Posted by Lou Pilder on December 6, 2004, at 13:41:59
In reply to Re: a more democratic structure? » Dr. Bob, posted by Fallen4MyT on December 6, 2004, at 13:20:50
The implimentation of a report button to alert the moderator of a questionable post , is a good idea. It would be easy and effitiant.
Regardless of how a post is alerted to the moderator, I am suggesting that the moderator , then, put one of two symbols after any post is alerted. One symbol would indicate that the post has been alerted to the moderator, but no action will be taken by the moderator. The other could be a symbol that indicates that the post is not acceptable in regards to the guidlines of the forum.
I suggest a small icon of an unusual looking question mark enclosed by brackets such as (?) after the post. That would mean that the moderator did see the request and has approved the post under question by another poster.
The other symbol could be for a post that is not acceptable under the guidlines of the forum. I suggest the following symbol to be used. It is a K with a "not" enclosed by brackets. It could look like this: {~K}.
I think that if the {~K} is described in the FAQ as being a post that could have been determined as unacceptable but the poster left the forum or it is unnecessary to comment on it, that could clear up the matter of posts left without comment that could be considered by some as unacceptable.
Lou
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