takes a while for stuff to sink in but finally i think i get the message!
though it is a little more trouble to have to sign into the web fora
to report a badly placed post (rather than just directly face the
offender) i can avoid the piling on of some irritators by hiding and
sending a report…
but, perhaps this is a rather new directive to allow the staff to deal
with it–and the FAQ/ToC should be modified to formalize the requirement…
additionally, the current verbiage displayed on the report entry page
“Note: This is ONLY to be used to report spam, advertising messages,
and problematic (harassment, fighting, or rude) posts.”] also needs to
be changed to reflect this new directive to report misplaced posts…
On Sun, 25 Jul 2010 14:31:32 +0000, DenverD wrote:
> “Note: This is ONLY to be used to report spam, advertising messages,
> and problematic (harassment, fighting, or rude) posts.”] also needs to
> be changed to reflect this new directive to report misplaced posts…
I believe “problematic” already encompasses what’s needed there, but will
take the suggestion under advisement.
The thing is that having users arguing over whether posts are misplaced
or not doesn’t solve anything, and can (and we’ve seen it happen) result
in harassment/fighting as a result. The user can’t do anything to move
the post themselves, it requires staff action.
All we’re asking is that the users leave things that need staff
interaction to the staff to deal with. By reporting it, you bring it to
our attention. We may move it, we may not - that is a judgment call that
we’ll make, but if the posts don’t get moved (or removed, or someone
doesn’t get banned), we ask that the users trust that we reviewed the
situation and made our decision. We discuss every reported post and
take action if we think it’s necessary.
> All we’re asking is that the users leave things that need staff
> interaction to the staff to deal with. By reporting it, you bring it
> to our attention. We may move it, we may not - that is a judgment
> call that we’ll make, but if the posts don’t get moved (or removed,
> or someone doesn’t get banned), we ask that the users trust that we
> reviewed the situation and made our decision. We discuss every
> reported post and take action if we think it’s necessary.
>
> Jim
Fair enough.
I’m curious, though: how does an nntp user report any of this?
Do we have to log in as web user (and registering)?
–
Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.2 x86_64 “Emerald” GM (Elessar))
On Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:32:27 +0000, Carlos E. R. wrote:
> On 2010-07-25 17:03 GMT Jim Henderson wrote:
>
>> All we’re asking is that the users leave things that need staff
>> interaction to the staff to deal with. By reporting it, you bring it
>> to our attention. We may move it, we may not - that is a judgment call
>> that we’ll make, but if the posts don’t get moved (or removed, or
>> someone doesn’t get banned), we ask that the users trust that we
>> reviewed the situation and made our decision. We discuss every
>> reported post and take action if we think it’s necessary.
>>
>> Jim
>
> Fair enough.
>
> I’m curious, though: how does an nntp user report any of this? Do we
> have to log in as web user (and registering)?
Yes, that would be necessary to use the ‘report’ function. We receive a
notification and it creates a discussion for us in a private area so we
can discuss the topic. No real easy way to reproduce that functionality
in NNTP.