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30 Sep '04 16:26To stop any future personal abuse of the moderators, I have implemented a new system for forum moderation.
If a post receives n alerts, it will be hidden.
Only subscribing members may alert posts, so this system cannot easily be abused.
If your post is hidden, then you have no individual moderator to blame – the forum is self-regulating, and if sufficient number of subscribing members’ believes your post is inappropriate, then that is that.
Admittedly, this system is experimental, and n maybe modified over time, but actual human intervention should be kept to a minimum.
If people alert posts continuously, and appear to be targeting the posts of one user for no good reason, they could find themselves the recipient of a forum ban, in much the same way as someone who posts inappropriate material continuously will be.
-Russ- 30 Sep '04 16:33
Originally posted by Russ
To stop any future personal abuse of the moderators, I have implemented a new system for forum moderation.
If a post receives [b]n alerts, it will be hidden.
Only subscribing members may alert posts, so this system cannot easily be abused.
If your post is hidden, then you have no individual moderator to blame – the forum is self-regulating, and ...[text shortened]... in much the same way as someone who posts inappropriate material continuously will be.
-Russ[/b]
Pure and utter genius.
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- 30 Sep '04 16:35You mean people will need to be resposible in what posts they alert? Gosh! Will we cope?
Fingers crossed that people finally manage to see the difference between a post being "offensive" and those that are "something they do not agree with".
I'm not confident, but why not try it on: you never learn without asking, or so it is said. 
30 Sep '04 16:38 / 1 editOriginally posted by Russ
With all due respect, is there any reason for withholding what the value of n is?
To stop any future personal abuse of the moderators, I have implemented a new system for forum moderation.
If a post receives [b]n alerts, it will be hidden.
Only subscribing members may alert posts, so this system cannot easily b ...[text shortened]... ne who posts inappropriate material continuously will be.
-Russ[/b]
PS I didn't see your above post, but I'd still appreciate an answer if you don't mind.
- 30 Sep '04 16:41 / 1 edit
Originally posted by Russ
So for example a clan with n members can decide upon the fate of a post if they act as a team?
To stop any future personal abuse of the moderators, I have implemented a new system for forum moderation.
If a post receives [b]n alerts, it will be hidden.
Only subscribing members may alert posts, so this system cannot easily b ...[text shortened]... ne who posts inappropriate material continuously will be.
-Russ[/b]
Great Idea Einstein
*Edit*
This sounds like the worst type of " I wash my hands of responsibility " since the 13+ 
- 30 Sep '04 16:57
Originally posted by no1marauder
I'd actually rather "n" remain undisclosed. I've only been a member for a year, but during that time it's become apparent to me that there are several groups of members that like to function as a unit within the forums.
With all due respect, is there any reason for withholding what the value of n is?
PS I didn't see your above post, but I'd still appreciate an answer if you don't mind.
If Russ were to reveal the value of "n" it would be a relatively simple matter for these groups to exert their own perspective on forum moderation by using group attacks on people and/or topics they don't like.
Russ, I think your idea is a good one, but it will be an important (and I believe you'll find, very challenging) task to track who is alerting against who to try to exert their own version of censorship. 
- 30 Sep '04 17:00
Originally posted by Russ
sounds reasonable to me...
To stop any future personal abuse of the moderators, I have implemented a new system for forum moderation.
If a post receives [b]n alerts, it will be hidden.
Only subscribing members may alert posts, so this system cannot easily be abused.
If your post is hidden, then you have no individual moderator to blame – the forum is self-regulating, and ...[text shortened]... in much the same way as someone who posts inappropriate material continuously will be.
-Russ[/b]
