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[–] [Deleted] 1 points (+1|-0)

Why did you post this?

[–] [Deleted] 1 points (+1|-0)

Because it's important information, and I've been getting the feeling very few people know it.

Secondarily I have a small hope that phuks can be designed to protect against these methods, and then it won't turn out like Voat.

[–] [Deleted] 0 points (+0|-0)

So what if people know about it? Won't stop it happening.

No open forum is going to be able to stop it happening.

[–] [Deleted] 0 points (+0|-0)

The idea is not to stop it from happening, but to take measures to reduce its effectiveness now that these techniques are known and the devs are working on the app. For example, an ignore button would be very effective. If you see people using these techniques, ignore them and then users have an easier time staying on topic.

I've mentioned this before, but being able to transfer content to other subs would also be hugely effective. A lot of these techniques rely on posting irrelevant or distracting content. If that content can be moved to another subverse where it IS relevant, the problem is much smaller.