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#41
Make a MapleStory-like one where each website can design their own room, and you can kill mobs and bosses and stuff. It would be neat if the characters and items persisted between.

Edit: a super smash brothers-like would be fun too. Maybe the page itself could be the platforms.

Re: Show HN: TownSquare, a tiny presence layer for websites

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post #40

I just took a look at the page's own 'town square'. At the moment, it's largely full of people saying offensive things for the sake of it.

After having been a moderator for a number of communities over the years—BBCs in the 90s, niche forums during the 00s & 10s, Reddit boards in the 20s—I’ve come to believe that running shadow services where disruptive individuals can comingle may be the best way to handle this. The advent of LLMs really opens the door to shunting off these “community members “ who’d rather contribute in misanthropic ways for the lulz…

But why not kick them out? Why bother with a shadow site for them?

Re: Show HN: TownSquare, a tiny presence layer for websites

#44

Moderation moderation moderation . It’s a big problem I have similar moderation concerns in my browser game/engine but I only ban offensive slurs not swears, but I give no visual affordance that the word is not allowed The only surface where players see the input content is in a share card, and if they finish a game and get to the share card they will find the offensive word has been REDACTED lol So it’s a long feedb…

…or you could just let people talk? People who engage with social features generally do so because they want to talk to other people. That carries some inherent risks.

Re: Show HN: TownSquare, a tiny presence layer for websites

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post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

After having been a moderator for a number of communities over the years—BBCs in the 90s, niche forums during the 00s & 10s, Reddit boards in the 20s—I’ve come to believe that running shadow services where disruptive individuals can comingle may be the best way to handle this. The advent of LLMs really opens the door to shunting off these “community members “ who’d rather contribute in misanthropic ways for the lulz…

But why not kick them out? Why bother with a shadow site for them?

The same reason people get shadowbanned. If they know they are banned they will attempt to work around it.

Re: Show HN: TownSquare, a tiny presence layer for websites

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post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

After having been a moderator for a number of communities over the years—BBCs in the 90s, niche forums during the 00s & 10s, Reddit boards in the 20s—I’ve come to believe that running shadow services where disruptive individuals can comingle may be the best way to handle this. The advent of LLMs really opens the door to shunting off these “community members “ who’d rather contribute in misanthropic ways for the lulz…

But why not kick them out? Why bother with a shadow site for them?

If they don't know they're being quarantined, there's no reason for them to find a way around their block. They'll eventually tucker themselves out and move on to whatever their internet equivalent of burning ants with a magnifying glass is.

Re: Show HN: TownSquare, a tiny presence layer for websites

#47

I just took a look at the page's own 'town square'. At the moment, it's largely full of people saying offensive things for the sake of it.

Maybe a really lightweight fast LLM could moderate messages in realtime. Not sure how pricey that would get though.

Re: Show HN: TownSquare, a tiny presence layer for websites

#49
post #44

Moderation moderation moderation . It’s a big problem I have similar moderation concerns in my browser game/engine but I only ban offensive slurs not swears, but I give no visual affordance that the word is not allowed The only surface where players see the input content is in a share card, and if they finish a game and get to the share card they will find the offensive word has been REDACTED lol So it’s a long feedb…

…or you could just let people talk? People who engage with social features generally do so because they want to talk to other people. That carries some inherent risks.

Nah, drive those horrible people out of social spaces. I want to talk to other people without racist assholes bumbling around.

Being a racist asshole carries some inherent risks too, like people choosing not to let you enter their spaces.

Re: Show HN: TownSquare, a tiny presence layer for websites

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post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

…or you could just let people talk? People who engage with social features generally do so because they want to talk to other people. That carries some inherent risks.

Nah, drive those horrible people out of social spaces. I want to talk to other people without racist assholes bumbling around. Being a racist asshole carries some inherent risks too, like people choosing not to let you enter their spaces.

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