Disemvowelling Button for abusive comments

[lauredhel]

Title:
Disemvowelling Button for abusive comments

Area:
Comments

Summary:
A button on comments one's own journal and on communities you moderate that allow one to remove all vowels from the comment (with a note that it's been done).

Description:
Common on other blogs is the technique of disemvowelling abusive comments. This retains the public record and maintains transparency, while frustrating the commenter's attempt to expose others to their abuse or hate speech, and sending the message that their actions are unwelcome and won't be tolerated.

It would be great to be able to disemvowel abusive comments on one's own journal, or on a community while wearing a mod hat.

Poll #2496 Disemvowelling Button for abusive comments

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Should be implemented as-is.
35 (36.8%)

Should be implemented with changes. (please comment)
10 (10.5%)

Shouldn't be implemented.
38 (40.0%)

(I have no opinion)
12 (12.6%)

(Other: please comment)
0 (0.0%)

Comments

[feathertail]

I think publicly ridiculing someone will just cause even more drama. And I mean, people can do that on their own; we don't have to give them a button to do so in a special way.

If just hiding comments can be done in an accessible way, that sounds like a better solution to me.

[jadelennox]

I think disemvoweling is almost always used to provoke more drama. If people didn't want more drama, they'd just delete/screen abusive comments. I avoid all forums with disemvoweling as a moderation tool, because I find the moderators use disemvoweling as way to indicate "these are the posters at which I want you to point and laugh".

I find it hostile and upsetting.

Hidden comments which have to pass a "do you mean it -- the OP thought this was bad because [fill in the blank reason]" would be accessible and less hostile.

[feathertail]

Agreed!

Perhaps hostility should be considered an accessibility issue? I know it's an issue for me ...