ThaiVisa is no fun anymore - full of trolls, whackos, haters and MOGs

[simon43]

Simple as that! It used to be fun in the early days 10 years ago - it was rare to see spiteful posts.

Now it seems that almost every post is 'destroyed' by complete nutters and extremists, or those with hateful, abusive posts.

One simple question - What is the easiest way to put a member on ignore? Is it a '1-click' procedure? I will feel happier to place all these members on ignore and not have their rubbish intrude into threads.

Simon

[cooked]

You read like a troll my friend.

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[Tywais]

Just see the below. Top right corner of any page you are on.

[HooHaa]

honestly, if it is no fun, then why do you bother.

i personally think, that while thaivisa has lost many of the posters that made it very entertaining "back in the day", it has become a watered down version of what it once was -- the imagination and humour has largely been moderated out of it.

In another sense however, it has become far less cliquey and more accessible.

As for your post. I see it as a cry for attention.

Are you reminiscing the good old days, trying purposely to attract trolls or looking for help on how to use the ignore function?

you do realize your next step is pretty much limited to a flounce, dont you?

[ubonjoe]

Click on your name on your name at top right of page. Click on settings then on menu you will see ignore preferences. After that it is self explanatory.

[ExpatOilWorker]

Just use this....and a bit of commen sense.

[David48]

Out of curiosity, can you view who has 'yourself' as ignore on their list.

Now ... that would be a fun option ...

[billd766]

You read like a troll my friend.

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Why do you say that? I have been a member for over 10 years and in the early days it WAS good fun, informative and enjoyable.

honestly, if it is no fun, then why do you bother.

i personally think, that while thaivisa has lost many of the posters that made it very entertaining "back in the day", it has become a watered down version of what it once was -- the imagination and humour has largely been moderated out of it.

In another sense however, it has become far less cliquey and more accessible.

As for your post. I see it as a cry for attention.

Are you reminiscing the good old days, trying purposely to attract trolls or looking for help on how to use the ignore function?

you do realize your next step is pretty much limited to a flounce, dont you?

A long while ago you could find information about many things but now it is mostly political threads with about 50 people in all from both sides rubbishing the other sides posts.

There are so many adverts now they it takes so long to find posts that are useful or entertaining.

I bother because there are still some forums such as motorbiking, food, jokes etc that are worth reading but there is so much other junk in the way they are hard to find.

[impulse]

I bother because there are still some forums such as motorbiking, food, jokes etc that are worth reading but there is so much other junk in the way they are hard to find.

+1.

And I wouldn't be surprised to see a tipping point soon where nobody but the trolls and bullies bother...

I hope I'm wrong. Often am.

[simon43]

Thanks for the details about managing ignore lists/settings. I have to say that this function is not very user-friendly.

If I am reading threads and there is a post from a nut-job, I would like to be able to right-click on their user name and click on 'ignore'. That would be a fast and simple way to add members to my ignore list, (which BTW, only has 2 members on it so far).

Surely there must be a one-click way to ignore users?

Simon

[Brevity]

Here's a suggestion:

(Imagine that there is a picture of an ostrich here with its head buried in the sand.

I've given up trying to actually show the picture.

I keep getting this message: You are not allowed to use that image extension on this community.

I have tried extensions of JPG (JPEG) and GIF. Those are the most common picture formats used in the world. If they are not allowed here, what the *#% is?)

I am only joking about my suggest of burying your head in the sand. I don't know exactly what this forum was like 10 years ago, but I know what you mean about it being unpleasant now. That is apparent really quickly.

But perhaps that is more a result of a changing world rather than a changing forum. There has been a lot of heavy-duty bad crap going down in the past decade, both here and globally, so maybe we are seeing a souring of people's attitudes and their worries or frustrations being displayed through less compassionate posts.

[weegee]

I bother because there are still some forums such as motorbiking, food, jokes etc that are worth reading but there is so much other junk in the way they are hard to find.

+1.

And I wouldn't be surprised to see a tipping point soon where nobody but the trolls and bullies bother...

I hope I'm wrong. Often am.

+2

Hope that tipping point hasn't already arrived....I sure miss the humour on Friday nights and Saturday morning.

Noticed also the long term posters rarely comment now....Is that because of what we are reading lately?

Seen a Topic from Krisb, about tuk tuks etc, and not one crappy reply....what a breath of fresh air.

[dogleg]

Just stay out of the General forum Simon. Oh, and only read the first page in the Thailand news forum. Wastes a lot less time.

[somchaismith]

I must admit, one of the worst threads that I've read was one the one about the Burmese worker's finger, now that was a troll's effort.

However, I will agree about the forum quality. if you look at Thialand forums in general, you will notice that more than a few of them are on their last legs.

Thaivisa appears to be holding its own, even though a lot of its traffic has been taken by Facebook and Twitter.

