The failures of old mailing lists and Usenet were why social mediums universally abandoned killfiles and similar filtering mechanisms:
Evidence? Aren't such filters still available in Usenet readers? My theory is that such code was just never implemented in the shiny new web.
And with collaborative filtering, everyone doesn't need to make every adjustment themselves. That's the point. You delegate ratings to others, or combinations of others.
But is plopping someone in an ignore file supposed to be so difficult? Should be easier than ever. Have a plonk button on every post to add the guy to your kill file. "Hmmm, this guy is a dick. Plonk." Couldn't be easier. Just as easy as clicking a point of karma.
To give an Extropian-list-specific example: determined harassment was why Nick Szabo stopped posting there. The filters didn't help there.
What was the nature of the harassment, and how would it be prevented in the current list software?
Evidence? Aren't such filters still available in Usenet readers?
I didn't specify 'failure of Usenet readers'. I specified failure of Usenet.
And with collaborative filtering, everyone doesn't need to make every adjustment themselves
Still a serious UI burden which doesn't scale. Torture vs dust specks.
But is plopping someone in an ignore file supposed to be so difficult?
It's difficult in the way that constant strain and vigilance is so difficult. Trivial inconveniences on every post.
...What was the nature of the harassment, and how would it be prev
Below is a message I just got from jackk. Some specifics have been redacted 1) so that we can discuss general policy rather than the details of this specific case 2) because presumption of innocence, just in case there happens to be an innocuous explanation to this.
So... thoughts? I have mod powers, but when I was granted them I was basically just told to use them to fight spam; there was never any discussion of any other policy, and I don't feel like I have the authority to decide on the suitable course of action without consulting the rest of the community.