[2018-11-30] Report post button

Its no secret that there are simply far, far too many people who waste the better part of their miserable lives on an obscure flashlight forum, with virtually no life outside of it. Many have a family they ignore to live their lives here. So pathetic! :confounded: AND many of their comments are frivolous, falsely speculative and inaccurate, while coming across as authoritative experts, which drastically lowers the overall quality of this forum. You know the ones… who constantly post stupid crap in nearly every thread posted.

I have inquired several times for a tool to block certain profiles to weed out the foolish, but Mr. Admin wants us all to read everyone’s posts, no matter how irritating, condescending and wasteful. So to help alleviate the torrent of verbal diarrhea and nonsense that spews forth from the foolish/incompetent/pathetic, I propose that Mr. Admin graciously considers the addition of…

a huge red “TIME-OUT-YOU-FRIGGEN-MORON!!!” button, to boot them for a contiguous 3 month period of time. Yes, indeed… that would be quite a fun and popular button to press! :laughing: :innocent: :partying_face: Mr. Admin could charge a $10 paypal fee for each press, and it would still get completely hammered by hundreds who wish a turn in helping to get rid of the “verbal projectile diarrhea spewers”! I would think a threshold of 3 button presses should be sufficient in eliminating the cretins.

What say thee, Mr. Admin? The funny thing is this would actually work, while increasing the quality and integrity of information and the friendly demeanor of this forum. Not to mention your bottom line.

…AND Im still waiting patiently for our SUREFIRE and CPF banishing buttons! :beer:

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Should posts with commercialization in sig lines be limited to the commercialization listings?
Why should unlimited sig line space be allocated to insignificant “me too” posting?
Who needs more than a line or two for a relevant sig line?

I'm not a fan of wordy signatures.

(In fact, my sig probably has too many words.)

But I wish more people would put pics in the signatures.

And everyone should have an avatar as well.

I think it adds character.

The tools are available. This can be accomplished individually with the Stylus browser plugin and a few lines of code.

Here is an example of the code to use: http://toykeeper.net/torches/css/blf-blacklist.css.export

You can make someone’s posts appear smaller or dimmer, or even entirely invisible if you like.

I don’t see much of this any more as i don’t go into the big threads its a pain to many people with differing opinions and views plus to many reply’s of a random nature. I am sure i have my moments where i rant and rave i am not perfect either but i try not to start conflict. I do a majority of reading and only reply here and there now.

I think naturally its normal for a new member to be some what troublesome and speak there mind. Not so much in a bad way what they are saying may be correct but the thread or reply may lead to bigger issues. We can usually pick out the better members after a while. Plus new members may only know half a story.

Other issue here is new SOME new members only join to be apart of group buys which is not what BLF is about and when money is involved no good happens lol.

@ToyKeeper Very well stated, as usual. Thanks a lot for your input. (I won’t quote the whole thing for obvious reasons, although some points there were definitely worth repeating. :slight_smile: )

Regarding you being one of the few female enthusiasts here, I hope that we guys manage to transmit our respect and admiration for your level-headed contributions of knowledge and wit to the discussions here. I imagine that it probably doesn’t always come across that way, so thanks for your patience and restraint.

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Speaking of ToyKeeper, I have total respect for her. She is one smart human being.

I aslo want to thank Toykeeper for the well thought expressions. I am an infrequent poster but have been around for a while. The bash the newbie because they don’t act the way they are expected by some attitude is invariably damaging. This is exactly why CPF is so widely “not enjoyed”.It is also counterproductive and does not lead to growth. I “enjoyed and endured” that attiitude for a 2 year apprenticeship for Goodyear. 25 years later as a journeyman I made sure not to display that attitude toward any new guys and lo and behold I was respected by the oldtimers and the new folks AND,continued to get payed each week. This is a social media site where we enjoy certain people like Mr. Atbglenn Lightbringer, Toykeeper Mr Admin and so many others. Some I just move on, because even though they can contribute so much more than I, their attitude is not the sort I want to socialize with. By this monitor I invite these folks into my home head and thoughts. Some of the really self important folks need a cranial laxative but that will never happen. Report away as you will. Just my thoughts for what they are worth. Man’s forum? Asinine at best as well as revealing.

Obviously does not mean women are not welcome.
On the contrary, probably.
It’s just that technical hobbies are the habit of mainly men, so you’ll find mainly men on such forums.
And that’s why it can be called a “man’s forum”.

But you know this too, so maybe you’re kind of joking.
(probably women’s humour then :partying_face: :beer: :wink: )

I highly doubt that’s true, or at least, that this is always true.
I think it’s often best to give someone the choice between pursuing either the stick or the carrot.
Matter of pointing out the red line AND the way ahead.
Of course this depends on the situation too.

Well, no.
PC policing is rampant and truth is offensive nowadays.

Unfortunately it often IS.

