Ankit_sharma03 Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Ideally i dnt give much attention if someone troll votes me but this guy has gone beyond limit . Just saw some 15-16 notification of troll Vote Admins please check his acc, he has no activity just troll voting Vilander, velu, beetle and 3 others 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velu Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 got 25/30 trollvotes from that bot already Real McCoy, Vilander, speedheat and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real McCoy Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 I posted this in site feedback thread yesterday. The bot even trollvoted that post. no action taken. i don't know why they even keep that thread if they are not going to do anything. mishra and Vilander 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandeep Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 I just flagged the user in question. If I had a dollar for every single time one poster complains about another poster based on xyz reason... This guy must be someone who probably got banned and now is wasting his time trying to stalk folks on an internet forum. pathetic. And for those whining about "action taken" - Moderation on ICF is laissez faire, and banning/censoring is the last resort, not the first. I can't just randomly start banning people just because one person complained about some 'voting'. That would not be fair. Plenty of folks about complained about "taking action" against silly paranoid attempts at conspiracy mongering for example - but we don't ban the user in question do we. Mariyam, mishra and Bigg Brother 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedheat Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Haan ye g@ndu subah se trollvote kar Ra mhuje dial_100, Real McCoy, mishra and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real McCoy Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 1 hour ago, sandeep said: I just flagged the user in question. If I had a dollar for every single time one poster complains about another poster based on xyz reason... This guy must be someone who probably got banned and now is wasting his time trying to stalk folks on an internet forum. pathetic. And for those whining about "action taken" - Moderation on ICF is laissez faire, and banning/censoring is the last resort, not the first. I can't just randomly start banning people just because one person complained about some 'voting'. That would not be fair. Plenty of folks about complained about "taking action" against silly paranoid attempts at conspiracy mongering for example - but we don't ban the user in question do we. Ok folks lets stop "whining" then @Ankit_sharma03@velu@speedheat. laissez faire is alright and you're doing a good job but whining about complaints is just If you're gonna poopoo complaints and equate it with whining, don't have a site feedback thread then. I saw your post there but no admin even checks it anyway . If this is so tough for you, just quit your mod duties and have someone else take over. I did the right thing to inform you in a thread dedicated to improving the site, but if you wanna let the troll do his thing and give lectures like "quit your whining and bellyaching" attitude, nobody will even report it from now on. Lets not report anything guys and let this forum go down the shitter. Its not just me but a considerable number of guys who had this happen to them. trollvoting without posting a single post is an indicator of a bot. The reactions were strange where it votes "confused""sad" for a normal post. also ankit and velu are not ones to post any controversial matter. them getting voted down is somewhat strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedheat Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 15 minutes ago, Real McCoy said: Ok folks lets stop "whining" then @Ankit_sharma03@velu@speedheat. laissez faire is alright and you're doing a good job but whining about complaints is just If you're gonna poopoo complaints and equate it with whining, don't have a site feedback thread then. I saw your post there but no admin even checks it anyway . If this is so tough for you, just quit your mod duties and have someone else take over. I did the right thing to inform you in a thread dedicated to improving the site, but if you wanna let the troll do his thing and give lectures like "quit your whining and bellyaching" attitude, nobody will even report it from now on. Lets not report anything guys and let this forum go down the shitter. Its not just me but a considerable number of guys who had this happen to them. trollvoting without posting a single post is an indicator of a bot. The reactions were strange where it votes "confused""sad" for a normal post. also ankit and velu are not ones to post any controversial matter. them getting voted down is somewhat strange. Normally, I ignore troll votes, but this bot is on a troll voting binge, received atleast 15 troll votes since morning and mod Sandeep wants us to stop whining. Strange! 17 minutes ago, Real McCoy said: also ankit and velu are not ones to post any controversial matter. them getting voted down is somewhat strange. Hey! Why do you think I post controversial matters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real McCoy Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 28 minutes ago, speedheat said: Normally, I ignore troll votes, but this bot is on a troll voting binge, received atleast 15 troll votes since morning and mod Sandeep wants us to stop whining. Strange! Hey! Why do you think I post controversial matters? Let me put in this way. We have strong opinions and whether we like it or not, it ends up in a debate. the other two slip away from any controversy like cats. coming to this scenario, yeah I also ignore them or sometimes confront them but this bot's beahvior was strange. Also sandeep also has a gripe with me. he doesnt like me post legit "conspiracy" material and once removed some threads on what he deemed to be controversial while letting others post what I deem to be abominable. Since then he begrudgingly let my posts pass through and this is where his laissez faire approach started. He still doesn't like it, would censor me if he could but tolerates it because he is not the owner of this forum only a mod. speedheat and sandeep 