+Planet Posted December 11, 2002 Share Posted December 11, 2002 and why? There is now a "report this post" icon in the forums. Is that for us to run to TPTB each time someone uses a dirty word, or in the instance of the recently locked thread where a link was posted to a hacker's site and the thread was locked for being off topic? It just seems like something that might become abused. Or are we supposed to report flame wars so someone can get a fire extinguisher on it? Cache you later, Planet Afraid of heights? Not me, I'm afraid of widths! Link to comment
+Jamie Z Posted December 11, 2002 Share Posted December 11, 2002 I think along with the new "report this post" icon, they've removed the censor. Now we can type things such as *****, ****, n*******e.com, and **** and it's ok as long as someone isn't offended. Jamie Link to comment
+welch Posted December 11, 2002 Share Posted December 11, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Jamie Z:I think along with the new "report this post" icon, they've removed the censor. Now we can type things such as *****, ****, n*******e.com, and **** and it's ok as long as someone isn't offended. Jamie Well, i just tried, and things with the "N" word still get "cached" for review. Link to comment
Rubbertoe Posted December 11, 2002 Share Posted December 11, 2002 I was wondering about that myself. As long as the censor is still in place, I don't see any reason for people to get pissy about cursing. Although, I suppose the automagic censor won't catch every word that might offend someone. But overall, I can't see any reason that I'd ever "report a post" due to content - other than in situations where it is obvious the poster is a troll, and using extremely negative posting methods to try to stir up trouble. Like, if I came in here and started a whole new thread just to tell umc what a cheap, lying, no-good, rotten, four-flushing, low-life, snake-licking, dirt-eating, inbred, overstuffed, ignorant, blood-sucking, dog-kissing, brainless, ****less, hopeless, heartless, fat-***ed, bug-eyed, stiff-legged, spineless, worm-headed sack of monkey **** he is... I'd expect that post to be reported rather quickly. But yeah - I can't believe J & TPTB would want this feature, as I'm assuming they already have plenty of e-mail to deal with. We've already got people out there policing our caches, so I guess it only makes sense that the politeness police make their way into the forums here. I think in all of my posts, probably only a few of them might have ever been offensive and/or annoying enough for someone to go crying to Jeremy about. I'm a pretty good boy. I hope people don't abuse the feature though... perhaps J & TPTB can post some general guidelines for when it should or shouldn't be used. I mean, should we report every "test" thread that starts? The Toe Pages Link to comment
+LarsThorwald Posted December 11, 2002 Share Posted December 11, 2002 So... is there any "official" explanation of what this ****-a**ed icon is supposed to do? Charlie "One should never begin a journey by heading in the wrong direction." Link to comment
+LarsThorwald Posted December 11, 2002 Share Posted December 11, 2002 By the way, I just got to used the word "assed" in a forum post! Now I've offended myself. Maybe THAT'S what the icon is for! Charlie "One should never begin a journey by heading in the wrong direction." Link to comment
iryshe Posted December 11, 2002 Share Posted December 11, 2002 The forums upgrade themselves. I'm sure if a post is spamming the forums, or linking to porn, or showing porn, etc, someone can post a note to notify the admins. Seems pretty minor to me. Jeremy Irish Groundspeak - The Language of Location Link to comment
+welch Posted December 11, 2002 Share Posted December 11, 2002 quote:Originally posted by LarsThorwald:By the way, I just got to used the word "assed" in a forum post! Now I've offended myself. Maybe THAT'S what the icon is for! Charlie "One should never begin a journey by heading in the wrong direction." What happens when i hit the button? is is just "flagged" like the "this should be archived" buttons on cache pages?? Quick someone report me so we can find out! Link to comment
Rubbertoe Posted December 11, 2002 Share Posted December 11, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Jeremy (Admin):The forums upgrade themselves. I knew it had a mind of its own! quote:I'm sure if a post is spamming the forums, or linking to porn, or showing porn, etc, someone can post a note to notify the admins. Seems pretty minor to me.Ahh, and here we were thinking this was some type of proactive measure... when it was just something that "happened" with an upgrade, evidently. I hope it doesn't lead to much hassle for y'alls. The Toe Pages Link to comment
+Planet Posted December 11, 2002 Author Share Posted December 11, 2002 There was a spam link posted today and it is gone already because we all were able to report the ID10 T. Nice little feature it is. Cache you later, Planet Afraid of heights? Not me, I'm afraid of widths! Link to comment
Elias Posted December 11, 2002 Share Posted December 11, 2002 Jeremy's right. There was a forum upgrade performed last night which added a few new features, but mostly it was a complete UI redesign. I haven't turned on the new UI for these forums as I haven't completed my testing of them yet and the changes are significant. If you're curious, feel free to check out the new UI on Infopop's preview site. The "Report This Post" icon is a new feature to allow users to flag a particular topic for review. Its intended use is to let moderators know that there's some objectionable material in a post, like porn, spam, or abuse toward another user. -Elias Link to comment
Elias Posted December 11, 2002 Share Posted December 11, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Rubbertoe:But yeah - I can't believe J & TPTB would want this feature, as I'm assuming they already have plenty of e-mail to deal with. We've already got people out there policing our caches, so I guess it only makes sense that the politeness police make their way into the forums here. You're right. I'm actually petrified about the potential abuse of this feature, but its new and the community might find it helpful. So I'll wait and see how the community responds to it before considering restricting its use. -Elias Link to comment
+LarsThorwald Posted December 11, 2002 Share Posted December 11, 2002 You're right. I'm actually petrified about the potential abuse of this feature, but its new and the community might find it helpful. So I'll wait and see how the community responds to it before considering restricting its use. -Elias That's the smartest approach, IMHO. Charlie "One should never begin a journey by heading in the wrong direction." Link to comment
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