Delete only posts that are blatantly obvious flames but if any doubt the post should stand.
Quote from vanilla2:
I think a good starting point is zero tolerance for personal insult, obvious disrespect, spam, or flaming. This will weed out the lowest level of detritus for starters, and we can work up from there into generally agreed upon content standards. Start by deleting posts without even thinking about it, and then move on to deleting accounts if certain members persist with invective, no matter how long they've been here or how often they post. A real reform has to be thorough and unwavering. Maybe it's time to put a strong policy statement at the top of the site for everyone to see.
Quote from randynutts:
no those standards are too harsh. only posts that flame without content should be deleted. posts with insults AND content should stand.agreed?
Quote from vanilla2:
I think a good starting point is zero tolerance for personal insult, obvious disrespect, spam, or flaming. This will weed out the lowest level of detritus for starters, and we can work up from there into generally agreed upon content standards. Start by deleting posts without even thinking about it, and then move on to deleting accounts if certain members persist with invective, no matter how long they've been here or how often they post. A real reform has to be thorough and unwavering. Maybe it's time to put a strong policy statement at the top of the site for everyone to see.
Quote from randynutts:
no those standards are too harsh. only posts that flame without content should be deleted. posts with insults AND content should stand.agreed?
Quote from blackguard:
is Baron keen on this policy?
Quote from vanilla2:
I'm not going to advertise it here, but there is a new site very much like et with just such standards, and as a result you have a huge proportion of money managers and outstanding traders engaged in a friendly, outstanding exchange of knowledge with beginners. The requirements for posting are respect and staying reasonably on topic, and it works. They will actually track IPs to keep booted users from coming back on with a different ID. It's zero tolerance, and it works beautifully.