swaha Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 2 hours ago, Vandalman said: Anyone suddenly having trouble with the chat feature? Was working fine for me then just completely disappeared. Updated it and now the message box shows up but when I post something it disappears and also can't see other posts...weird. They disabled it because of the Graham and WF Hirschi game thread. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everide2016 Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 (edited) 42 minutes ago, swaha said: They disabled it because of the Graham and WF Hirschi game thread. Then why not just disable that thread instead of taking it all down? Guess they can do what they want with it since they own it. I haven't seen anything inappropriate in any chats I've been on. Edited October 9, 2022 by Everide2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vandalman Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 2 hours ago, LufkinPack said: Stepp said the chat feature has been disabled until further notice. Too much of the racist BS on there. They are brain storming another solution. Okay, that's understandable. I thought something went haywire again the way it was acting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PantherNation2015 Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 21 minutes ago, Everide2016 said: Then why not just disable that thread instead of taking it all down? Guess they can do what they want with it since they own it. I haven't seen anything inappropriate in any chats I've been on. It’s not a single occurrence. If you want to see the post go to DCTF Facebook post, look for the one that talks about suspending the game chats, and scroll through comments. That kind of stuff is likely going to be the end of the chats because they don’t have the staff to monitor all of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upullinmychain Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 They can use a word tracer,any of an allotted number of words will get a post taken down and repeats will be blocked automatically till it's reviewed and then posters ip suspended..like a geo fence for words lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couchcoach Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 6 minutes ago, PantherNation2015 said: It’s not a single occurrence. If you want to see the post go to DCTF Facebook post, look for the one that talks about suspending the game chats, and scroll through comments. That kind of stuff is likely going to be the end of the chats because they don’t have the staff to monitor all of them. Basically they are saying people are too irresponsible to have opinions. If the chats stay gone I'll delete the app. I can get scores anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swaha Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 1 hour ago, Everide2016 said: Then why not just disable that thread instead of taking it all down? Guess they can do what they want with it since they own it. I haven't seen anything inappropriate in any chats I've been on. I agree. Unfortunately, people tend to go overboard and lose respect for others. It is their business and they are free to do as they want. Just as they can disable, someone else will creat an App that does not censor. That is the freedom of capitalism. I have never been a fan of punishing everyone for the actions of a few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTAlumnus Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 On 10/9/2022 at 11:03 AM, LufkinPack said: Stepp said the chat feature has been disabled until further notice. Too much of the racist BS on there. They are brain storming another solution. Without the chat feature I see no purpose for the app. I can get scores from many other sources. A few people act up and we all have to pay. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWBears01 Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/local-news/graham-response-racist-comments/amp/ this is the reason… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTAlumnus Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 Its like cancelling a whole game because two guys got in a fight. 4 minutes ago, GWBears01 said: https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/local-news/graham-response-racist-comments/amp/ this is the reason… What does that have to do with the app? Cancel the thread and kick the offenders off. Facebook does it all the time. Or maybe we could get thicker skin, not requiring monitors. If monitors are required I am sure some will do it for nothing (not me). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWBears01 Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 Just now, GTAlumnus said: Its like cancelling a whole game because two guys got in a fight. What does that have to do with the app? Cancel the thread and kick the offenders off. Facebook does it all the time. Or maybe we could get thicker skin, not requiring monitors. If monitors are required I am sure some will do it for nothing (not me). Hey I didn’t say I agreed. I just said that it is why 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatum_DirtyBird Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 This is mind boggling. DCTF didn’t mind the racism the last few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWBears01 Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 15 minutes ago, Tatum_DirtyBird said: This is mind boggling. DCTF didn’t mind the racism the last few years. When it ends up in the news it raises eyebrows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatum_DirtyBird Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 19 minutes ago, GWBears01 said: When it ends up in the news it raises eyebrows. So something needs to happen for them to take