[wp-forums] The "moderator" hat

[Chip Bennett]

I think a per-thread "This affects me too" toggle (sort of like
"favoriting" or "starring" a Plugin or Theme)  would put an end to the "me
too" replies, and would have the added benefit of providing a measure of
weight of a given, reported problem.


On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 2:04 PM, andrew nevins <andrew.nevins.misc at gmail.com
> wrote:

> Can I ask, what happens when people don't create their own threads? Do you
> let the OP know that it is fine if he/she can start a new thread? I think
> what we are trying to do in the majority of cases is to keep threads on the
> no-replies list, and by telling people that you do have to sacrifice the
> thread you're in to save other threads.
>
> It's not always clear when should moderators not moderate, and I know there
> are not clear-cut guidelines for this, but I would definitely benefit from
> being told what's not okay and when (before it gets to this stage on the
> mailing list).
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 6:45 PM, Otto <otto at ottodestruct.com> wrote:
>
> > Also, while we're having this conversation, can we lighten up on the
> whole
> > "Please start your own thread" thing?
> >
> > Okay, yes, they should start a new thread. But seeing that exact same
> stock
> > reply 8 times in the same thread isn't helping anybody.
> >
> > Let it go. Just ignore them and focus on providing help to the original
> > poster. Eventually, the person butting into your thread will either go
> away
> > and start their own, or shut up, or maybe even help out. It's fine.
> Ignore
> > it.
> >
> > It's also not a great intro to the forums for somebody to make their
> first
> > post and invariably get told that they asked the question in the wrong
> > manner. They'll figure it out, we don't need to stock-reply everybody to
> > death.
> >
> > As moderators, let's focus on cutting out the spam and keeping
> > general order, and helping as many people as possible. These are
> > support forums, if you're making a post that isn't somehow providing
> > support, you probably should not be making it.
> >
> > -Otto
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