[chiang mai]

Simon is correct, the trolls are a major problem on this forum, what to do about them, unsure, my ignore list was way too long at one point, they seem to come out of the woodwork. Only solution I can see is to report them but that doesn't always work, sad.

[impulse]

Simon is correct, the trolls are a major problem on this forum, what to do about them, unsure, my ignore list was way too long at one point, they seem to come out of the woodwork. Only solution I can see is to report them but that doesn't always work, sad.

One of my favorite (fishing) forums implemented a handy solution.

Fishing. How can a fishing thread turn into a troll vs bully war? Ah, but I digress.

Once a thread was hijacked by the trolls and bullies, they'd leave all the useful posts in the appropriate forum location, delete just the garbage, close the thread and include a link to the new location. Then they'd replicate the whole thread (guts, feathers and all) to "The Jungle", which was their equivalent of TV's "Bedlam".

If anyone was really interested, the thread was still open and the participants could continue thrashing each other to their hearts' content- leaving the innocent bystanders unaware that there was even a flame war going on, (often with more hits than it would have had if they left it where polite language was required).

Anyone looking for the useful information from the original thread could easily find it without wading through a few dozen unintelligible posts calling each other stupid-heads. If I recall, results from "The Jungle" were not included in the search function, but I may be wrong.

[smokie36]

The forum was originally just a fun place to air views and get help on a wide range of Thailand related issues.

Now it has a different focus as its number one concern.

That's all that has changed really.

[Khon Thai Ben Khon Dee]

One simple question - What is the easiest way to put a member on ignore? Is it a '1-click' procedure?

Top right corner.

White X in a small red box.

[Familyonthemove]

Just stay out of the General forum Simon. Oh, and only read the first page in the Thailand news forum. Wastes a lot less time.

That used to work - but even the specialist forums seem to be full of people looking to insult or argue.

[MB1]

The forum was originally just a fun place to air views and get help on a wide range of Thailand related issues.

Now it has a different focus as its number one concern.

That's all that has changed really.

Maybe what has also changed is that some of the longer term members don't feel as important as they maybe used to feel years ago, maybe they were part of a clique that has been long gone....Maybe...

I'll say that Thai Visa over the last couple of years has become more news and politics than anything else...

At the end of the day if trolls are causing problems or people are flaming or bullying then the report the post function is available to anyone who feels the need to use it, then just let the mods or admin deal with it how they see fit....

I wouldnt start a thread/topic to whine about it, if you find a thread/topic that don't float your boat and you find some of the posts offensive then just move on to a thread that interests you more.....Last comment aimed at SIMON and others just like him..Just use the report function if your offended in any way..

[Boyce]

[Showbags]

Its now a cash cow....times change

[Bubbagreenbird]

When was ever anything other than AGONY?

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[Fookhaht]

Just see the below. Top right corner of any page you are on.

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Oh, for a 1-click procedure suggested by the OP. As it stands now, about a 20-click procedure, depending on the length of the member's names.

Suggestion: One should be able to click the avatar, the screen goes to the profile, and then a 1-click "ignore" icon should be available.

We CAN post our dreams here, right?

[Fookhaht]

One simple question - What is the easiest way to put a member on ignore? Is it a '1-click' procedure?

Top right corner.

White X in a small red box.

What he said. (Forget my earlier, more complicated suggestion).

[iancnx]

If there was a NOT LIKE button the majority of sensible users over time would identify the trolling and flaming idiots. They would just be ignored over time, and would disappear..... Maybe

[Totster]

I remember when Thaivisa used to get harshly criticised for it's hard stance and low tolerance of trolls/trouble makers. Just shows you can't please everyone all the time. Personally I think trolls are a necessary part of any forum, as long as they are not nasty and abusive... some of this forums longest and most entertaining threads over the years have been initiated by trolls.

totster

[Fookhaht]

... some of this forums longest and most entertaining threads over the years have been initiated by trolls.

totster

Why don't you just single out Jingthing by name?

[Gsxrnz]

Yes, the OP is correct. TV is less and less fun, and more agro every day. I for one am spending considerably less time reading or posting. The nutters are winning.

[wym]

I've given up trying to actually show the picture.

I keep getting this message: You are not allowed to use that image extension on this community.

I have tried extensions of JPG (JPEG) and GIF. Those are the most common picture formats used in the world. If they are not allowed here, what the *#% is?)

This depends on the SOURCE website - if the original URL of the image you want to embed ends with a supported extension, no problem.

Some website specifically designed for image-sharing try to "block" such direct linking by using dynamic code that displays a URL that isn't a direct link to the file.

SOME of these will work if you just manually add a ".JPG" to the end of the URL, but some won't (ebay for example).

Note Google' image search facility lets you "see all sizes" of a given image and you can usually find an alternative source.