There's has been an increase of troll accounts that have been created as of late and these accounts tend to open topics that make no sense whatsoever.

case to point

https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4056394
https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4056214
https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4056390
https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4056365
https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4055509
https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4056368
https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4056335

I have been diligent in reporting these said posts but nothing seems to be done to these trolls not that I blame the moderators as kopitiam is widely visited on a daily basis.

my recommendation is that the post count ability in this forum and the stars be used as a leveling up system that unlocks abilities and perks.

example.

nonmember. unable to reply to threads.
one star. New Member. perks reply to threads
two stars. ability to create one topic per day.
three stars ability to create two topics per day
four stars ability to report infringements.

I think with this we can limit the shit that's been growing in the forum and also give the moderators space to breath.

If I am not mistaken the old malaysia Sci fi forum back in 2009 used to follow this system. and in. order to get stars they need to give inputs to other threads like finance or rwi. this will be training For those to provide better input into kopitiam. let us bring back the days of old.

This post has been edited by Avangelice: Sep 15 2016, 05:03 PM

Please lipot them.

It is not healthy for us reader.

I agree that some mechanism must be implemented in order to curb these useless threads.

But if the star is used as a reference, you can see many fake/dupe/new accounts spamming RWI and related threads posting useless stuff.

The rwi is more or less dead where interaction has become existent just to increase post count. would it be good to shift some of the attention from kopitiam to other parts of the forum no?

plus like I stated it would also be good to give new members a training ground on how to converse with other members and to rid of degradatory languages like plotek, taliban, rape, currybun, bangla and etc. I think the mods have let this fester long enough

it is time to weed out the cancer.

I may want to add I admining two exotic pet page in Facebook that deals with trading and discussions of pet ownership and trading in Facebook and there is a set rules and regulations in both pages that children below the age of 18 must not create pages or be kicked.

I suspect majority of troll accounts are opened by high schoolers or even immature boys in the mid 20s doing this.

Most of the threads you cited look like meme threads... since it's /k and it's benign, there's pretty much nothing that the mods can do except wait out for the meme wave to end.

Apologies for disagreeing with you. I have been a member in lowyat forum since 2008 and most of the time I get my daily dose of information, news, even laughs from kopitiam and I tend to help whenever I can by providing information to people who need help and maybe getting help from someone.


previously it was rate my lunch. then before that it was is rate my girlfriend. what will pop out tomorrow or the month after?

if by following the current logic of waiting for it to die down, the wave will be replaced by another meme and as I can see your staffs are going to get their hands full. heck even the finance section fund supersmart section is getting reported by trolls.

I really believe we should do something about it rather than wait it out. back in the days there was friendship between accounts heck even meet ups instead we have immature members being negative and degratory.

now everything I come over kopitiam is threads upon threads of spam and useless contents of infighting and being butthurt. maybe I'm getting old or I am feeling nostalgic but it saddens the community I call home is turning into a swamp of rats.

This post has been edited by Avangelice: Sep 15 2016, 05:32 PM

No need to apologize for disagreeing. Kopitiam means different things to different people. It's the anything-goes section of the forum and we relax the rules there, letting the community determine its culture as long as it doesn't go out of hand.

I don't browse any of the "/k is my personal blog" type of threads, preferring the threads on current affairs instead. But others do and they get enough replies to stay on the home page, so we're happy to host it

You might find Serious Kopitiam more to your taste. I made the subforum to have better quality discussions on anything, although there is less traffic there.

Thank you for hearing me out chief. Guess I'll need to keep pestering your staffs and mod on these pesky trolls. have a great day and maybe ponder on the leveling up system for the entire forum. it would be fun to get those stars with meaning.

in blue higlighted above; i disagree.
its better if admin, can setup new policy for new registration.

Hey guys, how come I can't log into my account from my pc? They say my password is wrong?? Anyone having same problem???HELP!!!