We're looking to put together some more detailed rules on what should and should not be submitted to the instance. Things such as, but not exclusively:
- What types of message you would always like to see removed on sight
- Whether there are any types of message which should be left up (borderline, with strong corrections from the community)
- Where the line is drawn on political views (and how gray areas should be treated)
I'll make no bones: Moderating uk/ukpol has been a learning experience for me.
I've learned that there often isn't much difference between "leaving a comment up because the community has done an excellent job highlighting flaws" and "I should have removed this hours ago, the community shouldn't have to do this".
As there isn't a way to mod-tag a post, inaction on negative posts can reflect badly on the instance as a whole.
Having some clear guidelines/rules will hopefully simplify things.
And more admins should mean that if a report isn't looked at, someone can review it as an escalation.
I've also enabled the slur filters. And we'll be listening to see if anything needs adding/removing (the template had swearing blocked :| )
So...Answers on a postcard, I guess!
Regarding word bans, I'm trying to find out if the filter blocks the comments, or just puts a mod review in.
In fact, I'll test it in here. banana is now on the list, lets see what happens.
Edit: Odd, nothing happened. Much to think about.
We should definitely ban your “gray” spelling.
I blame Firefox defaulting me to star spangled English when it updates. The number of Zs I've had to spot makes me sad.
Banana. banana
Just thought I'd also test in case you have some sort of mod immunity to filters?
Time to wash your mouth out with soap!
Yea, I think it's not working. No worries, thanks for the assist!