I can't believe this is a serious question. Of course not.

Btw, options 2 and 3 are basically the same. Or am I missing something?

Silencing dissenting opinions is a step in the wrong direction. If a mod deems a post is inflammatory then they will handle it.

PSLAnimal wrote: »

Not only no but hell no. This is an open forum, not a personal blog. Heat, kitchens and all that.

agreed

Let me guess...

Someone disagreeing with your opinion would be considered "trolling" to you, so you remove the post?

No thanks.

There seems to be a misunderstanding of how internet forums work. They will go off topic, that's normal. If you want something to stay a focused discussion there are other formats you should pursue. Good luck.

Ha! No.

This is a forum, where people can state their opinions, even if they differ from your own. If we allowed this, then all we'd have is threads where the only opinion that's allowed is the OP's opinion. I don't even think staff should be allowed to completely delete posts, unless they are breaking the rules, at which point, the current procedure of just editing it and explaining why it was edited seems to work fine.

Im torn on the subject. On the one hand, you'll get some replies that are so far off topic that they're hanging out with Pluto and really should be removed from the thread.

On the other, it IS a public forum and you take the risk of both favorable and opposing replies and people should be able to say what they want (within reason and forum guidelines) without penalty for simply disagreeing.

I think Id really leave it up to the community managers to monitor posts, I see too much potential to make the community even more toxic otherwise.

ebondeath wrote: »

Im torn on the subject. On the one hand, you'll get some replies that are so far off topic that they're hanging out with Pluto and really should be removed from the thread.

There's a Flag button under every post. Use it.

Option 4: Sure if that was limited to the OP having to delete the whole thread.

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Only ppl who should be able to cherry-pick which posts are valid for a thread are mods. If you don't like the answers you are getting back from a poll thread:

1) Make a better more inclusive poll.

or

2) Don't make it in the first place.

You mean like Censorship? Aw cool... why stop at posts? I mean, surely each of us should have the power to remove ALL threads that we just don't like.

That would work out SOOO well..

Move to China if our free speech frightens you.

No. But posters should be allowed to delete their own posts for a short time .

Maverick827 wrote: »

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Yep, that would be be a lot of the posts.

Your Poll is not going in the direction you wanted? (again?)

You see your carefully crafted spin doctoring taken apart by reasonable, irrefutable arguments? (repeatedly?)

No-one is agreeing with you, and all you get is a lot of LOLs worth the next badge? (you've earned that star the hard way, for sure!)

Fear not, for the next poll is here! If this goes well, you can be your own forum moderator soon! No more disagreeing with your precious, opinionated opinion! Just censor the views that can't be valid, because they're not your own!

(Sorry, but I'm under the impression that this poll was posted under the OP's secondary account. Why else would a Soul Shriven ask for a feature like this?)