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Post by ShivaTD on Aug 9, 2013 15:14:07 GMT
Having all been members of "other" forums one of the things I would ask be considered is the public disclosure of adminstrative (moderator) actions. In short if a member violates the Forum Rules and actions must be taken against them would it be a good idea to have a thread, perhaps in this forum, that lists the member and the remedial action? For Example: Basically I'm taking this from the fact that this has always been considered "secret information" and yet in our judical systems it's always public information. It doesn't need to contain all of the details although more information could be provided if deemed necessary. My personal opinion is that I don't like "secret courts" where decisions are made and actions taken without the "public" being aware of it. If there is an "appeal" (and there should always be a right of appeal) then that could also be noted by the adminstrator (moderator) in charge.
I'm not sure that I even agree with this idea but it is something that I believe our Grand Poo-Bah should think about and possibly respond to. I address the question here but perhaps it could also be addressed between the members as we're still small.
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Post by Admin on Aug 9, 2013 21:49:23 GMT
I don't really like the idea of making individual actions public at first thought, because it could end up with a very, very long list, or alot of 'why wasn't this addressed?' question when it has been addressed in some way by PM or whatever (or when a subsequent violation was addressed, so that one was just deleted - obviously the intention of moderation is to encourage people to improve future behaviour, so it's pointless going back through every past violation after something has been addressed).
One option here, though, is to make the 'Warning Level' percentage visible publicly. That wouldn't cause the issues with individual actions having to be listed or explained, but would 'name and shame' regular offenders and let people see who is getting themselves in to trouble. I can still see some 'why hasn't so and so had his level increased/reduced?' kind of stuff, though.
Since you've brought it up, I'll add the question to the 'any thoughts' thread about warnings in the Announcements section, so that others can comment on what they think.
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