While things have improved noticeably on all (non-off-topic) forums, we still have a lot of trolls plaguing our community. I have done my research and have realized there is an effective way to shut them off.

To start, let's take a look at their profiles and see if there are any common themes.

https://www.warlight.net/Profile?p=7249243039

https://www.warlight.net/Profile?p=6371883586

https://www.warlight.net/Profile?p=3324352160

https://www.warlight.net/Profile?p=9848136060

https://www.warlight.net/Profile?p=1444521644

https://www.warlight.net/Profile?p=7537521691



Take a look at the data provided, and see if any recurring themes are present.

Notice, for example, that many of our forum trolls actually aren't even playing Warlight.

Points earned in last 30 days: 0

Isn't that something? Our Warlight trolls can't even be bothered to play the game. Fascinating. And those that do:

This player has been booted 512 times (38%)
This player has been booted 95 times (32.4%)
This player has been booted 45 times (11.9%)
This player has been booted 33 times (16.6%)
This player has been booted 6 times (20%)
This player has been booted 153 times (19.1%)

Based on the data above, and a statistical goal to eliminate unnecessary trolling, I propose two amendments to the forum requirements:

1) A player must earn >0 points in the last thirty days, and

2) must have a boot rate lower than 10%. C'mon. Double digits is nonsense.

If we do this, we get rid of the worst offenders, at least until they learn to actually play the game.

Edited 11/8/2016 04:18:07

2) must have a boot rate lower than 10%. C'mon. Double digits is nonsense.

... :(

also. they could just surrender in games with each other.

Edited 11/8/2016 04:45:56

I have a 10% boot rate :/

Or you could, y'know, ignore them

But I do agree with you on bootrates. tbh above 5 is unacceptable

Edited 11/8/2016 04:46:43

Several of my alts have boot rates above 10% too, sadly. They would be eliminated from the forums, but it would be for a worthy cause.

I mean. i don't think you understand how far they will go. i can see them all making new accounts. or get squiggles to spam games so they can get low boot rates.

Points earned in last 30 days: 0
Em, games can last more then 30 days...and this might also mean Diplo/FFA players who don't win games gets excluded too.
And SP level players.

the Boot Filter thing sounds arbitrary. It is in no way directly connected to forum posting.

aka, Good Idea to require game activity to post, but the suggested implementation don't work.

>implying forum trolling isn't more fun than playing friggin risk

boot rate 8.5. MOst from diplos with VTB. Some from 6 months ago when I began playing

another commonality: https://www.warlight.net/Clans/?ID=253

Honestly, though, if Fizzer gave a damn, there's plenty of data right now for supervised learning if he wants to eliminate the human decision-making. Just find frequent authors of heavily-downvoted posts, ID3 that shit, and you've got a troll detection algorithm on your hands.

The thing is he doesn't give a fuck. Just embrace it and your life will be a lot nicer.

Edited 11/8/2016 07:27:14

Don't post nonstop shit on the off-topic forum. With 2k points gained in 30 days you aren't playing warlight, are basically inactive

-MoD, 2015

Heres an issue with the below double digit boot rate.

PEOPLE ARE ASSHOLES AND DONT ACCEPT YOUR SURRENDER.

Sincerely,
Guy who's had it happen A LOT

Lol get off Von Jewburg, his posts are more entertaining than 95% of the forum gunk.

@Des Horrible excuse. Look at the message whenever you surrender.

10% (boot rate) is to low but I agree you should at least earn 1,000 points in 30 days...

Edited 11/8/2016 16:27:33

I'll admit my bootrate is bad. But I suck at this game. But thanks for calling me a troll.

Isn't that something? Our Warlight trolls can't even be bothered to play the game. Fascinating

THEY LIKE TRUMP SO THEY LIKE DERAILING THINGS

1) A player must earn >0 points in the last thirty days

It's easy to by-pass this so-called amendment. If it was put into effect, would it change a thing? Probably not.

2) must have a boot rate lower than 10%. C'mon. Double digits is nonsense.

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we still have a lot of trolls plaguing our community.

SPEAK FOR YOURSELF ASSHOLEEEEEE !!!!!!

I might be a troll too sometimes, but at least I do some good things for this community. At least I actually play the game. I'll be the first to admit I'm not a perfect person, or even a decent person sometimes, but my goal isn't to sabotage this community. We don't have that in common.

Sabotage. We don't have that in common.

oh damn.

Woah woah woah... slow down here. My boot rate is 33%! I didn't even think it was that high until you start calling people out on 10% boot rates!