Galt's Gulch Technical Details
This post stems from a topic that began in another post, but was perhaps a distraction to that important post.
People were mentioning PM's and I had no idea what that was. Now I do. The topic came up as to if there were other functions of the site that were worth exploring. And I do have questions.
The thumb up/thumbs down feature. Are there guidelines as to how to use the feature? Particularly if a post got seriously downgraded - what happens? I've seen some posts mentioning lurkers that are downgrading posts. How anonymous is it?
And how does points work? Is that different than just the number of posts one has made?
In the members area, one of the pieces of information included is distance. Distance from?
And some of the features with each post. What is gained by "Mark as Read", and "Flag", and Permalink?
Thanks in advance. As an old Ayn Rand acolyte from back to the 60's, it is great to see where it is all at these days.
I selected Education as the category figuring that is what I'll get.
People were mentioning PM's and I had no idea what that was. Now I do. The topic came up as to if there were other functions of the site that were worth exploring. And I do have questions.
The thumb up/thumbs down feature. Are there guidelines as to how to use the feature? Particularly if a post got seriously downgraded - what happens? I've seen some posts mentioning lurkers that are downgrading posts. How anonymous is it?
And how does points work? Is that different than just the number of posts one has made?
In the members area, one of the pieces of information included is distance. Distance from?
And some of the features with each post. What is gained by "Mark as Read", and "Flag", and Permalink?
Thanks in advance. As an old Ayn Rand acolyte from back to the 60's, it is great to see where it is all at these days.
I selected Education as the category figuring that is what I'll get.
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So, another question. How is a troll recognized? What are indicative behaviors?
And I take it a troll is someone entering into the forum with the intention of disreputing its general goal?
Jan
So, another question. What are the indications of a troll? How does one recognize a pattern?
I take it a troll is someone coming into the forum with intentions of disrupting its general goals?
http://www.galtsgulchonline.com/faq#faq5...
RE: "Particularly if a post got seriously downgraded - what happens?"
If a post goes below -5, it will be automatically "hidden." Comments are also ordered by highest votes to lowest.
RE: "How anonymous is it?"
Downvoting is completely anonymous. However, only Producers or members with over 100 points can vote.
RE: "And how does points work? Is that different than just the number of posts one has made?"
Every time you post, you get 1 point. 1 post = 1 point. Whenever other eligible members vote on your post, your point total is affected. 1 post = 1 point; 3 upvotes + 2 downvote would then raise the post total point value to 2 (1 + 3 - 2).
RE: "In the members area, one of the pieces of information included is distance. Distance from? "
Distance from you (either your nearest ISP hub or your zip code if provided).
RE: "What is gained by "Mark as Read", and "Flag", and Permalink?"
- "Mark as Read" is a way for you to simply dim a comment so that the next time you visit the thread, you'll know which comments you've read.
- "Flag" send an email to the Gulch admins. You 'll want to use this if you see someone spamming the site or "trolling."
- "Permalink" provides a direct URL to a specific comment. For instance, if you want to send me a PM to read a comment, you would send me the Permalink so I could click on it and be taken directly to the comment.
In the members are the distance is how far that member is from your current location.
"Mark as Read is a new feature that fades the comment so you know you have read it. Helps you to keep up with long posts.
The "flag" feature is used for abusive content. If you find a comment with racist or vile remarks you can flag it and administration is alerted immediately.
The permalink feature gives you a direct link to a comment.