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Originally Posted by GeoffC
It takes more than one post before a pattern emerges, unless I am naive in thinking that sensible posters are not allowed to hold certain views in case they upset others.
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You are of course right.
The first post (in a thread) alone shouldn't be the only reason to accuse someone of being a troll.
In hindsight, I know I probably have acted similar before - and quite likely will again. (Each time, of course, feeling like an idiot. Never learning when to stop.)
I hope though, that my postings never fall to the level of "No, u!". (Which, in my opinion, is what the other poster can be reduced to.)
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Originally Posted by FlorenceArt
It's nice to be able to edit a post at any time, but it also creates a possibility for abuse.
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But the possibility to remove/reword stupid posts is even greater. I know I have edited posts countless times after I hit "send", because only then I realized that my wording was needlessly agressive.
I have begun to use the preview button - though I still mistrust it. Still, editing a posting is important.
I don't think it's good to remove reasonable tools just because they might be used by trolls.
More mods are a better way. I don't think there are many forums who are too much moderated. (Perhaps too aggressively, but that regulates itself when the forum dies out - or thrives despite the moderation.)