A “Tell A Mod” Section?

[woofgang]

Its just struck me that it might help if there was a specific section for telling mods that there is a spam posting that needs their attention?...or would it get misused?

[Mamyalynne]

It's an idea I admit but whether it would get abused I don't know.

Anyway latest one went sharpish enough.

[Quizproquo]

or would it get misused?

Heavily. I think they get a notification anyway, just depends who's around from what I've seen.
I got ticked off once. Oops!

[bhg481]

Wouldn't that be just the same as "Report"ing them? There's a spam option there.

[bibblebub]

doesn't the Report option on every posting achieve exactly that? or does only Mr Ed get to see them?

[237SJ]

I would imagine that the 'Report' button would suffice?

[Buenchico]

It would be easiest if all 'reports' were made available to the mods, perhaps with the mods having a box alongside 'latest posts' that indicated that a new report had just been submitted and/or a link that we could click on to see all reports posted within the past few hours. (It can't be that difficult to do; after all, we already see a slightly different screen to everyone else when we click on 'Report' or on a member's profile).

[Jackdaw33]

I was always under the impression that the use of 'Report' went straight to the mods.

[Buenchico]

^^^ Definitely not, JD33. There's no mechanism for it. Only the Ed gets to see reports.

[Quizproquo]

Well that needs fixing.

[naomi24]

//...or would it get misused?//

:o/

[Jackdaw33]

So I suppose the only way round it is to headline 'Mod alert' with a link to the relevant post.

[Quizproquo]

That won't work Jackdaw, it's not anonymous.

[jno]

I'm not sure how it might be misused? I imagine mods would just ignore (or remove) posts that were improper.

[Mamyalynne]

People have done that at times and usually the post has already gone - similar to the one Woofgang commented on and presumably reported before posting this thread.

[jno]

Quizproquo, people do occasionally put posts, usually in the Ed's Blog, saying that someone's spamming. They aren't anonymous, but it doesn't seem to deter people, and rightly so.

[Jackdaw33]

Who is bothered about anonymity? Not me. It's a pseudonym anyway.

[Quizproquo]

Good point. I was thinking of answers and not just spam posts.
I know it can get a bit heated sometimes and I can't help thinking that personal spats would spill over sometimes.
Maybe I'm being a bit unfair, I don't know.

[Jackdaw33]

Actually, I cannot see the point in reporting spam. It is generally harmless and will soon be picked up. Abuse is a different matter.

[Jackdaw33]

Actually, the best spam I read, because I can read Russian, was one where they offered to double the length of my penis. Now be honest, what would I do with 34 inches?

[jomifl]

Do you really need suggestions? or was that too subtle?