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    Put Another User on Ignore

    in US, World, and Ancient Coins

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    The question of the week:

    How do I put another user on ignore?

    The answer:

    Click on your username in the upper right corner of the screen to open a menu where you can select 'Ignored Users'. That page will allow you to add as many users as you like. This will not prevent you from seeing an ignored user's post if someone quotes them so you'll have to make an effort to ignore those if you truly do not want to communicate with that person.

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    The 'Report Post" functionality...

    in US, World, and Ancient Coins

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    10 minutes ago, scopru said:

    The full context could be interesting.  However, I doubt that will be forthcoming. 

    Bigger picture, those type names being directed at anyone (even if in a joking manner) will typically elicit a reaction and get reported.  Even if the person the comments were directed at is not really all that offended.  Easy ammo for someone to use against the person posting those type comments.  So better safe than sorry so don't use those words.  

    ^^

    Moderation has never gotten in the way of rigorous discussion here no matter what opinions are being expressed. Be respectful of one another and mind the guidelines you agreed to when you joined and there will be no need for moderation. You may want to argue about some of the guidelines but they have developed over time and are in place for reason. The bottom line is that your first amendment rights do not apply here. If there are topics in the guidelines that are off limits then they are off limits. Moderation understands that things are not black and white. So much so that we recognize those who continue to post in the gray and feign innocence when it is brought to their attention. To those I say - cut it out.

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    Violate the Guidelines and you will be Suspended or Banned

    in US, World, and Ancient Coins

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    A reminder seems to be in order.

    If you can't play nice, you can't play here.

    In the past we have spent time going through threads to remove the hostile posts that ruin a perfectly good topic. Going forward we will just delete entire threads. This doesn't mean that you'll be able to derail someone else's thread to get it shut down. This means that anything you've posted, good or bad will be removed.

    If you can't leave your personal hostilities at the door, you can't post here.

    Violate the Guidelines and you will be Suspended or Banned

    in US, World, and Ancient Coins

    Posted

    On 10/14/2020 at 4:57 PM, JKK said:

    We might be able to improve the quality of newbie posts if you would be willing to stick my post from a year or so ago about how to post coins for inquiry. Hint, hint. Seriously, though, that was the goal: to help new posters present themselves and their coins and questions in the most positive light, and avoid common mistakes. Here it is. It was well received and members had many good suggestions. While it has a WYNTK title, member consensus (with which I concur) was that it would be best stuck in the forum where I posted it, the Newbie forum. If I were also able to edit it still, that would be even more wonderful because now and then something new comes up.

    Looks like that post was already in the newbie section but it was not pinned. It is pinned now and you should be able to edit it. Let me know if you have any trouble with that. The permission configurations are a little tricky in this software so I am not always sure if changes will have the desired outcome.

    Violate the Guidelines and you will be Suspended or Banned

    in US, World, and Ancient Coins

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    12 hours ago, GoldFinger1969 said:

    I do wonder about the switch in layout format a few years ago.  Anybody know why it was done ?  Seems like the Threads and Comments are more "spacier" and whiter than before.  Less compact, less reader-friendly.  Wonder if that is why many left.

    The previous forum software was no longer supported. We looked at a few different replacements and this software appeared to be a good replacement. Unfortunately there is a limit to how we can customize it and when we find things that are broken, we must report it to the vendor and hope they will include a solution in the next release. 

    Violate the Guidelines and you will be Suspended or Banned

    in US, World, and Ancient Coins

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    1 hour ago, GoldFinger1969 said:

    Dena, as an aside.....is there any reason why the  LIKE feature is limited to 3 or 4 a day ?  I see no reason why it shouldn't be unlimited...many times, I don't want to needlessly respond to a post and just quote what someone already posted and acknowledge a good post that way. 

    LIKING it is much easier. (thumbsu

    This is the only website Ihave ever been a member where the LIKE or THUMBS UP feature is only able to be used a few times per day.

    I bet that is something in the settings somewhere. I'll dig around and see if I can bump that up.

