Forum: OT


Subject: removed comment

Max2100 opened this issue on Apr 16, 2002 ยท 46 posts


MikeJ posted Wed, 17 April 2002 at 5:14 AM

Well, generally speaking, comments cannot and I would also say should not be removed just at the request from a member made to a mod or admin. I mean if you have someone say, "looks ok, but the shadows are conflicting with the light source", that's a comment which could conceivably be taken by the member as "destructive", and he might view it as the guy pointing out to him that he was somehow sloppy or innatentive. He might want that comment removed. I woul;d not remove that comment on request. Now, if someone comes along and says, " WTF?! This sucks! Your shadows are screwed!", that would generally be considered trolling, but there is the point that the comment, "trolling" as it may be, is still pointing out a specific flaw. If the member wanted that comment removed, I would have to think about it, and chances are I'd ask what the other mods thought about it before doing anything. Now, someone comas along and says, "This sucks, and so do you!" (Yes, I actually had that happen in the Vue gallery), that I would remove, with or without a request, amd of course the member would also get a warning that it is not to happen again. Of course, enabling comments is always the choice of the person uploading pictures to the various galleries. I have always thought there's a certain irony in there when people post pictures which might upset people, and then they're all upset when they get trolled. In the cases I've seen of the "newbies" who genuinely are lacking in skills, and are genuinely hoping for actual, good suggetions, but get attacked for no apparent reason, with comments such as "this sucks!"... I genuinely feel bad for them...which is why I think that it should be fairly well broadcast around here that trolling will get you nowhere, and win you no one's respect. It will get you warned, maybe banned later, and is all for nought, since your trolling comments will be removed, most likely.