[wp-forums] The "moderator" hat

[andrew nevins]

Sounds cool


On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 7:10 PM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net> wrote:

> 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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