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maniac Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 (edited) I got some upvotes too along with troll votes so have him a pass Edited October 7, 2021 by maniac sandeep, Under_Score and Chakdephatte 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ankit_sharma03 Posted October 7, 2021 Author Share Posted October 7, 2021 38 minutes ago, maniac said: I got some upvotes too along with troll votes so have him a pass What if global baba is doing it when ur asleep, who knws the other side might have actually developed Jab tum sottte ho wo jagta hai Lord, coffee_rules and sandeep 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mishra Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 (edited) I also get troll voted by sime guy called @ash and some others who come out as pro Kejri anti Mudi and sometime borderline pro Pakistani. I don’t even remember when i had last discussion with him because I generally put such users in ignore list. But who cares. He has to click over 5000 times Edited October 7, 2021 by mishra ash and sandeep 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chakdephatte Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, Real McCoy said: Also sandeep also has a gripe with me. he doesnt like me post legit "conspiracy" material and once removed some threads on what he deemed to be controversial while letting others post what I deem to be abominable. Since then he begrudgingly let my posts pass through and this is where his laissez faire approach started. He still doesn't like it, would censor me if he could but tolerates it because he is not the owner of this forum only a mod. These are the guidelines of ICF: https://www.indiancricketfans.com/guidelines/ Nowhere it mentions that you can't troll vote someone. This is a community, just because three people complained, doesn't mean they have the right to ban someone. It isn't easy to take action against someone unless he abuses someone. Voting is not an abuse. Totally with you @sandeep. Side question : Are bots allowed? Edited October 7, 2021 by Chakdephatte Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandeep Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 27 minutes ago, Chakdephatte said: These are the guidelines of ICF: https://www.indiancricketfans.com/guidelines/ Nowhere it mentions that you can't troll vote someone. This is a community, just because three people complained, doesn't mean they have the right to ban someone. It isn't easy to take action against someone unless he abuses someone. Voting is not an abuse. Totally with you @sandeep. Side question : Are bots allowed? Yes but if a userid is created with the express intent only to trollvote someone dozens of times, and that too multiple posters, at that point, the agenda becomes obvious. We have an ongoing 'troll-vote' war between couple of other users as well, but both posters in question do participate in 'normal' discussions also. This userid was clearly an alt created and used only to irritate, and now that we have clear evidence of multiple people being harassed, I felt comfortable in "taking action". The unwritten guideline that I follow, is that bans are the last resort. But malicious intent is not difficult to confirm, and once confirmed, we'll take out the trash. But do keep in mind that moderators have lives too, and are not going to respond instantaneously, and that too, in a manner that you may desire. beetle and Chakdephatte 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandeep Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 AFAIK, bots are not allowed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandeep Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 2 hours ago, Real McCoy said: He still doesn't like it, would censor me if he could Beta, If I wanted to, I could, but I just prefer to ignore and move on . If you start flooding the forum with too much nonsense, then an occasional clean-up is warranted. Otherwise, its an open forum. I mean, "not liking" is not any criteria for moderation. My li'l bro Maniac knows I got no love for him, but that doesn't mean I'm going to censor him - in fact, I put his name up for ICF interview in the 1st batch, because he's a regular contributor. So there's that. Make of that what you will, you are completely entitled to believe in whatever conspiracy theories you construct about me, since I'm not the "owner" of the site. Chakdephatte 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandeep Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 1 hour ago, mishra said: I also get troll voted by sime guy called @ash and some others who come out as pro Kejri anti Mudi and sometime borderline pro Pakistani. I don’t even remember when i had last discussion with him because I generally put such users in ignore list. But who cares. He has to click over 5000 times That guy I think was same as "pitchwin" or some other greenbro. Loved to troll vote me all the time, but I think ran out of gas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee_rules Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 (edited) if somebody trollvotes you down, all you lose is some fictitious number associated with your id. why do you care ? a lot os posters don't want to debate or are too lazy or just want to spite, so their response to a valid argument is to troll vote. I think one should wear the trollvotes like a badge of honor. Edited October 7, 2021 by coffee_rules Chakdephatte 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnterTheVoid Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Give @sandeep a break. Moderation is a thankless endeavour. His time is more important than cleaning up after some chew.ti.ya troll. mishra 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbestfriend Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 7 hours ago, speedheat said: Normally, I ignore troll votes, but this bot is on a troll voting binge, received atleast 15 troll votes since morning and mod Sandeep wants us to stop whining. Strange! Did he beat your record of troll-voting others? Chakdephatte and coffee_rules 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkt.india Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Ek Ankit_Sharma03fan bhi hai koi Lord, speedheat and EnterTheVoid 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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