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TrouserDemon
Joined: Fri Dec 29, 2006 7:42 pm Posts: 1871 Location: UK
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The Report System.
We keep being asked to use the report system to report things such as, pointless thread necros, obscene flaming and just plain unintelligible garbage. It strikes me however that the system for reporting is not best suited to the task.
It's dropdown menu has some of the least used examples of broken rules. I find that almost every time I report a post I use the "other" option. In order to increase the number of people who report, make it easier by having the dropdown menu include such things as "Blatant Flaming", "Unreadable Post" and "Useless Spamming".
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Wed Dec 05, 2007 2:24 am |
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MstrNetHead
Joined: Sun Mar 11, 2007 5:05 am Posts: 239
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Re: The Report System.
Agreed.
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Wed Dec 05, 2007 8:53 am |
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Wizard James
Joined: Tue Jun 13, 2006 8:18 am Posts: 573
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Re: The Report System.
Give me a few ideas and il put them into the warning system
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Wed Dec 05, 2007 9:15 am |
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MstrNetHead
Joined: Sun Mar 11, 2007 5:05 am Posts: 239
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Re: The Report System.
- Spam
- Flame
- Necro
- Wrong Topic
- Off-topic
Note: the last two are not the same. Wrong topic = a mod request didn't get put in the request thread. Off-topic = well, off-topic.
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Wed Dec 05, 2007 9:47 am |
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TrouserDemon
Joined: Fri Dec 29, 2006 7:42 pm Posts: 1871 Location: UK
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Re: The Report System.
I'd like to add "Unintelligible Post", for those posts that lack grammar to the extent where no-one can read it.
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Wed Dec 05, 2007 5:19 pm |
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Mjolnir
Joined: Mon Nov 26, 2007 5:51 am Posts: 22
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Re: The Report System.
Or you could just use the text field to type what exactly the problem is and select "Other."
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Wed Dec 05, 2007 5:25 pm |
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TrouserDemon
Joined: Fri Dec 29, 2006 7:42 pm Posts: 1871 Location: UK
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Re: The Report System.
That's the thing, not everything should fall in the category of other, we should have presets so we don't have to type it every time.
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Wed Dec 05, 2007 7:28 pm |
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Mjolnir
Joined: Mon Nov 26, 2007 5:51 am Posts: 22
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Re: The Report System.
Actually, I think you should have to type every time. If you're going to report a post, you need to justify why it needs to be removed.
If you genuinely have a problem with something, you need to make a point of explaining to the staff why its a bad contribution.
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Wed Dec 05, 2007 8:33 pm |
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venn177
Joined: Sun Mar 18, 2007 5:35 am Posts: 3778 Location: Largo, Florida
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Re: The Report System.
Mjolnir wrote: Actually, I think you should have to type every time. If you're going to report a post, you need to justify why it needs to be removed.
If you genuinely have a problem with something, you need to make a point of explaining to the staff why its a bad contribution. No. The moderators aren't idiots and we shouldn't have to explain to them what's wrong with the post.
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Wed Dec 05, 2007 9:06 pm |
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MstrNetHead
Joined: Sun Mar 11, 2007 5:05 am Posts: 239
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Re: The Report System.
Woooow. This really isn't a big deal. It's just an ease of use thing. That's it.
Way to blow this out of proportion and make it about something it's not.
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Wed Dec 05, 2007 9:46 pm |
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Mjolnir
Joined: Mon Nov 26, 2007 5:51 am Posts: 22
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Re: The Report System.
Dont bother with this. Just type "Spam, troll, flaming" or whatever in the text box.
I know for a fact none of the staff members on any board even bother looking at the tag. Just type a brief description.
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Wed Dec 05, 2007 11:38 pm |
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Wizard James
Joined: Tue Jun 13, 2006 8:18 am Posts: 573
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Re: The Report System.
I think this has ran its course, iv added some new things for when you report.
~Loc
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Thu Dec 06, 2007 12:40 am |
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