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Moderation Roundtable

posted by NCommander on Wednesday May 20 2015, @10:00AM   Printer-friendly
from the community-pulse-check dept.
After my last SN post the topic of moderation was brought up. Since its been quite awhile since we last openly discussed the state of moderation, I want to give the community a venue to discuss their feelings on it, and if the system needs further refinement. As a reminder, here's a review for how the system is currently setup:
  • 5 mod points are handed out to at 00:10 UTC to users with positive karma
  • ACs start at +0, users with karma less than 40 post at +1, users above that can post at +2
  • You need 10 karma to mark some spam or troll
  • Under normal circumstances, the staff do *not* have unlimited mod points, but can (and have) banned abusers of the moderation system

Please also review our SoylentNews Moderation Guidelines.

As always, we are willing to make changes to the system, but please post examples *with* links to any cases of suspected mod abuse. It's a lot easier to justify changing the system when evidence is in black and white. I also recommend that users make serious proposals on changes we can make. I'm not going to color the discussion with my own opinions, but as always, I will respond inline with comments when this goes live, and post a follow up article a few days after this one

 
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  • (Score: 2) by janrinok on Wednesday May 20 2015, @12:54PM

    by janrinok (52) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday May 20 2015, @12:54PM (#185434) Journal

    For trolling to be sometimes considered a 'good thing' means defining what you mean by trolling.

    If someone says something that is counter to everyone else's viewpoint but is worth further consideration - then it is surely 'Interesting'. If they have identified something that others have missed, then perhaps it could be thought of as being 'Insightful'. If they have made a point that has clarified the topic under discussion, then perhaps it is 'Informative'.

    Trolling remains, in my view, a negative moderation. There are plenty of existing moderations that cover the example that you used and which you described as 'intellectually really appealing troll posts'. I don't want to see troll posts - but if you give them a +1 how do I get rid of them?

    Starting Score:    1  point
    Karma-Bonus Modifier   +1  
    Total Score:   2  

  • (Score: 2) by t-3 on Wednesday May 20 2015, @03:52PM

    by t-3 (4907) on Wednesday May 20 2015, @03:52PM (#185548)

    Isn't there an option to hide posts moderated as whatever in the user settings?

    • (Score: 2) by janrinok on Wednesday May 20 2015, @05:44PM

      by janrinok (52) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday May 20 2015, @05:44PM (#185610) Journal
      I can already filter on moderation level - but I cannot see any benefit by having a Troll+1 mod. If the post is worth something, mod it appropriately as Interesting, Informative or whatever. It works now - why change it? We are simply tinkering with what we have. I believe in the old adage: 'if it ain't broke - don't fix it!'.