Well, that’s true.
But, this depends on the forum / site / platform too.
Have you ever visited the chans? :person_facepalming:

Is it political to want to make something great (again)?
Is it counterproductive to want to make something great (again)?
Is your objection perhaps an example of the pointless PC policing trend?

I agree there.
It can cause problems.
It depends though.
VoB’s reference to Jesus Christ in his signature, for example, is just that: a reference, still with a message, but a positive message. Yes, it is ‘religious’.
I do have a problem with signatures such as the one Djozz has.
It’s political, it’s condescending and condemning.
It’s also based on ambiguous premises and a skew view on reality.
(I could elaborate, but i won’t.)
Ironically Djozz is often very vocal about being against discussing politics…

But should such signatures be forbidden?
Or should we ‘man up’ about it and let it be?

I think it’s called ‘ranting’. :slight_smile:

I don’t think that’s true.
You can be yourself here.
Yes, even if you don’t have a Y chromosome. :wink:

I think only you can change your attitude / perception regarding your position here as a woman.
I’ve told you before, you’re a highly valued and appreciated BLF member.
The guys here cut you more slack than they would the average guy.
So i don’t understand your complaint, to be honest.
I hope it’s not you who thinks of us guys as being uncivilized.
So let’s look at it without the gender stamp on people.
Some people are civilized and behave civilized, others are not.
Some aren’t but behave well, some are but don’t behave well.
On line, that is.
In real life it’s often quite different.

And then there’s being civilized while being arrogant too.
Or being uncivilized while being humble.

Well, etcetera…
Peole are people and they’re all different, but some are a bit less different than others. :smiley:

You forget that some noobs are rude and arrogant or otherwise annoying. This will be ‘corrected’ with obvious reactions, naturally.

That’s arrogance and snobbism rather than correcting obnoxious noobs.
Thankfully most noobies are well behaved, and then there’s no problem.

Maybe you should just ‘man up’ a bit in stead of being a ‘victimized SJW’.
Some people are jerks, especially on line. Or maybe only on line, but not in real life.
Yes, it comes at you right in your home.
Weird times in that respect…
So i can relate, and i’ve been / felt ‘hurt’ too via the internet.
And i can be a jerk too…
But it is what it is.
And frankly, this forum is one of the best places to be, in my experience.

I'm very glad ToyKeeper is a member here.

And, in general, I think women are better than men.

I'm sure there are a good number of the fairer sex here that don't want to say that they're female because women are many times not treated with respect, especially online.

I don't think Boaz was hating on women, however, despite his non-politically-correct mini-rant.

Hey I represent that remark!

One of the things that makes BLF special is the relatively unique relationship with commercial and semi-commercial entities. (I hesitate to use the word “people” even if I am a member of that group.) Many small solo operations and custom makers were started by normal enthusiasts with mere sig lines.

I think people in general suck (edit: nah, that’s too harsh, sorry), but i still love them and i can’t live without them. :slight_smile:

Not in my experience.
Certainly not on BLF.

He’s just tired of the PC culture and the divisions it has brought, i.m.o.

Stumbled on this

Jerromel Social Justice Warrior. Not Me Sir. I simply enjoy civility rather than ranting idiocy. An a-hole is a part of the body but not everyones most enjoyed. Most men I have associated did not need to chest thump and blather to seek someone to respect their opinion. Lots of the rip the newbies cannot remember being newbies. Or perhaps they have always been as good as they are now.That is a very real possibility. Anyway ths can be argued ad nauseum because every one has an opinion and an a-hole and just like mine most of them stink. Forgive any misspelling. English is my native language but I have only been blowing my mouth off for 56 years. Some have far more experience.

As a thought I also would like to say this forum lets me enjoy humans of all sorts from lands and experiences I will never see in my lifetime.

Some non-humans too :smiley:

Wait I resemble that comment. :smiley:

Sorry if you thought i implied it.
It was just a ‘maybe’ suggestion to look at it from another angle.

Yeah, but some people just rant idiocy sometimes, or make it sound idiotic or over the top.
Point is, offence can be given, but it can also be taken.
Some people may offend, but some people are easily offended.

Can’t live without it though. :wink: :smiley:

Or maybe they have learned to behave by being ripped a few times.
Ripping obnoxious noobs (again, there are only a few of them, 90% or more are cool) has a purpose, when they “have it coming”.

Well, i think it’s good to discuss these things every now and then.
Boaz has some points i can relate to, and so do you and others.

Yeah roger that. Stick and carrot possibilities should be used. At Goodyear we sometimes had to settle things that way. Some got it through words and some had to go to the basement. Mighty dark down there. Noisy too! You are absolutely correct about discussion. My way of expressing my thoughts can be quite direct and may seem offensive. Hope not! This is really one of the best discussion forums around. So much knowledge so freely shared. Out of line folks should be corralled often for their own good. If they won’t take instruction then they won’t stay around.