Quote: Originally posted by Wil Let me get this right... whenever a post is moved to the purg, we should attach a reply to the post stating the reason for the move. This is standard procedure, and must be done with every post moved to the purg, right?
I imagine so, but it seems kind of redundant if the post being moved is blatant spam. If it's a duplicate post or something, then it ought to be replied to AND then closed as a duplicate post often looks innocent without knowing why it was moved.
Let me get this right... whenever a post is moved to the purg, we should attach a reply to the post stating the reason for the move. This is standard procedure, and must be done with every post moved to the purg, right?
- wil
Mark Hensler posted this at 04:17 — 14th February 2002.
Quote: Originally posted by Suzanne I just moved the one from scripting to jobs&barter -- I think the other one in J&B can just be moved to purg (the one where Gurudev says he replied to the other post).
Now, that said, which mods should I pm?
S
I don't think that you need to PM any mods. I would just hit the replyto on the spam, give the reason for and then shoot it over to purgatory. That way your PMailbox won't fill up but there will be an audit trail in case the move is questioned.
Mark Irving I have a mind like a steel trap; it is rusty and illegal in 47 states
I just moved the one from scripting to jobs&barter -- I think the other one in J&B can just be moved to purg (the one where Gurudev says he replied to the other post).
Now, that said, which mods should I pm?
S
Mark Hensler posted this at 19:44 — 13th February 2002.
Quote: Originally posted by The Webmistress The option to merge threads seems to have gone now. Can we have it back??
We think alike. I saw that thread in the critique area for Stanwoodbottles. I thought I would show Disaster-Master how to merge it into a thread, since she closed it but alas, the merge option was gone.
Mark Irving I have a mind like a steel trap; it is rusty and illegal in 47 states
The Webmistress posted this at 17:14 — 13th February 2002.
I just moved one over the hel.., er purgatory. It is probably not a bad idea, if it is not one of the forums that you moderate that you post a reply stating the reason for the move or just to let the mod know that you moved it.
Who knows maybe we could have a contest among us moderators now to see who moves the most spam into purgatory.
Mark Irving I have a mind like a steel trap; it is rusty and illegal in 47 states
Mark Hensler posted this at 07:30 — 13th February 2002.
According to the manual, making a user a Super Moderator gives the user permissions to move/edit/copy/delete any post in any forum... That is the only additional power that is given by making someone a super mod opposed to a regular mod... This looks like the option that is being requested.
I have heard your requests and I don't see a problem so I have made all users super moderators so you should now have the priviledges that you are requesting. One note that really isn't too important: I have removed the ability to delete an entire thread as it's not needed. I have even deleted a thread on accident in the past. All threads that need deleted should be moved to the purgatory (I can't even delete a thread without making some PHP code edits again). You can still delete individual posts but the delete thread option was removed to prevent someone from deleting an entire thread without thinking about what they are doing.
I feel that I have a very trustworthy bunch of moderators here and I don't expect to see any abuse in this additional power that has been given to each of you but please don't do something that will make me regret this decision. I made this decision because none of you have done a thing to contradict my feelings in the past and I don't feel that any of you will in the future.
I can't say it enough: I appreciate your help big time!
Chad Simper posted this at 05:33 — 13th February 2002.
OK. But, as a Super Moderator, I would think that Marc would have the ability to move threads from any forum to any forum... That's one "power" I would see him having...
Mark Hensler posted this at 05:29 — 13th February 2002.
You can move threads from forums which you moderate to any other forums. But you cannot move threads from forums you do not moderate, which is what they are discussing.
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Chad Simper posted this at 05:16 — 13th February 2002.
As a super moderator, aren't you allowed to move any thread to any forum? Or am I missing something? Looking in the control panel, I really don't see a definitive "Allow Moderators to move all threads" option or anything close.
And aren't you guys/gals able to move threads from your forum to The Purgatory, which none of you Moderate? There shouldn't be a need to delete threads as we move all threads and unless I am missing something (which is possible this late at night), you should already be able to move threads in a forum to another forum...
Jack Michaelson posted this at 09:57 — 12th February 2002.
Quote: Originally posted by detox Besides I always feel a bit sheepish about emailing another mod. makes me feel like the mod thinks i am having a go at them for not doing their job....
