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You may have noticed that NamePros is becoming largely dependent on you, the community, to Report posts that require our attention.
The reason for this is because we've outgrown the "manual moderation" method: it is no longer practical or scalable for us to have staff members read every post on NamePros to decide if a rule violation has occurred, content is posted in the correct section, etc. While we still do this when we can, there is much that we miss and that trend will continue to increase as NamePros grows.
Our plan to handle this in the most efficient and scalable way possible is to turn over the keys to you! But don't worry, we aren't taking this idea lightly, and we are going to make sure that we do it in the best way possible.
That's why we need your help!
Please share with us how you think we should do it.
Here are a few ideas to get you started:
In the meantime, please Report any posts that need our attention. We greatly appreciate it!
Note: We're still quite a ways away from creating this, but we'd love to get as much feedback on it as we can before that time comes.
The reason for this is because we've outgrown the "manual moderation" method: it is no longer practical or scalable for us to have staff members read every post on NamePros to decide if a rule violation has occurred, content is posted in the correct section, etc. While we still do this when we can, there is much that we miss and that trend will continue to increase as NamePros grows.
Our plan to handle this in the most efficient and scalable way possible is to turn over the keys to you! But don't worry, we aren't taking this idea lightly, and we are going to make sure that we do it in the best way possible.
That's why we need your help!
Please share with us how you think we should do it.
Here are a few ideas to get you started:
- After a post receives
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dislikes, it is automatically hidden and requires that a member click an "unhide" button to view it.- Once hidden, it would not appear in New Posts or other places on the site.
- If the post is the first post of a thread, the entire thread is hidden in this manner.
- Same as #1, but using the Report feature.
- Similar to #1, except dislikes will be weighted based on your NamePros account level. For instance, a dislike from a VIP member would be worth as many as 5 dislikes from a new member.
- Similar to #1, except dislikes will be weighted based on your NamePros account age. For instance, a dislike from a member who signed up in 2003 would be worth as many as 12 dislikes from someone who signed up today.
- There are many other ways this can be done, and we want to hear the way you think is best.
In the meantime, please Report any posts that need our attention. We greatly appreciate it!
Note: We're still quite a ways away from creating this, but we'd love to get as much feedback on it as we can before that time comes.