early hours moderator

chav1 · 21-09-2005, 11:50

hope ime not out of place here for suggesting an early hours moderator

until roughly 4 am this morning we had one of those special people join accy web who basicly littered the place with derogatory comments about oher members and personal threats towards them in the chat room and on the forum

dont wory ime not suggesting myself for the job

but maybe one of the late night members could be given the power to delete threads or ban ip ranges/adresses so that if another dimwit was to join up accyweb could be safe for the kids to look at the next morning

i do think he actualy did get banned at one point but came right back and rejoined after whoever banned him went to bed

anyway will leave it with you guys coz if you do decide its a good idea to have a late night moderator good luck in choosing one they are all nuts

harwood red · 21-09-2005, 11:56

Oy chav who are you calling nuts?????

In fact I think I spent most of last eve pressing the "report" button. Obviously there was an invisible mod on as the original few threads were deleted. However, do think it is difficult to have a 24hr mod on here

chav1 · 21-09-2005, 12:19

actualy ive had a re think on this matter because nearly all of the late chatters are women and we know how you girls are with computers

harwood red · 21-09-2005, 12:20

not biting, not biting!!!!!!

SPUGGIE J · 21-09-2005, 12:27

After last night a late niight Moderator is good but who would willingly volenteer and could the person involved not just go to another computer with a different IP and IP number?

chav1 · 21-09-2005, 12:39

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Originally Posted by SPUGGIE J

After last night a late niight Moderator is good but who would willingly volenteer and could the person involved not just go to another computer with a different IP and IP number?

even if they have another computer or dial up you can block ip ranges rather than one specific ip

SPUGGIE J · 21-09-2005, 12:47

Chav didnt know that could be done and will be filed away for future reference, anything to aviod a repeat of the carry on in the early hours again it sickened me to the core.

harwood red · 21-09-2005, 12:53

It wound me up last night I even considered ringing one of the mods up! How popular would I have been then????

shillelagh · 21-09-2005, 13:16

I think its a good idea. The only thing is though finding someone to do it willing to be on at 4am in the morning!

mthead · 21-09-2005, 13:21

Sorry I dont think its needed,that time in the morning its past watershed if you will & we are supposed to be adults.

KIPAX · 21-09-2005, 13:26

An IP is assigned to the internet connection and not to the computer.. for example all the computers in one building at blackburn college can have the same IP address.. All the computers in an office building can have the same IP (this is the IP that can be recorden and not the local network)

Also for most individuals you get a new IP everytime you log onto the internet... if you block a range that would effect that user then you could be blocking all AOL or all BT users.

Also.. I can change my IP address every 5 minutes with an *anon* proxy.

So I am afraid IP address arn't much use to stop people unless they have a static IP .. some companies do.. I have a static IP but I have to pay extra for it and very few providors give them as standard... Demon used to in the early days...

You stop them by kicking them off.. they have to go get a new email and sign up again and you kick them off agian until they get bored of it.. that is the only way to stop someone who is persistant..

Tealeaf · 21-09-2005, 13:37

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Originally Posted by KIPAX

You stop them by kicking them off.. they have to go get a new email and sign up again and you kick them off agian until they get bored of it.. that is the only way to stop someone who is persistant..

You're a brutal man, kipax.

Neil · 21-09-2005, 14:25

Wingy sorted him out when I PM'd him at about 6.30am this morning

WINGY · 21-09-2005, 14:36

I did but he was also using another name or names that had been banned while i was working and you guys were asleep..
Between us we don't do too bad, as mthead said, its after watershead, but on the other hand if there are no mods online, it could stil be there when someones 10 year old logs on before school..... Its a tough one, but thankyou to all that pressed the report button, or pm'd don't be scared thats what its there for!!

Neil · 21-09-2005, 14:40

What if someones posting rights were frozen if more than 2 or 3 people reported a post between say midnight and 8am. A mod could check the reason in the morning and unfreeze. I know some people might think it was fun it freeze people but abuse of the system could be punished by a temporary ban for the abuser or something.