When Local Threads Get Heated: Reporting, Blocking & Mediation
Every local forum eventually hits a bad thread: a parking feud, a pile-on, a rumor about a neighbor. This session looks at what should happen next in the TownSpeak Ann Arbor pilot: built-in blocking and reporting, how human moderation is planned to work, double-tap to hide a thread from your own feed (it never deletes anyone else's post), and when to step offline and use local mediation instead.
We'll be upfront about limits: screen names are pseudonymous, not untraceable; face masking can't hide everything in a photo; labeled peace prompts encourage a pause but don't judge disputes or replace moderators. Mediators, moderators and longtime forum admins especially welcome.
— Good to know —
• 19+ only. Online, free, 45 minutes. Join link goes to registered guests.
• TownSpeak is a prelaunch Ann Arbor pilot (a prototype for tag-first local conversation). It is not in app stores yet; pilot spots are limited.
• Founding-attendee offer: check in live and join the TownSpeak founding list with this event's code (pna-1020-online) = a 2-week free trial of TownSpeak Plus when Plus launches. Plus is planned at $4.99/month and is not on sale yet. One per person, 19+.
• Project New Ann Arbor's sober-venue idea is an independent proposal by Future Music Online, not affiliated with or endorsed by the University of Michigan.
Host: Fox Parton · fox@facefilter.chat · facefilter.chat