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CirclesNew circle: /o/Gardening
Posted December 11, 2020 by girl_undone [speaking as admin] in Announcements

I know we just announced /o/SaveWomensSports and /o/LovingWomen but we have another this week:

/o/Gardening: For discussing plants, fungi, and slime mold - all discussion about growing plants and generally being enthused about plants can go here

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48 comments

littleowl12June 29, 2021

When trolls come in, they leave stuff that could be used to slander us. I have no idea if this is possible, but maybe new members could have a probationary period where their comments are visible to other members, but not hate readers and lurkers? And if there are too many complaints beforehand, they are banned?

I may have just suggested a stupid idea, so forgive me if I have. I don't want this place to be censorious but I don't want it sabotaged either.

MoonflowerJune 30, 2021

I actually really like this idea — and I don’t think it’s censorious (in a bad way) if certain content is only visible to logged-in users. I think that’s already the case for viewing a specific user’s post history, so expanding that to also include posts / comments from new users below a certain account age (and/or account level) makes total sense to me.

TomyrisJune 30, 2021

I like this idea too and don't think it's censorious.

MotherlySquirrelJune 30, 2021

^This, this right here. Now this I like.

astroterfJune 30, 2021

I love this idea! I wonder if it would be difficult from a technical perspective.

[Deleted]June 30, 2021

I think that would make it confusing to follow convos

I would say to have a flair for "newbie", like there is a flair for "male".

BoringUserNameJune 30, 2021

I mostly lurk, and I have no idea what my current level is, but I think it's a great idea to require high levels before someone can provide invite codes. I was just the other day thinking about how I never see garbage here like on other forums, and I love it!

ChristinaXYZJuly 13, 2021

Excellent idea.

BJ581June 29, 2021

Should we be being more careful with codes? Or can we still dispense them as before just only at higher levels?

I am pretty liberal with how I dispense them because I always figure it’s better for a troll to get in occasionally if it means someone genuine isn’t denied, is that okay?

girl_undone [OP]June 29, 2021

It's not really an issue if you let a troll in. Once someone lets in multiple trolls we start thinking it's suspicious.

[Deleted]June 30, 2021

Does the person who invited the troll gets notified if this is the case?

I would def like to know if this was the case for me

girl_undone [OP]June 30, 2021

No, we don't reach out to people about that.

glorygreensJune 30, 2021(Edited June 30, 2021)

Good question, thanks.

edit: I don't have em yet but can see myself leaning toward invites at the risk of a troll.

They get shut down damned fast here anyway.

BJ581June 30, 2021

That’s exactly why I don’t worry too much, it’s not like they get to hang around for any length of time haha. But if the mods prefer we be more selective that’s fine with me.

[Deleted]June 30, 2021

People who can do a lot of damage to the community are also people who can spend a fair amount of time to create a fake profile

Although from my experience of giving codes there are def a series of communities and content very few TIMS would even imagine to post to fake being a woman

BJ581July 1, 2021

Yeah, I do avoid brand new accounts, clearly fake accounts, or any with any questionable posting habits. If I’m not sure, I’ll talk to them for a bit and see if they seem genuine and if I feel uncomfortable I’ll tell them to message the mods on Twitter instead. But the mods here are so quick to take care of trolls, I don’t worry too much and I want as many people here in good faith, wherever they are in their GC journey that I’m willing to risk an occasional troll. Unless the mods ask us not to take that risk, of course.

glorygreensJune 30, 2021

Right, I don't wanna make more work!

I'm sure I generate quite enough on my own.

LoloJune 30, 2021

Could you tell us the rough percentage of troll accounts? I am wondering what the odds are. I do a skim of the social they asked on the weed out obvious socks.

It would be cool if we could know which codes ended up being booted... but I assume that would be a lot of work to implement.

glorygreensJune 30, 2021

I'd like that too, mostly because I have gone nose to nose with a troll in here and am curious to see who invited him.

I don't wanna punish anyone, mind ya. Anyone can make a mistake. I'm just damned nosey 😄 And I would love to learn the sort of bullshit women can fall for while actively trying their best to reject bad seeds.

