True or False: Answerbag would be a better place without the comments feature?
12/2/2023, you never know, the AB administration could be reading your answer. Some users don't like to be harassed in the comments section, others don't care. Whatever helps this site grow, then I'm up for it.
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You make a point about users being harassed in the comments section but the user who is doing the harassing can be reported. Whatever makes the site grow means a report feature on harassing comments and to still allow for comments that are respectful and civil. Anyone who goes against the rules should get 3 warnings and on the third warning, their account should be removed by administration. With each warning, they should be in the penalty box. I hope the Answerbag administration sees my answer so my voice can be heard.
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Jenny's Gone On Vacation Thanks for sharing! You are suggesting to keep the comments feature and just report the user who is doing the harassing? Some of the users who harass others are very cunning. They will make an argument appear like it's for educational purposes. That's how they get away with arguing. -
Shadow Of The Mind Yes, that’s what I mean. Arguments are not as bad as being harassed but it is better to keep the peace which some people don’t do. -
Jenny's Gone On Vacation I understand that arguments are not as bad as being harassed, although when a user keeps pushing comment after comment, then it becomes what?
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Shadow Of The Mind I know where you’re going with this. If they keep pushing it, then they cause an argument
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Jenny's Gone On Vacation If they keep pushing, then what do we do?
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Shadow Of The Mind Just ignore them and if they harass then they should be reported.
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Jenny's Gone On Vacation We can report them, although if much was said in the comments, everything will be deleted.
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Shadow Of The Mind I know what you mean. It would be great if administration could fix that so as only the comments from the person who is harassing get deleted and not the comments coming from the person being harassed.
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Jenny's Gone On Vacation The administration can only put a member in the penalty box if he or she resorts to insults. They cannot put those users who keep pushing comment after comment in the penalty box.
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Shadow Of The Mind I know what you mean. When an Answerbag user keeps at it with their comments, I guess the only thing to do is tell them to stop but some people don’t listen and keep going. I understand now why comments should be taken down permanently from the website so as to avoid conflict and harassment.
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Jenny's Gone On Vacation Exactly, some people don't want to stop. They try to get you to go along with them for their entertainment. So it becomes harassment.
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Shadow Of The Mind I understand now.
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No, cause then the site would serve no purpose as a Q&A site
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It depends on the point of the site. If it is to provide the best information, then comments are crucial. If I answer a question with something misleading or misunderstood, how else is that going to get cleared up? I think a lot of people just come here to try to socialize, and then get overly sensitive if their answers open up any sort of conversation that goes beyond "great answer" / "way to go" /etc. And, if the point of the site is supposed to be merely for vapid social ego reinforcement, then comments should be disabled. False for me.
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Jenny's Gone On Vacation
Thanks for sharing! Don't you think most answers on this site are misleading? Are we supposed to clear up every answer we don't agree with? -
bostjan the adequate 🥉
I invite everyone to comment on every answer I provide if they believe that I was inaccurate or unhelpful. I don't think most answers are misleading, but a fair percentage of them are. I can think of two users in particular who often post answers that were extremely misleading with respect to accepted facts, and I was maybe the only one who challenged them to justify the facts they presented. Other people would sometimes take the opportunity to insult them without addressing the information presented, or sometimes agree with them, or sometimes ignore them. Unless we discuss our ideas with each other, we just turn into our own personal bubble echo chambers and we never let our minds grow. -
Jenny's Gone On Vacation
I see, but not everyone feels the same as you do. You have to put yourself in the position of others. If you don't think most answers are misleading, then certainly there will still be (a good amount of misleading answers). It's totally fine to start discussions. Not everyone appreciates it for the reason of feeling harassed.
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