Anybody ever ran a forum, or an online community? If so, how

i ip ban them

>>17514637
What a fucking useless post

>>17514637
Shadow ban them so they think they're participating but nobody can hear what they're saying

>>17514666
This is actually a pretty good idea. Thanks anon.
What threshold should I set for flaming and destabilizing behavior before issuing a shadow ban?
Should I outright shadow ban when any signs of trolling appear?

>>17514675

There's a game I play that is extremely heavy-handed when it comes to punishing misbehavers. If they catch you fucking around, calling other players names or being abusive in chat they straight up ban you for a week. If you do it again, you're done permanently.

It's harsh, but coming from world of tanks and it's extremely toxic community I've shaped up into a pretty chill person, otherwise I wouldn't be able to play the game I like so much. Let these people know you're not fucking around and you'll only get nice people on your forums simply because the rotten eggs are in the trash.

Give them 3 warnings then ban them

People shouldn't make sweeping generalizations about how the community sucks without being constructive. I would encourage them to offer constructive criticism, and then threaten to ban if that doesn't change anything.

>How do I get people in my forum to stop doing x thing?
ultimately the threat of a ban

>>17514637
moot?