[serious] Off Topic Moderation Input - Part 2

[Felch]

Your irrational hatred of Ben makes his presence totally worthwhile.

[Asher]

Many have argued that same about you

Those people were clearly also pathological liars and should also be subject to permabans.

[rah]

But most of them went to the Panda ******* site.

[Ming]

He's a pest without any redeeming qualities to anyone.

Many have argued that same about you

[Asher]

There are many people that would disagree that he is "enjoyed" by people... There were many calls to just ban him.

As far as you "claiming" that Ben is mentally disturbed, he very well could be... or he could just be another Troll... just like you.

In either case he's not enjoyable to anyone.

He's a pest without any redeeming qualities to anyone.

[Ming]

Wiglaf is acting, there's a difference. He does it for the enjoyment of others. Ben does it because he's mentally disturbed.

There are many people that would disagree that he is "enjoyed" by people... There were many calls to just ban him.

As far as you "claiming" that Ben is mentally disturbed, he very well could be... or he could just be another Troll... just like you.

[MikeH]

MikeH - So what about demonstrable lies? You don't see that as a problem?

You mean lies that are so obvious everyone knows they are lies?

Depends on the lie/context etc.

[Asher]

Wiglaf is acting, there's a difference. He does it for the enjoyment of others. Ben does it because he's mentally disturbed.

[Lorizael]

Banning pathological liars would get rid of people like Wiggy. You need a better criterion.

[Wezil]

Lies are not a "different view from the majority" they are just plain lies.

[Asher]

Not even just the demonstrable lies, the demonstrable pattern of pathological lying.

If anything, you can look at it as a move to get Ben to seek help by giving him a slap of reality in the face.

[Wezil]

MikeH - So what about demonstrable lies? You don't see that as a problem?

[SpencerH]

The ignore list is a waste of time. Personally, I try to live by the credo "do not feed the trolls". I find that if no one responds to the trolls (of all persuasions) in "serious" threads then it's very easy to skip over a single post or two.

[Asher]

I say we don't.

I say we have a poll thread on the viability of the aforementioned poll thread.

[Lorizael]

I say we start a poll thread.

I say we don't.