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 Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 12:29 pm Post subject: Suggestion: "Report thread / user" marks user and |
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I notice that there's issues with the same user being reported for multiple posts. I'd suggest that when a post by a user is reported then all of that users posts are marked reported and also their profile.
Admins already have to tools to view recent / all posts by a user, so I can't really see an issue with the system working this way.
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Kloeri
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Topic: Suggestion: "Report thread / user" marks user and all posts
Post: post 5069747
Reason: That post is clearly meant to change the rules so it's easier to harass other people rather than focusing on a post that might be problematic. Marking all posts by a user in a way that suggests they're breaking rules is simply crazy.
it is about spammers. btw, it might be a good idea to reply to *that* thread, rather than reporting it - mark_alec
split from the report thread and merged here for context.
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AllenJB
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| Kloeri wrote: | User: AllenJB
Topic: Suggestion: "Report thread / user" marks user and all posts
Post: post 5069747
Reason: That post is clearly meant to change the rules so it's easier to harass other people rather than focusing on a post that might be problematic. Marking all posts by a user in a way that suggests they're breaking rules is simply crazy.
it is about spammers. btw, it might be a good idea to reply to *that* thread, rather than reporting it - mark_alec |
Kloeri,
How does my suggestion make it easier to harrass people? All I'm saying is that when a post by a user is reported, all of the "Report this user / post" images / text should change to "Reported" until that report is dealt with. After which it reverts as normal (I assume it reverts). The idea is stop people reporting many posts from the same spammer. The mods then have to clean up all the reports, so less reports would save them time and make their lives easier.
I don't see how this "changes the rules so it's easier to harass other people". The mods seem to be obviously trying to highlight the fact that spammers get reported multiple times and they then have to clean up all the reports, so I've simply made a suggest that should mean less duplicate reports.
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Naib
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may I direct you to:
http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-608792.html
allenJB suggestion is to overcome this effect where a spammer posting in multi-threads getting multi-reports and thus the needs for said thread is ... needed
*this* is a good idea.... what problem do you have with it?
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Kloeri
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| Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 4:06 pm Post subject: |
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| AllenJB wrote: | | Kloeri wrote: | User: AllenJB
Topic: Suggestion: "Report thread / user" marks user and all posts
Post: post 5069747
Reason: That post is clearly meant to change the rules so it's easier to harass other people rather than focusing on a post that might be problematic. Marking all posts by a user in a way that suggests they're breaking rules is simply crazy.
it is about spammers. btw, it might be a good idea to reply to *that* thread, rather than reporting it - mark_alec |
Kloeri,
How does my suggestion make it easier to harrass people? All I'm saying is that when a post by a user is reported, all of the "Report this user / post" images / text should change to "Reported" until that report is dealt with. |
So now that I've reported your post you think all your posts should be marked as reported? Implicitly stating that all your posts are somehow breaking rules? |
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Naib
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| Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 4:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Kloeri wrote: | | AllenJB wrote: | | Kloeri wrote: | User: AllenJB
Topic: Suggestion: "Report thread / user" marks user and all posts
Post: post 5069747
Reason: That post is clearly meant to change the rules so it's easier to harass other people rather than focusing on a post that might be problematic. Marking all posts by a user in a way that suggests they're breaking rules is simply crazy.
it is about spammers. btw, it might be a good idea to reply to *that* thread, rather than reporting it - mark_alec |
Kloeri,
How does my suggestion make it easier to harrass people? All I'm saying is that when a post by a user is reported, all of the "Report this user / post" images / text should change to "Reported" until that report is dealt with. |
So now that I've reported your post you think all your posts should be marked as reported? Implicitly stating that all your posts are somehow breaking rules? |
reduces the excessive reports, yer why not
look at the thread I linked
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AllenJB
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| Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 4:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Kloeri wrote: | | So now that I've reported your post you think all your posts should be marked as reported? Implicitly stating that all your posts are somehow breaking rules? |
Under the new system it would imply the user has broken the rules. Perhaps to clarify the "reported" image on threads should read "user reported" instead.
I don't know about anyone else, but the only time I look at the "report" button image is if I come across a post that appears to break the rules anyway.
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| Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 6:01 pm Post subject: |
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| AllenJB wrote: | | I'd suggest that when a post by a user is reported then all of that users posts are marked reported and also their profile. |
I think that all other posts of a user shouldn't be marked reported but there should be a warning when somebody tries to report another post of this user. |
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amne
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| Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 6:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Kloeri wrote: | User: AllenJB
Topic: Suggestion: "Report thread / user" marks user and all posts
Post: post 5069747
Reason: That post is clearly meant to change the rules so it's easier to harass other people rather than focusing on a post that might be problematic. Marking all posts by a user in a way that suggests they're breaking rules is simply crazy.
it is about spammers. btw, it might be a good idea to reply to *that* thread, rather than reporting it - mark_alec
split from the report thread and merged here for context.
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People abusing the report function and report thread for non-relevant have been warned recently and kloeri was among them, see here.
These tools are here for feedback and to alert to mods of threads requiring intervention, not for you to make a point or whatever.
Banned.
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| Arfrever wrote: | | I think that all other posts of a user shouldn't be marked reported but there should be a warning when somebody tries to report another post of this user. |
That makes a lot of sense to me; it was pointed out in the other thread that the profile gives that information, but it would be nicer UI if the system pointed out that the user had been reported already (and what for) without impacting on display elsewhere. |
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