Curious: what's the point of the "Report" option if there's no follow-up by Mods??

There is if the point count gets high enough.

Curious: what's the point of the "Report" option if there's no follow-up by Mods??
maybe what you are reporting isn't that serious.

maybe what you are reporting isn't that serious.

reported for trolling.

Curious: what's the point of the "Report" option if there's no follow-up by Mods??
I always try to respond on serious reports and I'm sure moderators as well.

Could you be more specific?

reported for trolling.
reported for motorboating.

maybe what you are reporting isn't that serious.

If it was determined that what I reported wasn't serious enough (however that's determined...) then it would go without saying that I should have been notified of such.

If it was determined that what I reported wasn't serious enough (however that's determined...) then it would go without saying that I should have been notified of such.
none of the reports i've ever made have been notified.

If it was determined that what I reported wasn't serious enough (however that's determined...) then it would go without saying that I should have been notified of such.

I don't think it goes without saying.
Depending on how many reports are received, that could be a hell of a time consuming task to cater to each member's personal issues and what they personally take offense to.

Yes. I think having a report option is silly.

I wonder how many reported me :o

I luV u!

I reported you numerous times.

I report posts so that I know for sure the mods of that particular forum have my email address so we can set up a date and maybe something passionate will follow.

I reported you numerous times.
reported for reporting posts.

i want to report samcdkey for getting on my nerves but i can't.

i want to report samcdkey for getting on my nerves but i can't.

I agree, it would be pointless. The mods have me on ignore.;)

I don't think it goes without saying.
Depending on how many reports are received, that could be a hell of a time consuming task to cater to each member's personal issues and what they personally take offense to.

Fair enough; no doubt it would be a daunting task. But if there is no feedback, there is no point...

I reported you numerous times.

For what? :o

Being extreemly sexy.

:> at least somebody likes me lol

Oh wait a minute, you're not Varda.

I rarely check my e-mail... so I am sorry that I may miss reports. I may need to start checking it more.

Curious: what's the point of the "Report" option if there's no follow-up by Mods??

There would be no point if there was no follow-up. But there is.

All reports are checked by moderators and admins.

If we sent messages saying whether action had been taken, and what the action was, to every person who reported a post, it would multiply our workload by about 10 times, I think.

What happens is that moderators look at the reports, they check the reported post, then they decide what action is appropriate (infraction, edit the post, deletion, move to the Cesspool, do nothing etc. etc.)

If nothing happens following a report, then there are two possible reasons:

(1) no moderator has seen the report yet.
(2) a decision has been made that no action is needed.

There would be no point if there was no follow-up. But there is.
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Then this needs to be made apparent.
Instead of literally contacting each person who makes use of the 'Report' option, why not create a log than can be viewed??


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(2) a decision has been made that no action is needed.


Which should be discussed with the person who made the 'Report'.

Seriously; I don't want to sound like an old fart who's been here for years, but the administration of this site has gone to shit over the past 2 years or so...

glaucon:

Instead of literally contacting each person who makes use of the 'Report' option, why not create a log than can be viewed??

Not a bad idea, but I'm not sure how easy that would be to implement. I suspect it would still create more work for moderators, but then again, moderators could also make use of it.

Seriously; I don't want to sound like an old fart who's been here for years, but the administration of this site has gone to shit over the past 2 years or so...

I completely disagree with you. In fact, I think the adminstration of this site has improved immeasurably since the new owners took over. You may have noticed changes such as the encyclopedia, new subforums, multi-quote capability, additional moderators ... the list goes on.

Curious: what's the point of the "Report" option if there's no follow-up by Mods??

reports are done by email, not PM so i only check them every second day at best. if i find anything wrong with the post in question i will deal with it accordingly, but a lot of the time people reprt posts just because they disagree with them. if someone seems quite passionate about their complaint(but i still dont agree) then i will send them a PM explaining it, but thats often not the case.

be assured that i am taking note of all reports in my subforum, but until plazma starts paying me im not going to spend hours sending a PM to everyone who clicks the report button :p

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You may have noticed changes such as the encyclopedia, new subforums, multi-quote capability, additional moderators ... the list goes on.

