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What if we treat this as a huge multi-armed bandit optimization problem.
Have the server serve messages (and replies to them, to prevent out-of-context replies) that it thinks could be good for the objective, plus some exploration of course, balancing those goals is what multi-armed bandit is all about.
Optimize for .. I don't know exactly. Maybe do some sentiment analysis on the message and replies to it.
Hellban people who consistently show bad payout.
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Yes, yes, I can see how this would work!  
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People will perform to the level of expectation in most cases or refuse to participate altogether.
That said, if your community has a drawing card that sufficiently draws in people and they wish to participate in it, you set a level of expectation and then enforce that by providing a means to throttle participation should a member fail to behave in accordance to the stated expectation. When they have once again proven they can interact without being a disturbance then they can be restored to the a greater participation in the community.
Now, as I respond to your question I can think of two communities that I participate in that follow this model almost to the letter and have been long standing. And yes, the staff and ownership put in a lot of effort to maintain order and keep things running smooth, but at the same time what happens in both situations is that the users base has come to the point of monitoring themselves as well because they realize what a good thing they have in comparison to other communities on the web and lets someone come in with a wild apple cart and they are going to start an intervention immediately on that individuals behalf to try and bring them into compliance with the community standard in advance of a encounter with a moderator.
Yes, now and again a temper flairs and someone storms off never to be heard from again but it is rare and these communities are large and vibrant. Been around for years and will be around for years to come because they have their standards and they enforce their rules. It's about expectations and what faith you put in people to be.
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Super Lloyd wrote: I was also wondering about a reputation system. Is there any reputation system which worked?
That's easy. Give all offenders troll points and encourage trolling them. 
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
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Super Lloyd wrote: Though not all community are toxic, CodeProject would be quite positive by contrast
And yet, CodeProject is frequently toxic - review the behavior in the lounge. Toxic behavior is tolerated because of the 'rep' points the posters have.
Super Lloyd wrote: I was also wondering about a reputation system. Is there any reputation system which worked?
Who watches the watchers that are the worst violators?
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I'm watching.
Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject
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Tim Carmichael wrote: And yet, CodeProject is frequently toxic - review the behavior in the lounge. Toxic behavior is tolerated because of the 'rep' points the posters have.
Oh.. I missed those parts!  
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I used to moderate a gaming board when I was working nights, you'll never be able to completely prevent toxicity online, you can only remove, warn and then ultimately ban repeat offenders.
It's the whole feeling of anonymity that people get online which they think protects them from repercussions (ultimately they're right, there's a limit to what you can do). Continual trolls (the ones who then re-register) are eventually removed via IP bans only...
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JHizzle wrote: Continual trolls (the ones who then re-register) are eventually removed via IP bans only...
Not here, and I've never understood why... 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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Because that doesn't work for certain parts of the world.
I for instance don't have a fixed IP (at home).
Yes it stays the same for a long time but a simple router reboot (can) change my ip so...
Tom
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True, but it's not a reason not to implement it anyway. It could - if nothing else - kepp SOME of the offenders out... 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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And every student in the campus of a single a-hole, every coworker of a single a-hole, every user of the same library of a single a-hole... While that one can simply reboot the router and keep on trolling.
GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver
When I was six, there were no ones and zeroes - only zeroes. And not all of them worked. -- Ravi Bhavnani
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Super Lloyd wrote: What I am investigate is, in the remote possible event where I create my own community website) how to fight the toxicity...
The problem is that the vast majority of people are toxic, and you can't change that.
Perhaps I demonstrate that point! 
Marc
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Damn, I missed out on the toxic Clifton bits! 
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Marc Clifton wrote: The problem is that the vast majority of people are toxic, and you can't change that.
Not really - put face to face with the persons they're talking about, not many people would behave the same as they do on the net. It's the anonymity that brings out the wurst in people.
You can see it here on CP as well: The members who know each other from daily chit-chat etc treat each other with a reasonable amount of respect (even those who don't like each other all that much), but you can see the same people chew up some innocent newbie with no holds barred.
So because I know you and your reputation, I will definitely refrain from calling you a stupid asshat for the comment you just posted...
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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Quote: It's the anonymity that brings out the wurst in people.
So you're basically saying anonymity brings out the brats.
Cheers,
Mike Fidler
"I intend to live forever - so far, so good." Steven Wright
"I almost had a psychic girlfriend but she left me before we met." Also Steven Wright
"I'm addicted to placebos. I could quit, but it wouldn't matter." Steven Wright yet again.
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First: good luck.
Second: Show respect, always, everywhere.
Third: GOTO First.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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Thanks! 
It's only a remote possibility at that stage... Need to work harder in my take over the world app first!
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Super Lloyd wrote: Apparently toxicity on the internet is a very real problem
Really ? Back then, @toxcct was a rather good guy.
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Sadly, I'd suggest starting work on a perpetual motion machine, you have a better chance of it working.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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Require their credit card numbers when they join and fine them for every toxic post.
You can bill them as "a$$ho1e fee" on their credit card statements.
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I am down with this idea. It would work and make money to help pay for the upkeep of the community....
I would be happy to help set up the credit card charging (PCI compliance is an ever changing bitch!) for a slice of the profits... 
Be careful what you ask for...
you just might get it...
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Have opinions as strong as you think they need to be, but don't demand that everyone agree with you.
Oh, and having a way higher than average percentage of well educated, intelligent professionals might help, too.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Super Lloyd wrote: toxicity
AKA somebody offended me.
Aaand no it's not a real problem.
Aaand any "solution" to this "problem" is going to be much worse the actual "problem"
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