action? Gotcha. All about covering their 6 now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vandalman Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 It will be interesting to see how they handle this. While I agree that you shouldn't punish everyone for one persons actions I can also imagine that DCTF looks at this app as a free service with potential to advertise. If it's getting negative attention in the media, I can understand them shutting it down until they figure out the best thing to do for their business. I mainly use it for the scores but do make an occasional comment on the chat. For the most part I haven't seen anything bad on the chats I've visited. On the other hand, I haven't seen a whole lot of intelligent conversation either, although it can be entertaining lol. In the grand scheme, If it were my business, I'd do whatever I thought best even if it meant scrapping the whole app. Hope it doesn't come to that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blesseddaily Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 Well, I guess I have to go against the flow on this one!! I absolutely love the app now that the early problems have been fixed and I have no use for the "chat" part of the app anyway. Like someone else said, there is usually very little to read in the chats...most of the conversations sound like high school kids talking trash and I have heard enough of that!! I'm hoping that doing away with the chat might keep some of the morons off that jack with the scores!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirtFalcon Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 28 minutes ago, blesseddaily said: Well, I guess I have to go against the flow on this one!! I absolutely love the app now that the early problems have been fixed and I have no use for the "chat" part of the app anyway. Like someone else said, there is usually very little to read in the chats...most of the conversations sound like high school kids talking trash and I have heard enough of that!! I'm hoping that doing away with the chat might keep some of the morons off that jack with the scores!!! I agree, chat on Smoaky.com ... I only use the app for score updates ... It's pretty good for that .... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueflu Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 no chat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackShirtD Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 Delete the whole damn chat portion! Keep the score portion. Nobody really cares what others think anyway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagleborn Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 6 hours ago, Tatum_DirtyBird said: This is mind boggling. DCTF didn’t mind the racism the last few years. Liberal ran outfit. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEHARDWAY Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 2 hours ago, Eagleborn said: Liberal ran outfit. Yes it is. However, I’m a white conservative, and I think the racist BS on some of the chats is way out of hand. I’m all for thick skin, but good Lord. It sure as hell is not my place(as a white man) to tell someone else (a black man) to toughen up and deal with it. Best solution I’ve seen to keep the chats is charge a subscription fee. It could even be included with the dctf membership. At least then there would be a verifiable name, address, etc to ban. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gobstopper77 Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 11 hours ago, BlackShirtD said: Delete the whole damn chat portion! Keep the score portion. Nobody really cares what others think anyway. Yet here you are with an opinion... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RETIREDFAN1 Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 26 minutes ago, Gobstopper77 said: Yet here you are with an opinion... and there you are not caring what he thinks anyway....... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PantherNation2015 Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 10 hours ago, THEHARDWAY said: Yes it is. However, I’m a white conservative, and I think the racist BS on some of the chats is way out of hand. I’m all for thick skin, but good Lord. It sure as hell is not my place(as a white man) to tell someone else (a black man) to toughen up and deal with it. Best solution I’ve seen to keep the chats is charge a subscription fee. It could even be included with the dctf membership. At least then there would be a verifiable name, address, etc to ban. They don’t have to charge a fee. Just enforce a mandatory waiting period before a new account can post in chat. The vast majority of the inappropriate posts are from new members who are under 20 years old. They are not going to wait to make a post. They will move on to something else. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrumpisDump Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 1 hour ago, PantherNation2015 said: They don’t have to charge a fee. Just enforce a mandatory waiting period before a new account can post in chat. The vast majority of the inappropriate posts are from new members who are under 20 years old. They are not going to wait to make a post. They will move on to something else. Well you may not know what I am. Although I despise Trump. However I believe that it starts at home and kids should understand the consequences of this sort of stuff. Conservative or Liberal it's about morals which hasn't existed for many years. The chat was great because it gave a updates and key info besides the score. I wish everyone had the capabilities of streaming and that would eliminate most of the extra curricular on the chat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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