Dog piling

In different ways, topics can easily get badly out of control before an admin even sees it. Self moderation is needed. Look at how many replies have already happened, check them out, and honestly ask yourself "Do I have anything to add?".We do have a blanket method to limit how often a member can post control available, but it has never been used.There used to be a method for individually controlling how often a member could post, which was very rarely used, and is no longer available.What I would like to have available, and I have proposed this to Admin/Percy, is a way to limit a member to a certain number of posts per time period - Offhand, something like 10 a day, 30 a week, 50 a month. Such could be a blanket, applies to all type thing, with the possibility of making individual exceptions (such as for creationist members needing to do more messages).Or something like that.AdminnemooseusAdded by edit - On a related note, I would like to see evolution side members be more liberal on giving other evolution side members "1" message ratings for such things as trite messages, redundant replies, and in general, piling on. Pile on with unneeded or undesirable messages and you get hit in your member rating, etc.Added by edit #2 - My opinion is that moderator warning messages are pretty worthless. Members tend to not see them until too late, or perhaps see them and then ignore them, and they become just more topic clutter. That's why I tend to do "hardball moderation". Member being bad? - 24 hours suspension. Topic a mess? - Close it (it can be reopened later). Less extreme measures are ineffective.Edited by Adminnemooseus, : See above.Edited by Adminnemooseus, : See above.

Upthread I proposed some variety of limiting a members posts per time period.Another concept would be to limit a members posts per topic, subject to review and a reset/extension. Say, a member was limited to 5 posts per topic. S/he would be wise to not squander his/her messages on a dog pile.Just a rough idea.Adminnemooseus