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#63216 22-Jun-2010 20:12

Hello folks

Something many of you asked over the weeks (ok, years) is coming soon: we will allow users to Report Posts. Every post (topic or reply) will have a REPORT button. You can click that and the post will be put in a queue for moderators to check it. At the same time all moderators will receive an email notification of something new in the queue.

You will know which posts you reported, but other users won't see which posts have been reported by someone else.

We will update the FUG to add words regarding misuse of this new feature as well.

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#344285 22-Jun-2010 20:26

umm. So will users also be able to write a description stating what is wrong with the thread/post or it's just going to be a report button with no description box for users to write in?

Do whatever you want to do man.

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#344286 22-Jun-2010 20:27

Users will be taken to a new page where there's a BIG text area to enter details about the report.

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#344311 22-Jun-2010 21:16

freitasm: Something many of you asked over the weeks (ok, years) is coming soon: we will allow users to Report Posts. Every post (topic or reply) will have a REPORT button. You can click that and the post will be put in a queue for moderators to check it. At the same time all moderators will receive an email notification of something new in the queue.

The mods will also send round the heavies to the offenders place to sort them out.

I see many visits to johnr's place.

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#344313 22-Jun-2010 21:18

nate:
freitasm: Something many of you asked over the weeks (ok, years) is coming soon: we will allow users to Report Posts. Every post (topic or reply) will have a REPORT button. You can click that and the post will be put in a queue for moderators to check it. At the same time all moderators will receive an email notification of something new in the queue.

The mods will also send round the heavies to the offenders place to sort them out.

I see many visits to johnr's place.

Time to email Google and ask them to remove the house off Google Earth

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#344344 22-Jun-2010 22:31

Note that this is live now - a "soft" launch. Some tweaks are coming but the main functionality is there now.

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#344523 23-Jun-2010 13:04

Great idea freitasm. The Report button is missing off your and other Moderators Posts - is this a bug? Just kidding!

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#344525 23-Jun-2010 13:10

My thoughts exactly, I wanted to report the OP!

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#344530 23-Jun-2010 13:20

geek4me: Great idea freitasm. The Report button is missing off your and other Moderators Posts - is this a bug? Just kidding!

Oh come on, this has to be a bug. Just to be fair there should be another admin on the site so freitasm has some competition.

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#344547 23-Jun-2010 13:59

michaelmurfy:
geek4me: Great idea freitasm. The Report button is missing off your and other Moderators Posts - is this a bug? Just kidding!

Oh come on, this has to be a bug. Just to be fair there should be another admin on the site so freitasm has some competition.

Come on, what part of 'Alpha' did you miss under my name? ;)

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#344551 23-Jun-2010 14:14

freitasm: Come on, what part of 'Alpha' did you miss under my name? ;)

To be fully in charge shouldn't it be 'Alpha and Omega Geek' that has even more of a ring of Authority to it - the first and the last.

I see I can't take exception to something I said in an earlier post either as we can't report ourselves. I'll just have to accept that anything I say must be okay.

BTW Keep up the great work. Geekzone is one of my favourite web sites. I always check Geekzone when I buy something new to see what others have said about it.

Meanwhile I'll try not to Report anyone.

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#344581 23-Jun-2010 15:59

geek4me: To be fully in charge shouldn't it be 'Alpha and Omega Geek' that has even more of a ring of Authority to it - the first and the last.

Alpha: "In social animals, the alpha is the individual in the community with the highest rank."

Alpha and Omega: "comes from the phrase "I am the alpha and the omega" (Koiné Greek: τὸ Α καὶ τὸ Ω), an appellation of Jesus^[1] in the Book of Revelation (verses 1:8, 21:6, and 22:13)."

So I decided to go with the ethology instead of religious meaning of the word...

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#344582 23-Jun-2010 16:00

michaelmurfy:
geek4me: Great idea freitasm. The Report button is missing off your and other Moderators Posts - is this a bug? Just kidding!

Oh come on, this has to be a bug. Just to be fair there should be another admin on the site so freitasm has some competition.

Damn, how did I miss this? I should have a fake report button there...

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#344593 23-Jun-2010 16:10

Must....click.........not.......working.......

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#344605 23-Jun-2010 16:43

freitasm: Alpha and Omega: "comes from the phrase "I am the alpha and the omega" (Koiné Greek: τὸ Α καὶ τὸ Ω), an appellation of Jesus [1] in the Book of Revelation (verses 1:8, 21:6, and 22:13).

Perhaps the first use of Scripture on Geekzone? Che, from his picture will be pleased. Can't understand his Image and post - Must....click.........not.......working....... Oh, I get it, he has added a Report button!

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#344621 23-Jun-2010 17:45

Che:
Must....click.........not.......working.......

Here we go, here's one that actually works for that post:

Erm, did I just find a way to report the Alpha Geek? :P
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