I know for sure once I get invite codes and one of my sprouts acts an ass, I'll wanna know about it.

VlanJune 30, 2021

Me too, because so far I've not seen any trolls, and I've been on this site since last summer (lurked before committing). Wondering if it's because I mostly stick to the front page.

LoloJuly 3, 2021

I think the mods are just super on top of it. If you go on a popular thread and scroll all the way to the bottom you may see some deleted comments.

[Deleted]June 30, 2021

I think mods are actually pretty good at nipping them in the bud

VlanJune 30, 2021

They must be! They do an amazing job.

ChristinaXYZJuly 13, 2021

I've never seen any trolls either. But then I have never handed out an invite code because I am so worried that you never really know what people think and I would hate to let one in. I have some close GC friends and family but they are either men or not IT literate. If anyone asks me online I direct them to the mods. Better to grow the site slowly and well.

gcfemaleJune 29, 2021

I really do like the idea of higher levels.

RedmageJune 30, 2021

Yeah, this feels right. I'm fairly inactive but still level 11. A higher level for invites makes sense.

Thanks for keeping us safe. :)

astroterfJune 30, 2021

I think this makes sense. I remember being surprised at how quickly I could generate invite codes. If I remember correctly, I think it was after maybe a couple of weeks of pretty active commenting and posting - pretty easy to fake if you’re looking to invite trolls to the site.

I’ve actually never seen a troll comment on Ovarit yet. I’ve seen a few deleted comments that I assume might have been from a troll, but the mods are doing a phenomenal job at removing those comments and users quickly. Thanks, guys (,:

Cornelia241June 30, 2021

Yes ! I've never seen a troll here either. I have seen ideas i might not agree with and some discussions of course but no active trolling.

HareJune 30, 2021

I think that's great.

[Deleted]June 30, 2021
hypatiaJune 30, 2021

Was there an issue that prompted this? I'm just curious.

I'm going to try to be more active about handing out codes. I think I've sent out like 1 or 2. Mostly through reddit, but I'm using that less and less these days.

PenthesileaJune 30, 2021

I agree. I had to delete an old account and make a new one and it took less than two weeks (for both accounts) to make it to that level. I didn't post a ton, either.

glorygreensJune 30, 2021

Nice one, girl_undone.

Nothing but thumbs up from me.

Thanks for tending this patch.

[Deleted]June 30, 2021

Is there a way to generate more invite codes as you reach higher levels? It's just that I still have reddit users reaching out to me for invite codes from old posts I made advertising Ovarit, and I have none left to give out.

NotCisJune 30, 2021

Message me if you want some of my codes!

[Deleted]June 30, 2021

Thanks! I'll make note of your username and message you the next time I get requests!

Nona_BibaJuly 1, 2021

I've got plenty of codes to give as well if you want to distribute some of mine!

girl_undone [OP]June 30, 2021

This isn't currently a feature in the software, everyone who gets codes gets the same number to give out.

ChairwomanMeowJune 30, 2021

Excellent idea!

[Deleted]June 30, 2021

Sounds a good idea. I've not take seen trolls but I've seen posts that strike me as trying to bait us into saying or holding a particular position. Hard to tell if it's newbie energy or slandering attempts. Thinking in particular of posts along the line of 'how do I convert women to thinking how I do?'. It's got that culty energy that feels kinda TRA-ish.

sconsolatoJune 30, 2021

Ooh! I didn't even know regular members could give out invite codes. How exciting! I can't wait to get to lvl 15 😃

NotgonnastopJune 30, 2021

I think this is a good move.

MirrenJune 30, 2021

Good plan

[Deleted]August 19, 2021

How do you know what level you are?

girl_undone [OP]August 20, 2021

Click on your own username, on your user profile it has the level in big text.

[Deleted]July 5, 2021
ZolaJuly 13, 2021

thing is, how do i level up? i dont believe i can get a troll in, because i dont tell many people my beliefs anyway

FeministunderyrbedAugust 29, 2021

I only wish I knew someone to invite. I only have one friend who is probably GC, but she’s not a big social media user.