    Violate the Guidelines and you will be Suspended or Banned

    in US, World, and Ancient Coins

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    26 minutes ago, comicdonna said:

    Dena:

    I was wondering why we can't see WHO reacted to our posts?  As Goldfinger1969 mentioned, It is easier and cuts down on posts by simply using the reaction feature.  An example would be me asking a question.  When I received a reply, I could click thanks on his post.  That way the person could see that I am thanking him.  The way it is now, I would have to quote to be sure the person knew I had acknowledged his post.  As is, it is somewhat useless.  

    I see this on posts where there are reactions:

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    Is this what you mean? If you click on the numbers next to the icons you can see all who had that reaction. Are you not seeing that? If not, I'm wondering if it is something in the settings. Let me know if you don't see that.

    Violate the Guidelines and you will be Suspended or Banned

    in US, World, and Ancient Coins

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    2 hours ago, GoldFinger1969 said:

    I would just be careful about unnecessarily banning or suspending folks.  For instance, "Political Posts" is tough to avoid if you are discussing a rise in the gold price in relation to the election or post-election happenings.

    Personally, I think the members here -- admittedly shrunk from years ago -- have done a good job of "self-policing" and keeping on topic (I know I try :nyah:). If a post runs afoul of Dena's post or NGC's TOS, then in order:

    • Delete the offending post or part of the post that is offensive or violates TOS (no need to entirely discard a well-though out lengthy post for 1 bad sentence).
    • Inform the individual via a PM or a public post that they had a violation and avoid such in the future.
    • Suspension for repeated infractions.
    • Banned  

    I would hope the NGC Moderators would use discretion and reach out to any offending parties, except where there has been GROSS violations and WANTON disregard for the rules. 

    As an example....I am a well-respected member of another non-coin forum....I've been posting there for years....I'm well-known to most of the Mods and posters and have met a few personally.....yet recently, a new very young Moderator who didn't know me suspended me for a single sentence that was intended as humour in a lengthy post that got lots of positive reviews (my suspension was reversed by the veteran Mods).

    Suspension and bannings are almost always preceded by private warnings. Exceptions have been made in cases where a user has gone off the rails and is blatantly, knowingly violating the guidelines or if that user is a shill. In terms of politics, there are many topics that are related to politics but don't have to become an argument of one side versus another. Talking about a coin that pictures a president is fine. Talking about your opinions on that president is not. Talking about a coin that pictures a president because you want to stick it to another user but claim it is an innocent post is not fine - and yes we can tell the difference.

    It's definitely subjective and there is gray area. I would say that if someone wonders if their post is political, they should not post it. We did allow politics early in the history of the boards. Unfortunately this rule had to be put in place because these conversations would get ugly fast. 

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    Violate the Guidelines and you will be Suspended or Banned

    in US, World, and Ancient Coins

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    It seems that some need a reminder of the guidelines accepted when creating an account here. Recently there has been an uptick in the number of unacceptable posts. As a result, there will be greater scrutiny of the material posted here.

    In summary, the following will not be tolerated:

    Political posts

    Mud Slinging

    Trolling

    Baiting

    Masking

    Inappropriate references (analogies, etc.) to significantly emotional topics such as Nazis, slavery, etc.

    Threads started explicitly to bash other members

    Hi-jacking of other people's threads in a way that stifles the originally intended topic

    Disrespect

    The disrespect exhibited in recent posts is overshadowing all the positive and valuable content being posted here and is creating a climate of hostility. It is particularly disappointing to see the way in which new members and collectors are being treated. Using words like ignorant and stupid is not the way to educate and welcome the well intentioned folks making an effort to embrace this community.

    It stops now.

    Server Maintenance Notification

    in NGC Announcements

    Posted

    Please note that we will be performing server maintenance on Thursday, January 23, 2020.

    The NGC, PMG, CGC, ASG, CAG and Collectors Society websites and chatboards will be unavailable for approximately two hours beginning at 11 a.m. EST on Thursday, January 23, 2020.

    Our apologies for any inconvenience.