Drama Llama

You know back in the early days of Youtube there didn't seem to be much drama, that all seemed to change in the 10's though once Youtube was getting close to it's 10th anniversary. Drama channels tend to draw in lots of content these days, and they don't seem to ever really stop. Then you got Youtuber drama, when some Youtubers will call others out and then all heck breaks loose. The drama I see was within the Hobo/Train hopping community on youtube. I watch a channel called Yard Buzzards and another channel called Techno Hobo. Yard Buzzards didn't like that Techno Hobo was talking a lot about catch out spots, which are spots that train hoppers typically chill and wait for a train to come rolling in then they hop on the train. Techno Hobo got wind of them being upset with him, so he called them out. It went on for a little bit but the drama has seemed to die down now.

One place that tends to stir up lots of drama is Reddit. You get power hungry moderators banning members from visiting their subreddits simply because they either post on a sub the mod doesn't like or they just don't like the way the user posts. In fact did you know there's a subreddit dedicated to Reddit drama? That's how crazy the drama is over on the platform! It's called r/subredditdrama if you want to check it out!

My answer is yes. I have been running a community for more than 5 years and there has been absolutely zero dramas. It is a mental health community, so I guess there is no drama (because it is a serious topic). Do you think you can run a community without any drama, do you run a community where dramas are non existent?

A lot of communities have a marketplace section where users can buy and sell services, engage on trade, etc. Sometimes when a party refuses to go by the commitment or a offers less than what was promised, drama might arise. Do you see marketplace dispute dramas in your community? How do you handle such dramas?

I haven't done this myself but I hear that some forum owners create a fake account just for trolling users. They frequently create dramas. They are said to be doing this to get more engagements in the community. What do you think about this practice, have you ever done this or seen anyone doing this in a community?

Some communities sell various kind of services, such article writing services, graphic services, forum posting services. And sometimes some users create drama around these services, they will complain that the services were not good. Sometimes user go beyond and create a scene around the services they bought.

Do you see any kind of drama regarding the services you sell on your communities?

If you are active on social media, you can see drama frequently happening. Have you ever been dragged into social media drama, what was it about?

Well, I have been dragged into drama on social media platforms multiple times, this usually happens on Reddit.

If you are active in any platforms where you are allowed to share your opinion, willingly or unwillingly, you will be dragged into a drama. Do you remember when that happened to you for the first time, what was the topic about?

Well, I remember when I got into a drama for the first time. It was on a Hubpages community back in 2013 when I was sharing my opinion on Indus Valley Civilization.

Dramas are common in forums, what about blog? Have you seen any drama in blog post comments? Well, once a huge drama happened on the comment section of my blog post. I published a blog post about "women headscarf in various cultures." Without being judgemental I analyzed the historical and cultural perspective about headscarf. In about a week, there were over 1000 comments on the blog posts, commentators went into heated arguments over headscarf in various cultures.

Do NSFW forums have more drama than SFW ones?

I have seen many arguments within online forums when it comes to drama, some of which are valid and others that can be quite petty, and all too often, you wonder why it turned into an argument.

What is the pettiest argument you have seen online?

When it comes to drama within online forums, you can often tell which topics often end up being the common ones that turn into drama.

When it comes to your forums, what common topic tends to cause drama in your forums? Have you found a way to prevent that specific topic from becoming drama?

Over the years of running and being part of forums, I have seen some drama, but I can't say I have seen any that I would say is the absolute worst, at least not as of yet.

What is the worst drama you have seen on a forum? Has there been more than one instance of really bad drama you have seen?

Drama on forums has always been a thing, but over the last say 10 years or so, I would say it has gotten worse. I guess with so many having different opinions and many not liking when someone does not agree with their opinion, that does not help when it comes to drama.

Do you feel we will ever see a time when there is no drama on forums?

What is your preferred warning system for forum drama and are you strict or laid back in your approach?

I would usually send a friendly PM if the situation isn't too full on. Following that I would follow on with official warnings and bans.

If the situation is too out of hand I'll do an immediate 24 hour cool down ban on those that are involved.

From their personal perspective, people are never wrong. The fight isn't between the right and wrong, it is usually between two rights. When people get into something, it is because they think that's the right thing to do. However, from the third party view, one is always wrong and another is always right. Those who are indicted as wrong might leave the community. When that happens in your community, do you try to bring them back? How?

Sometimes forum dramas are fun, but sometimes they become toxic. When the drama goes out of hand, it will also harm the health of your community as no one likes to hand around toxic environment.

How often dramas become toxic in your communities? What do you usually do when the drama starts becoming toxic?

If you were staff on a forum and a friend was causing forum drama with other members how would you handle the situation? How would you handle the situation if it meant that you may lose that friend?

Have you ever been in this type of situation before?

If you were to sell your forum how would you approach the situation of possibility losing members? Is there anything you would do first to try to de-escalate any issues like this?

Do you think moderators should step in early during drama, or let members sort it out themselves?

Have you ever watched someone rage-quit a forum after losing an argument? What happened?

Do you think online drama is worse now than it was 10–15 years ago? Why or why not?

Have you ever been pulled into drama that had nothing to do with you?

Frankly speaking, they don't occur too often in my communities. However, I don't mean to say they have never occurred. Once, when I was running a sports community, a user, who identified as a pagan, started criticizing Christian ideology. Since they had a logic, I thought it was ok, but one of our moderators, who happened to be a devout Christian, felt offended. The staff team voted to warn the user by majority and I had to agree.

Have you ever left a forum or group because of drama? What happened?