Cleaning up the community

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sfxe

Ok, so we all know that the chess.com community has been... err... not so great as of 2021. 

I want to put in a set of new rules such that it won't be too bad anymore. Some of them may be too strict, some may be too light, you can state your opinion.

  • Spam forums like "pls friend me" or "make this the biggest thread on chess.com" should either be locked or immediately be moved to off topic.
  • Threads that have "served their purpose," like when one asks a simple question which has been answered and the OP has indicated that they understand, should be locked.
  • Don't get me wrong: I think the bongcloud is a great opening. But in all honesty, troll threads like this one, if abusive should be locked, and if just "troll", funny, should be moved to off-topic.
  • Advertisement=lock and possibly even mute if excessive.
  • Ability to report threads for lock, and the more requests, the higher the priority for staff. 
  • Things not related to chess should be in off-topic.
  • Bumping old threads from a long time ago should be discouraged unless you have something to add to the conversation.
  • When submitting a bug report, preferably set a format for it. For example: 

Summary of the problem:

Steps to reproduce:

1. 

2. (etc)

Expected behavior:

Frequency:

Operating system:

Browser:

Additional Information:

Photos:

That's all I have to say... for now. I'll edit this post if needed

 

 

HarryMaguire-05

a lot og OGs are quitting bc of this :/ 

NobleElevator

I mean I agree with some of these, but I think "funny/troll" forums should go to off-topic, not locked. 

sfxe

Only abusive ones should be locked.

 

Woollensock2
Trolls are the very life and soul of chess.com , without them the site would become meaningless ! ........so we need to keep them ! 🤷‍♂️.........May the Trolls be with you ! ✌️😎......bless !
hypermuddish
Woollensock2 wrote:
Trolls are the very life and soul of chess.com , without them the site would become meaningless ! ........so we need to keep them ! 🤷‍♂️.........May the Trolls be with you ! ✌️😎......bless !

now all we need is a troll factory

HarryMaguire-05
Woollensock2 wrote:
Trolls are the very life and soul of chess.com , without them the site would become meaningless ! ........so we need to keep them ! 🤷‍♂️.........May the Trolls be with you ! ✌️😎......bless !

I agree however theres a difference between trolling and abuse

Woollensock2
Anyone who is abusive should be given the boot 🥾 😤
sfxe

also yes these rules were taken from the art of problem solving community forums But you get the idea happy.png

 

sndeww

People that take five posts to post something under twenty words should be warned

HarryMaguire-05
B1ZMARK wrote:

People that take five posts to post something under twenty words should be warned

 

Vincidroid

Cleaning up community?   Sounds nostalgic, but I hope it doesn’t turn into a cult. 

Anyways, I think users who spams with consecutive "a" "e" "h" etc letters only comments  should be immediately IP banned. 

HarryMaguire-05

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Vincidroid

Originally known as the community clean up thread, but it was later renamed : https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-com-community/lets-make-this-community-a-better-place-50765120

Xhive24
Vincidroid wrote:

Originally known as the community clean up thread, but it was later renamed : https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-com-community/lets-make-this-community-a-better-place-50765120

Uh...that one didn't work out we'll 

Vincidroid
Xhive24 wrote:
Vincidroid wrote:

Originally known as the community clean up thread, but it was later renamed : https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-com-community/lets-make-this-community-a-better-place-50765120

Uh...that one didn't work out we'll 

I know. That's why I was joking about it referencing to that one.

Xhive24
Chessguy149 wrote:

Ok, so we all know that the chess.com community has been... err... not so great as of 2021. 

I want to put in a set of new rules such that it won't be too bad anymore. Some of them may be too strict, some may be too light, you can state your opinion.

  • Spam forums like "pls friend me" or "make this the biggest thread on chess.com" should either be locked or immediately be moved to off topic.
  • Threads that have "served their purpose," like when one asks a simple question which has been answered and the OP has indicated that they understand, should be locked.
  • Don't get me wrong: I think the bongcloud is a great opening. But in all honesty, troll threads like this one, if abusive should be locked, and if just "troll", funny, should be moved to off-topic.
  • Advertisement=lock and possibly even mute if excessive.
  • Ability to report threads for lock, and the more requests, the higher the priority for staff. 
  • Things not related to chess should be in off-topic.
  • Bumping old threads from a long time ago should be discouraged unless you have something to add to the conversation.
  • When submitting a bug report, preferably set a format for it. For example: 

Summary of the problem:

Steps to reproduce:

1. 

2. (etc)

Expected behavior:

Frequency:

Operating system:

Browser:

Additional Information:

Photos:

That's all I have to say... for now. I'll edit this post if needed

 

 

I agree with most of that but a few points I want to make: 

A. Advertisment is techincally "allowed" if you put in the "Clubs and Teams" section

B. Sometimes there are things not related to chess but important for example "basic questions" that are meant for the general forums according to Chess.com Beta

C. I like bumping old threads and I think it's perfectley fine, if you don't want to be annoyed by those bumps just unfollow the topic

Xhive24
Vincidroid wrote:
Xhive24 wrote:
Vincidroid wrote:

Originally known as the community clean up thread, but it was later renamed : https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-com-community/lets-make-this-community-a-better-place-50765120

Uh...that one didn't work out we'll 

I know. That's why I was joking about it referencing to that one.

Oh! Yeah when I saw this topic I thought here comes another "Community-Clean Upper"

HarryMaguire-05

what happened then? 

sfxe
Vincidroid wrote:

Cleaning up community?   Sounds nostalgic, but I hope it doesn’t turn into a cult. 

Anyways, I think users who spams with consecutive "a" "e" "h" etc letters only comments  should be immediately IP banned. 

a little harsh, maybe just a long mute+a warn