Spam has been around for a LONG time now. ROBLOX comments are basically just spam boxes now, you barely see any REAL comments that ACTUALLY say something about the game. Now, I've seen the recent feature of 'Thumbing Up' places. I thought this was a good idea, so people would ACTUALLY play the game and try it out before criticizing it just for its looks. But there were the comments.
Comments I usually see are "OMG HAX POST DIS 1,000 TIMEZ ON GAMEZ FOR FREE ROBUCKS AND TICKS!!11!!!!111" Or "tis gaim is stopid" Or even on some occasions, "Free models.", "Copied." Then I thought, "Hey, if the game thumbs improved from inappropriate content on the front page and other such, what about thumbs for Comments too?"
This idea will NOT ONLY keep away Spam and other such, but it will remove rude and inappropriate content from games. Here's how it'll work: Every comment will have a Thumb Up and a Thumb Down next to the 'Report Abuse' button. If more than 5 people thumb the comment down, it will be removed. If it gets 3 more thumbs UP, then it will be the Top Comment. For example,
Scenerio~
Comment 1: OMG HAX!1!!1 POST THIS 1,000 TIMEZ FOR UNLIMTED ROBUCKS AND TIXS!!1
Comment 2: This game is awesome, but I suggest so-and-so.
Now, Comment 1 is obviously just kids thinking spam works. But Comment 2 has a suggestion that people MAY approve of. Say, Five people see these comments. Lets call them Derp, Herp, Merp, YOLO, and Swag. (Yes, really.)
Herp: Comment 1 is just spam! I want to thumb this down.
Derp: I agree. But Comment 2 is a very good suggestion! I'd like to thumb it up so others can see and approve, so the Owner can consider it.
Merp: I don't FEEL like thumbing it. :P
YOLO: Nope. You guys are so sensitive.* *The Cause of the Argument
SWAG: I don't like Comment 1. Its not a very good suggestion.
And this leads to.. ~Dramatic Effect~ ARGUMENTS. Though, there IS a solution. Every Thumb Up and Thumb Down can be checked by ROBLOX Staff and Moderators. This is so random people aren't randomly Thumbing things up to troll or Thumbing things down just because they're stubborn or making accounts JUST to thumb innocent comments down. If the comment seems fine, the Moderators/Staff/Etc will leave it alone. If it IS inappropriate and rude, then they will remove it from the comments.
Now don't shoot me please, I also suggest that Owners can remove bad comments that just flame the game for strange reasons. Perhaps the Owner's enemy doesn't like the game, and just flames it so that no one will play it, or just accuses it of Free Models, that it was copied, or even because the Ad was copied. (I should say that some kids DO depend on comments to judge the game FOR them, so they don't waste their time.)
The reason I suggest this? Mainly because now-a-days I don't see a SINGLE good comment IN SIGHT anymore. It makes me frustrated, because back in 08-09, there was actually comments and it was actually fun. I know the Report Abuse does work to these comments too, but it isn't exactly REMOVED. With this, ROBLOX can make SURE that comments are appropriate for young viewers, (Exactly as so they make sure the Game is safe for young viewers,) and isn't posting lies to hack innocent computers and such. I know, this suggestion is much like other websites, but at least it WORKS, and bad comments are removed from those websites.
I really hope this will be looked through thoroughly, mostly because I think I'm just typing nonsense now to excess the amount of words to express my thought as it is.
~Forty-Two.
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