someone else's money to your friends who made positive comments, and tell everyone that the money was spent in the best interest of all the forum members. |
Isn't this known as the "Montequest moderation technique of Montequest initiated threads?" 
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spot5050
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| Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 10:45 pm Post subject: Re: Can I ban a user from my thread? |
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| Cashmere wrote: | | Jeez dude, SS was just joking. Lighten up a bit and you'll see the humor. |
I thought it was serious. Too subtle for me. |
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spot5050
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| Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 10:54 pm Post subject: Re: Can I ban a user from my thread? |
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| Cashmere wrote: | | Isn't this known as the "Montequest moderation technique of Montequest initiated threads?" |
Wow, that's a bit irreverent. |
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