I agree, know what you mean. It would feel weird as a moderator having to get another moderator to take care of spam. Glad you all agree. *Awaits Chad*
The Webmistress posted this at 13:43 — 9th February 2002.
I agree with detox, I often sit looking at a posting/thread for ages thinking should I report it or not and then thinking I expect everyone else has reported it and that the mod responsible will just get fed up of being told..............
Julia - if life was meant to be easy Michael Angelo would have painted the floor....
Quote: Just because occasionally the mod or Mark/Chad aren't around and spam sits in the forum
I think that is the best reason to do this. I would definitely agree. Besides I always feel a bit sheepish about emailing another mod. makes me feel like the mod thinks i am having a go at them for not doing their job....
mairving posted this at 23:17 — 8th February 2002.
I was actually thinking of asking the same question
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mjames posted this at 12:33 — 16th February 2002.
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I imagine so, but it seems kind of redundant if the post being moved is blatant spam. If it's a duplicate post or something, then it ought to be replied to AND then closed as a duplicate post often looks innocent without knowing why it was moved.
Wil posted this at 10:14 — 15th February 2002.
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Let me get this right... whenever a post is moved to the purg, we should attach a reply to the post stating the reason for the move. This is standard procedure, and must be done with every post moved to the purg, right?
- wil
Mark Hensler posted this at 04:17 — 14th February 2002.
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Yes. The posts from the two threads are arrange chronologically.
disaster-master posted this at 03:06 — 14th February 2002.
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So that means if someone starts a new thread relating to one they have already started, it can be merged instead of locked or closed?
Chad Simper posted this at 02:56 — 14th February 2002.
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Merge is back
mairving posted this at 21:44 — 13th February 2002.
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I don't think that you need to PM any mods. I would just hit the replyto on the spam, give the reason for and then shoot it over to purgatory. That way your PMailbox won't fill up but there will be an audit trail in case the move is questioned.
Mark Irving
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Jaiem posted this at 21:26 — 13th February 2002.
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I'm in favor of it.
I'm also a mod on another webmaster site and in all except for the admin/moderator's forum I can edit/move/copy/delete any message.
Helps cut back on the spam and self-promos a lot.
Suzanne posted this at 21:07 — 13th February 2002.
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I just moved the one from scripting to jobs&barter -- I think the other one in J&B can just be moved to purg (the one where Gurudev says he replied to the other post).
Now, that said, which mods should I pm?
Mark Hensler posted this at 19:44 — 13th February 2002.
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ya... somewhere to put a reminder..
mairving posted this at 19:43 — 13th February 2002.
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Kind of hard to do if there is no merge option.
Mark Irving
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Mark Hensler posted this at 19:28 — 13th February 2002.
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This thread:
http://webmaster-forums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=17374
should be merged into this one:
http://webmaster-forums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=17370
(so there is one thread in Job & Barter)
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The Webmistress posted this at 18:53 — 13th February 2002.
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"We think alike" - is that a good or bad thing??!!
DM did ask me if what she did was right and I said yes as this option wasn't available!
mairving posted this at 18:32 — 13th February 2002.
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We think alike. I saw that thread in the critique area for Stanwoodbottles. I thought I would show Disaster-Master how to merge it into a thread, since she closed it but alas, the merge option was gone.
Mark Irving
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The Webmistress posted this at 17:14 — 13th February 2002.
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The option to merge threads seems to have gone now. Can we have it back??
mairving posted this at 14:57 — 13th February 2002.
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It was spam for sure but I know that the rules of posts in the Job/Barter forum are a little more lax than the other forums.
Jack Michaelson posted this at 14:30 — 13th February 2002.
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ok
btw. I saw that you also moved that post.
Your reason was 'double post', mine was 'spam'.
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mairving posted this at 14:03 — 13th February 2002.
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I just moved one over the hel.., er purgatory. It is probably not a bad idea, if it is not one of the forums that you moderate that you post a reply stating the reason for the move or just to let the mod know that you moved it.
Who knows maybe we could have a contest among us moderators now to see who moves the most spam into purgatory.
