What can we do about these 'Useless Time Taking' threads?

Question

Guys, I am using SoloLearn for a month and still these Useless threads are living :(
Isn't there something we can do? Why don't SoloLearn introduce a ban option to ban such threads with 4 downvotes? I hope we will soon meet some solutions. Here are some really bad threads I saw today-
https://www.sololearn.com/Discuss/798976/?ref=app
https://www.sololearn.com/Discuss/799262/?ref=app
https://www.sololearn.com/Discuss/799294/?ref=app
https://www.sololearn.com/Discuss/799292/?ref=app

Answer 1

Let us know your opinions here: https://www.sololearn.com/Discuss/769859/?ref=app

Answer 2

Simply put, this site/app is available to everyone in the world; free of charge. Their concern and focus is on their courses & teaching people, not so much the Q&A; whereas a site like Stackoverflow specializes in that area. Since this is free and open to all, it's an inevitable situation that you'll pull in all forms of people. If you automate it based upon downvotes, anyone could easily make dupe accounts to ban any threads they want to ban.

Solution? Charge people to use your website/app/courses and you'll filter out the majority. Otherwise, it just is what it is.

However, I agree with ya. It still blows my mind after all these months. Someone will go online to learn how to program, find SoloLearn, see the option for Courses, and instead click on Discuss so they can ask "how do I learn to program?"

-shrug-

Answer 3

Trust me, foolishness is one tough foe. :)

Considering the rate that people respond, you can easily ban any thread you want before enough people could counteract your downvoting. Not only that, those are only two examples of threads, and not the grand picture. I could simply not like someone and ban every thread I see them create; or wipe out all threads I personally don't like and leave only the ones I enjoy. Now scale this to the vast amount of people here and we've just created a massive ban war between members.

Lets assume that SoloLearn actually cared though. The solution isn't to give the members the power to ban, but simply have people on your actual team that's sole purpose is to moderate the discussion area of the site/app; which is what most people would have done. This may even exist and I'm unaware of it.

By the way, if someone posted on how to eat a cow alive, I may actually up vote that. lolol :D

Answer 4

I still believe that a ban option is enough to stop this foolishness. Let's suppose a person named Willy made dupe accounts to ban two threads. The first thread was about how can one eat a cow alive, now this thread deserves to be banned so Willy's dupe accounts had a positive effect. The second thread is about how can we all improve SoloLearn, this thread sounds good and I am sure many will upvote it and Willy's plan fails to ban this thread. Conclusion-Nothing will harm the meaningful threads while the meaningless threads will be banned.

Answer 5

@Apoorva I'll let you know my opinion here. Pots calling kettles black. Oh, and I love how yalls solution was to create a massive spam thread, clearly you guys have the solution at hand!

Btw, I found your post entertaining. Probably better to spend less time being distracted by pointless threads and more time focused on what you're studying. This discuss area doesn't impact that unless you allow it to distract you.