Blocking Posters from Specific Threads

[StillAWarrior]

I was just wondering if this is possible for the Mods.  The idea here is that once a thread starts heading off the rails, maybe the Mods could block certain posters who are taking it there from just that particular thread.  It could be a last ditch effort to preserve a thread before locking it.  I think we've all seen that in most popular threads that get locked, it's just a small handful of posters that are causing a problem.  Obviously, if people feel so strongly that they start creating new log-ins to jump back into the fray, the thread could be locked (or, alternatively, the ban hammer could be wielded).

A more controversial alternative would be to allow users to ban people from threads they create (either at the outset or after the fact).

[mu_hilltopper]

"We will get right on that after our Arby's lunch break."

[tower912]

Maybe letting new posters sign up isn't the best idea.

[mu_hilltopper]

Neither is letting old posters post.  So it's kinda a wash.

[JWags85]

Given the events of the last few days to a week, I couldn't support this idea more. It's getting absurd

[Skatastrophy]

IMHO: Start a new thread once an old one gets off-topic. OT threads take on a life of their own, and trying to manage them is like trying to herd cats.

[muwarrior69]

If we had an off topics thread then the mods which don't have much to do could just move all the off topic to the off topics thread; but if the off topics thread gets off topic I'm not sure that solves the problem.