I have noticed these changes; all of which I consider to be superfluous, useless, or just pointless.


Perhaps my sentiment has a more sociological source however: those of us who have been here long enough can easily recognize that the 'average character' of the majority of posters here has spiraled into idiocy over the past few years.

It used to be the case that during a discussion, when faced with a contrarion position, one would interact with the disputant, towards some resolution, or where not possible, some sort of agreeable conclusion. Nowadays, we're faced with moronic excuses for 'arguments' (sic), if not outright personal abuse. Sad, sad days...

So, given my musings here, and this is thanks to you James R, I hereby retract my admonishment of the current Mods; clearly, they cannot be held responsible for the intelligence and/or behaviour of the members of the site.

I report posts so that I know for sure the mods of that particular forum have my email address so we can set up a date and maybe something passionate will follow.

only absane every replies to my desires.

only absane every replies to my desires.

(Q) also writes with passion. He is a bit too kinky for my taste. A gimp suit can be fun, but not wearing the same gimp suit continuously for 6 weeks.

(Q) also writes with passion. He is a bit too kinky for my taste. A gimp suite can be fun, but not wearing the same gimp suite continuously for 6 weeks.

maybe ill look him up....absane wont get down with me anymore..

says he doesnt like being punched in the back of the head.

A gimp suite? I take it that's a black leather sofa and matching armchairs.

See also: gimp suit.

/Heil

zotte brit.

Not according to my shrink, my hairy-chested, clog-dancing chum.

PS How did you manage to produce such beautiful children? Are you sure they're yours? Several British early morning TV programmes - the kind that feed on stupid and unsuspecting members of the lower orders - offer DNA testing if you're interested.

Good point. One of them is not mine. I acquired that one by means of marriage. The other one is only half mine.

Hope that answers your questions.

Yes, thankyou, my 'curiosity' is slaked for now. I shall ask more intensely personal questions later.

You may ask how I managed to get such prime genetic XX material to breed with.

You may ask how I managed to get such prime genetic XX material to breed with.

mdmh, im sure.

mdmh, im sure.

what? You are mumbling.

mdma i meant.
sorry.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MDMA

A gimp suite? I take it that's a black leather sofa and matching armchairs.

See also: gimp suit.

/Heil

It could also mean GIMP (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GIMP).

Yes, but that's not interesting. Try to post only things that are interesting.

Don't ask for the impossible.

Trying to do something isn't impossible.

Unless you can't try.

I'm assuming that Athelwulf isn't dead, or in a coma, or a persistent vegetative state. Or otherwise disabled.

Isn't he American?

He is? Why the Canadian flag avatar?

Are Yanks Americans somehow banned from trying?

Are they?

Erm, I asked you?

Zotte dutchman.

Yes, but that's not interesting. Try to post only things that are interesting.

i didnt eat anything at all yesterday.

See Athelwulf? Interesting.

Why not, zotte Belg? Getting fat?

Erm, I asked you?

Zotte dutchman.

you mean: zotte kaaskop.

No, that's just plain rude.

See Athelwulf? Interesting.

Why not, zotte Belg? Getting fat?

mostly i just didnt want to cook.
but yeah, im getting a bit pudgier than i would like.
i wouldnt starve myself though...im just lazy.

Once you are married you will balloon like a proper american.

Once you are married you will balloon like a proper american.

i doubt it..im pretty much a creature of habit.

Then how come you're getting so fat? Idiot.

Then how come you're getting so fat? Idiot.

european food tastes better than american food. thats a fact.

with the exception of meat, of course. hamburgers SUCK here.

with the exception of meat, of course. hamburgers SUCK here.

What have hamburgers got to do with meat?