On tip jars and auto-ban was posted by Kos yesterday. If you missed it, please take the time to read the meat and potatoes as well as the comments. While you are there, please note the dominant “tone” expressed in comments.
OK, let’s start with a summary of Kos’ post. He is up to his ears in redesigning tip jars, auto ban, and TU; and he wants our input. He regrets MBs departure and the atmosphere here that crushed MBs spirit. He wants us to name names. He wants to know where in the hell all of these trolls are that just can't get HR'd out of here fast enough, and he wants to know why we can’t manage without a full-time mother or referee. There is some license in my summary, but I think the gist is correct.
The dominant tone in comments, at least to my ear, can best be summarized as group enthusiasm to mete out personal justice. If you read the comments, you might conclude that the problem isn't trolls, but abuse of power by so called trusted users. In short, daily kos has too many trusted users who can’t be trusted to responsibly exercise the power they were given.
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