Board Thread:Wiki-Related Discussion/@comment-4839682-20170327223150/@comment-1916997-20170418221351

Eskaver wrote: CoolDudeAl wrote: Eskaver wrote: CDA, having a positivity quota is pretty useless. There is essentially no user here that spouts only negative thoughts. So, instituting such a quota would be pointless and it drives people to not be themselves at best. It would seem arbitrary and a heavy policed environment for something so normal.

A constantly constructive critical person isn't the same as a person that disrespects the writers, fandoms, etc.

We've tried out a negative thread (which sort of catches a good chunk of fair criticism) and I think it may be the way to go. Personally, I'd keep it all in one because I rather an engaging discussion rather than a display of thoughts. It's not about an exact quota. I'd even say it wouldn't have to be every post, especially if they are a frequent poster. It's simply that a person shouldn't be on a fan site, if they have nothing positive to say about the show. Think closely about that. That's a personal choice. Nonetheless, you can tell that a policy based on your thoughts (which many may personally agree with) is one of little to no effect.

A policy of "Say something positive or else" is weird and what would a mod or admin say.

Example Admin says, "Dear JoeSchmoe, you haven't said anything positive lately, so this is a warning.

2 weeks later

Example Admin says, "Dear JoeSchmoe, you have ignored the warning to say something positive. I know you are an active user but our policy says "be positive". You are banned for XXX weeks.

See what I'm getting at. A tad bit exaggerated. I didn't say it would be easy to police. Also, I don't think we need to ban people neccisarily. Just that if negitive thoughts with no positive gets excessive, you talk to the person. Like I said, if they have no positive thoughts about the show, why are they even here? Seems counterproductive.