about 2 years ago - Ahskance - Direct link

Just for the sake of transparency, there was a thread calling for all people to have their real names shown. I responded in the thread that it's not a thing that's going to happen.

Mostly the thread was a wall of people saying "Yeah, no" in a variety of forms to the idea. I don't expect the thread will be missed.

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As to the question of "Are threads/posts Deleted?", the answer is no. There's a "Hide" feature which allows the contents of the posts to remain available. Mostly, if a post or thread is hidden it's because of a rule violation or because it was just responding to a rule violation. When the source of the problem is Hidden, the other posts may no longer make sense.

Having things Hidden allows for better record-keeping in regards to Warnings and Suspensions and such.

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For those curious how many things are Hidden on an average day, it's usually less then 5-10 posts. For the most part, the Community here has figured out the forum's general vibe and people are just hangin' out. Some like X, others dislike Y, but people are really quite respectful in how they talk about most things.

I recently found out how to run the numbers on "Posts Per Day" and we sit around 700+ on average, so the amount of moderation required is remarkably small.

about 2 years ago - Ahskance - Direct link

On the specifics of Notification mechanics, I don't know. Maybe there was a software update at some point?

It might be because the entire thread was Hidden since it spiraled into an early grave. Perhaps you get Notified to an existing thread which is visible, even though a particular post is not. Whereas you might not get a Notification when the "Place" (ie: Thread) the notification is pointing to ceases to exist.

about 2 years ago - Ahskance - Direct link

I know there was an attempt to consolidate lesser-used forums. Some places wouldn't see a post a month.

Do me a favor and send me a message about that. We're out on Monday, but I can look into what happened during the consolidation pass and see if there's anything that can be moved back.

Disagree that posts are "Hidden" as opposed to "Deleted"? To a standard user, the effect would be the same as you wouldn't be able to see the post either way.

To Mods/Adman, the post is just highlighted a white-ish color to represent that it's been hidden from public view. The reason for keeping something as opposed to deleting it is for record-keeping. If you delete it, you don't have record of issues.

about 2 years ago - Ahskance - Direct link

You're referring to quotes that go empty. Those are Moderation edits, yes. There is an edit-log on individual posts that keeps records of all the times they were touched.

That happens when someone breaks a rule (Insult/Crazy-stuff/Etc) and other folks quote and respond to it before a Moderator can get to the situation. When the Violation gets Hidden, keeping it public in quotes would defeat that purpose and continue the drama moving forward, so the quotes tend to be edited. It can result in a disjointed conversation though, so sometimes the "response posts" are just Hidden as well should they have nothing to do outside of respond to the Violation.

Oftentimes Reporting posts is the easier fix to a situation. Responding with a verbal slapping might feel good, but it just leaves the problem sitting there unaddressed.






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