would a monetary "troll toll" work as a forum control strategy?

[master_shake_]

Pay to Post ?

Nah.

this...

what a stupid idea this is...

anandtech brought to you by the same business model as xbox live...

online subscription or GTFO

 

[Thebobo]

Can be a fine line between a lot of post here and troll post
I say troll away

 

[Wyndru]

You gotta pay the troll toll if you wanna get into that boys soul.

I recognize that.. Was that from Always sunny?

 

[_Rick_]

I don't mind trolls.
I do mind stupid.
Sadly, a lot of stupid is tolerated before infractions are issued.

 

[brianmanahan]

Remove anominity for AT. That would change things.

i agree

Shut up idiot.

disagreeing with oneself is a symptom of personality disorders

i would recommend getting that checked out

 

[brianmanahan]

there appears to be a high influx of trolls here lately. it is getting out of hand

i agree, sandeagle

things seemed like really they started getting out hand last wednesday :hmm:

 

[T9D]

i agree, everyone plz request your names be changed now

i already did

It should post under our facebook :ninja:

And everything you post goes to your wall for your moms to see

 

[Rakehellion]

Pay to remove infractions? That's pretty much how the legal system works in real life.

 

[Rakehellion]

And I'd just create a spam bot that posts dick pics every 5 minutes. I can afford it.

 

[brianmanahan]

And I'd just create a spam bot that posts d**k pics every 5 minutes. I can afford it.

not for long, with an exponential increase in tolls

 

[OverVolt]

Take a seat asshat, you are stepping outside your abilities.

A troll toll would put me on the street

 

[darkxshade]

Anandtech forum subscription is so 1999

 

[Paladin3]

Didn't read the thread, but isn't it a little silly when the inmates starting thinking they can vote on the asylum rules?

 

[brianmanahan]

Didn't read the thread, but isn't it a little silly when the inmates starting thinking they can vote on the asylum rules?

didn't you read that thread we had here last week about inmates controlling a prison?

it can happen! :awe:

 

[dank69]

umm that is precisely the system that exists here

How do you manage to get trolled in your own thread about trolls?

 

[brianmanahan]

How do you manage to get trolled in your own thread about trolls?

because the problem is rampant!

thus demonstrating the need for such a toll

 

[SunnyD]

It was already suggested. Months ago.

In essence, this is a repost.

On a side note, the mods and the proprietors would never do this. Why? Two words: Site traffic.

 

[Meghan54]

from times immemorium...

If you're going to use big words, at least spell them correctly.

You meant immemorial, not that bastardized word that doesn't exist in the dictionary you put up there.

Using big words and writing them incorrectly doesn't exactly make you look smart. Just the opposite.

 

[justoh]

because the problem is rampant!

thus demonstrating the need for such a toll

Trolling isn't a problem with a community this dumb. People have to constantly ask whether posters are "stupid or trolling," making the identification of legit trolling quite difficult and impractical. Is nahelem trolling 100% of the time, for example? Who can tell? In that case, does it matter? Just give everyone the benefit of the doubt and operate on the assumption that they're sincerely stupid instead of insincere.

 

[Rakehellion]

Anandtech forum subscription is so 1999

No, the Gold+ membership is brand new. You don't have one?

 

[I Saw OJ]

I recognize that.. Was that from Always sunny?

Ya its the episode where Charlie writes that play the whole gang stars in to try and win over the waitress.

 

[clamum]

In theory it seems like it would work but then there's always people who wouldn't mind (can afford) paying money to post and troll. I realize your OP didn't say it could completely eliminate trolling, but I voted that overall a forum would improve if the pay system was instituted.

 

[brianmanahan]

In theory it seems like it would work but then there's always people who wouldn't mind (can afford) paying money to post and troll. I realize your OP didn't say it could completely eliminate trolling, but I voted that overall a forum would improve if the pay system was instituted.

yeah i thought about that, billionaires might be able to afford to beat the system

but i think with an aggressive equation (perhaps cubic or exponential) the penalty could quickly become insurmountable for even the richest person in the world. this could also effectively implement a "three strikes youre out" for people of normal means

 

[brianmanahan]

the troll tide is showing no signs of waning

we might need to put this in place before the forum fuses due to critical troll mass

 

[Printer Bandit]

require a license to post.

hey, what are you studying for? oh, just for the posting license.