From time to time we see "new members" (usually dupe accounts) who come here for the sole purpose of making a single post slandering site owners, posting confidential personal info, or posting reviews of sites that work very hard to keep their site and its members out of the eye of the public.
We already have a policy (and a good one) that keeps new members out of the Invite section for 15 days. Wouldn't it also make sense to keep these types of posts out of the trade (including reviews) section?
I still believe there is no place for the slanderous, revenge posts we see from time to time. Is there some way to take a thread out of public viewing once it has been reported? If the thread is indeed within the rules, maybe the moderator could turn the feature off if it is being reported repeatedly. Why allow slanderous/personal info to remain visible until a mod has a chance to review it. Sometimes this can take over an hour. That is a lot of potential publicity for something that should have never been posted. The people who post threads like this also do so when the mods are usually away.
This site gets discussed negatively because of these reoccurring problems. Isn't it time to make some small steps to reduce this image and the tension they cause with the BT community?
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