Etain wrote:
I’ve been thinking of a few suggestions/problems and also reviewing some suggestions made by others on Feedback. If anyone has any suggestions or concerns to add, please feel free to add ideas.
1. The main section (moviecodec.com): Anonymous complained back in June about people who were spamming the main site with ads. He made it sound as if he were leaving, and he hasn’t been back since.
If he’s not coming back (which it looks like), we really could use an admin with technical know-how for the main site. I’ve been working to clean up some of the spam/ads, but I don’t have Anonymous' degree of technological knowledge.
2. Revision of the rules. It’s been mentioned several times, by various people, that the rules could use revision. Some of the rules could use clarification, perhaps with admin/mod and user input.
3. Warning system. It would be helpful for both admin and forum members to have a warning system in place, where everyone can see that a warning was made. It might be too much coding, but in addition to this it would be nice if when a ban is made there were a way to give a reason. This would help other admin know what’s going on, and also inform the member why he/she was banned.
4. Following the above suggestion, it might be nice to have a system in place where if a user objects to his/her ban he/she can discuss it with admin in a separate (perhaps private) section. When a ban occurs and multiple “why was I banned” threads are posted, it becomes disruptive to the forum. Especially as in many cases the person knows why they were banned and just wants attention.
This would also help when someone really doesn’t know why they were banned, but needs a quick way of being able to ask/discuss why they were banned, or air their objections if they think they were unfairly banned.
5. A small suggestion - but is it possible to make it so section mods can see when admin are online (assuming this isn’t already the case)? This would help us to work together more. I’m not sure how my fellow admins would feel about that suggestion, so it would be nice to get their input too.
I think section mods should also have the power to ban from a section. For instance if they are causing trouble in the vs section, they can be banned from the vs section but still be able to post on the other parts of the site.
Indalecio wrote:
I think section mods should also have the power to ban from a section. For instance if they are causing trouble in the vs section, they can be banned from the vs section but still be able to post on the other parts of the site.
I disagree with this. Banning to any extent is a power that needs to be very strictly controlled. Section mods don’t need this power. If a member is doing something worthy of a ban to any degree, they need to receive a ban from an administrator. There’s no need to give the section mods more power than they have.
oh harrow wrote:
No, we section moderators cannot see what administrators are online. I think it would also be helpful if we section moderators presence was invisible to.
- I like the idea of “why you were banned” that is usually the biggest fuss on the site.
To add;
Perhaps have the rules as a selection point to ban the person.
For instance;
If he posted pornography - an admin could click “9) Posting or linking to pornographic material is strictly prohibited." and there would be lengths of bans to choose from ; i.e a 24 hours, 1 week, a month, 6 months, a year etc..
I actually agree with the three ideas. it would be easier to work with the admins if we mods could actually tell if they are online, it would be easier for there to be a list of why someone is banned, and thirdly i second the idea of us mods having our presence invisible,
darth vane, well i’m an active mod, i mostly use this account but when need be i use the other one.
Indalecio I second the thought of power to ban from a section and lift or lessen bans
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Indalecio wrote:
I think section mods should also have the power to ban from a section. For instance if they are causing trouble in the vs section, they can be banned from the vs section but still be able to post on the other parts of the site.
I disagree with this. Banning to any extent is a power that needs to be very strictly controlled. Section mods don’t need this power. If a member is doing something worthy of a ban to any degree, they need to receive a ban from an administrator. There’s no need to give the section mods more power than they have.
It would at least help when mods are not on, for a quick ban. Also I disagree section mods should have the power to unlock topics as well.
Section mods don’t need power to ban. I have been a section mod for a while, but I didn’t have any problems regarding lack of this power to ban someone from a section. The problem just comes from guests, and they just change their IP around, so nothing we can do about it there. And besides, it’s not like the section mods are exactly the most reliable people ever.
Marly wrote:
Section mods don’t need power to ban. I have been a section mod for a while, but I didn’t have any problems regarding lack of this power to ban someone from a section. The problem just comes from guests, and they just change their IP around, so nothing we can do about it there. And besides, it’s not like the section mods are exactly the most reliable people ever.
Indalecio wrote:
I think section mods should also have the power to ban from a section. For instance if they are causing trouble in the vs section, they can be banned from the vs section but still be able to post on the other parts of the site.
I disagree with this. Banning to any extent is a power that needs to be very strictly controlled. Section mods don’t need this power. If a member is doing something worthy of a ban to any degree, they need to receive a ban from an administrator. There’s no need to give the section mods more power than they have.
It would at least help when mods are not on, for a quick ban. Also I disagree section mods should have the power to unlock topics as well.
That’s just it though. Bans shouldn’t be handed out like candy. They need to be done selectively by someone specifically selected to have that level of power. I’d trust Etain’s judgement over Pagemaster’s regarding a ban, for example. Pagemaster strikes me as eager to hand out a ban for every other thing he doesn’t like.
Indalecio wrote:
I think section mods should also have the power to ban from a section. For instance if they are causing trouble in the vs section, they can be banned from the vs section but still be able to post on the other parts of the site.
I disagree with this. Banning to any extent is a power that needs to be very strictly controlled. Section mods don’t need this power. If a member is doing something worthy of a ban to any degree, they need to receive a ban from an administrator. There’s no need to give the section mods more power than they have.
It would at least help when mods are not on, for a quick ban. Also I disagree section mods should have the power to unlock topics as well.
That’s just it though. Bans shouldn’t be handed out like candy. They need to be done selectively by someone specifically selected to have that level of power. I’d trust Etain’s judgement over Pagemaster’s regarding a ban, for example. Pagemaster strikes me as eager to hand out a ban for every other thing he doesn’t like.
Marly wrote:
Section mods don’t need power to ban. I have been a section mod for a while, but I didn’t have any problems regarding lack of this power to ban someone from a section. The problem just comes from guests, and they just change their IP around, so nothing we can do about it there. And besides, it’s not like the section mods are exactly the most reliable people ever.
The guest problem was what I was getting at.
Having power to ban IP addresses is definitely overpowered. Especially for a section mod. I don’t think even the Administrators have the power to do that. We’re fine as we are. It’s not like this happens every day or something. If there’s a problem, just close the topic.
Marly wrote:
Section mods don’t need power to ban. I have been a section mod for a while, but I didn’t have any problems regarding lack of this power to ban someone from a section. The problem just comes from guests, and they just change their IP around, so nothing we can do about it there. And besides, it’s not like the section mods are exactly the most reliable people ever.
The guest problem was what I was getting at.
Having power to ban IP addresses is definitely overpowered. Especially for a section mod. I don’t think even the Administrators have the power to do that. We’re fine as we are. It’s not like this happens every day or something. If there’s a problem, just close the topic.
But unlocking a topic is something that would be nice for section mods too. Am I right?
Marly wrote:
Section mods don’t need power to ban. I have been a section mod for a while, but I didn’t have any problems regarding lack of this power to ban someone from a section. The problem just comes from guests, and they just change their IP around, so nothing we can do about it there. And besides, it’s not like the section mods are exactly the most reliable people ever.
The guest problem was what I was getting at.
Having power to ban IP addresses is definitely overpowered. Especially for a section mod. I don’t think even the Administrators have the power to do that. We’re fine as we are. It’s not like this happens every day or something. If there’s a problem, just close the topic.
But unlocking a topic is something that would be nice for section mods too. Am I right?
I never saw a need to unlock topics. But I suppose nothing bad can come out of it.
Thanks Tyreaus Dreacon