Mark Irving
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Mark Hensler posted this at 07:30 — 13th February 2002.
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My name isn't Sherly.
You weren't the only one.
I probably get as much spam as relevant email. (though, it differs)
I always enjoy a challenge.
Suzanne posted this at 06:58 — 13th February 2002.
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Surely it wasn't only me! lol!
If you get bored of not having email, I'm sure I could find some more php questions. heh.
Mark Hensler posted this at 06:46 — 13th February 2002.
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*anticipates the lack of spam reporting emails* j/k
Suzanne posted this at 06:40 — 13th February 2002.
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Thank you, Chad!
I still think Mark is a Super Moderator, ha ha.
Seriously, I think this will helps us ditch spam posts when we see them rather than when a mod is available for that forum or Mark is online.
Chad Simper posted this at 06:24 — 13th February 2002.
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According to the manual, making a user a Super Moderator gives the user permissions to move/edit/copy/delete any post in any forum... That is the only additional power that is given by making someone a super mod opposed to a regular mod... This looks like the option that is being requested.
I have heard your requests and I don't see a problem so I have made all users super moderators so you should now have the priviledges that you are requesting. One note that really isn't too important: I have removed the ability to delete an entire thread as it's not needed. I have even deleted a thread on accident in the past. All threads that need deleted should be moved to the purgatory (I can't even delete a thread without making some PHP code edits again). You can still delete individual posts but the delete thread option was removed to prevent someone from deleting an entire thread without thinking about what they are doing.
I feel that I have a very trustworthy bunch of moderators here and I don't expect to see any abuse in this additional power that has been given to each of you but please don't do something that will make me regret this decision. I made this decision because none of you have done a thing to contradict my feelings in the past and I don't feel that any of you will in the future.
I can't say it enough: I appreciate your help big time!
Chad Simper posted this at 05:33 — 13th February 2002.
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OK. But, as a Super Moderator, I would think that Marc would have the ability to move threads from any forum to any forum... That's one "power" I would see him having...
Mark Hensler posted this at 05:29 — 13th February 2002.
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You can move threads from forums which you moderate to any other forums. But you cannot move threads from forums you do not moderate, which is what they are discussing.
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Chad Simper posted this at 05:16 — 13th February 2002.
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Marc,
As a super moderator, aren't you allowed to move any thread to any forum? Or am I missing something? Looking in the control panel, I really don't see a definitive "Allow Moderators to move all threads" option or anything close.
And aren't you guys/gals able to move threads from your forum to The Purgatory, which none of you Moderate? There shouldn't be a need to delete threads as we move all threads and unless I am missing something (which is possible this late at night), you should already be able to move threads in a forum to another forum...
Jack Michaelson posted this at 09:57 — 12th February 2002.
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Also voted yes. *Also awaites Chad*
mjames posted this at 16:31 — 9th February 2002.
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I agree, know what you mean. It would feel weird as a moderator having to get another moderator to take care of spam. Glad you all agree. *Awaits Chad*
The Webmistress posted this at 13:43 — 9th February 2002.
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I agree with detox, I often sit looking at a posting/thread for ages thinking should I report it or not and then thinking I expect everyone else has reported it and that the mod responsible will just get fed up of being told..............
Julia - if life was meant to be easy Michael Angelo would have painted the floor....
detox posted this at 13:38 — 9th February 2002.
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I think that is the best reason to do this. I would definitely agree. Besides I always feel a bit sheepish about emailing another mod. makes me feel like the mod thinks i am having a go at them for not doing their job....
mairving posted this at 23:17 — 8th February 2002.
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As was I. Just because occasionally the mod or Mark/Chad aren't around and spam sits in the forum.
Mark Irving
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Mark Hensler posted this at 23:09 — 8th February 2002.
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I'll leave this for Chad to decide.
Suzanne posted this at 22:50 — 8th February 2002.
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Me, fourth. I think that would be great. I imagine that all the other moderators are entirely fed up with me reporting spam.
Hah.
Brian Farkas posted this at 22:48 — 8th February 2002.
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Sounds like a good idea to me - would certainly reduce our having to report posts to the forum moderator
Busy posted this at 22:09 — 8th February 2002.
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I was actually thinking of asking the same question
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