How do you deal with bullying on your forum?

[Shortie]

If you have ever been a forum owner or if you still are one, you will know that even though this is not always common, it can happen and depending on how it is handled could affect your forum either in a good or a bad way.

We all know that the internet is bad for bullying, we may not see it but it is there. It can happen from social media to forums.

If you notice any bullying on your forum, how do you handle it?

 

[Ravenfreak]

I never thankfully had to deal with this on any of my forums, but I would send a private message to the members who are involved with the bullying. I will also give them a warning on their account, and let them know if the behavior continues that they will be suspended for a few days. If the problem continues after they've been suspended, then I'd ban the account. I don't take bullying lightly, there's no reason to bully others.

 

[Shawn Gossman]

The one person I've had to ban in the past few years was being a bully.

He was mainly bullying me. I took it for a while but finally got tired of it. I tried to reason with him and he wouldn't change. He is the way he is and that's who he is.

But now he's no longer able to access my community. He made his bed, he can sleep in it.

If you're a toxic person, you don't need to be on my community. That's how I feel about it.

 

[Ken]

If you have ever been a forum owner or if you still are one, you will know that even though this is not always common, it can happen and depending on how it is handled could affect your forum either in a good or a bad way.

We all know that the internet is bad for bullying, we may not see it but it is there. It can happen from social media to forums.

If you notice any bullying on your forum, how do you handle it?

I either give them a warning or ban that person on the spot. I've been on a number of forums I was a member of where this type of toxic culture and bullying being tolerated and allowed. Everytime these events are reported, no one listens.

 

[Debashis]

It's best to ban the bully ASAP before its toxicity spreads more across the forum. Shouldn't be tolerated at all.