Crappy Moderation?


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So, Here's a little test and a thread for other members to post about how poor the moderation is here at Neowin. The basic test is that this thread should likely be closed as soon as I post it. I will compare that to the time which the mods don't edit posts after them being reported. Yesterday I reported a post for linking to objects that against the rules here. Here's it is, a full day after the fact, 2 reports later (3 total) and its still there! Sounds like Neowin might need some mods who understand what their task is. And before you say its only one time, not even close to being true. This basically happens 1-2 time a week. If the mods don't understand their point, maybe they should no longer be mods. :rolleyes:

Now, since the mods don't even follow the rules that are set, why should the members here? :no:

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If you have an issue with the moderation, take it up with the moderators or the admins. No need to start a thread to figure out how fast you're going to close a thread. Come on, as if you don't have anything better to do with your time.

The moderation of this board is fantastic IMO, if you have an issue talk to them about it. Stop wasting the rest of the communities time with these types of threads.

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Its only wasting your time if you take the time to read it. :rolleyes:

At any given time when i am here their are at least 2 mods on the board, in a full day, and 3 reports they can not edit a post, something is wrong.

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I don't see anything wrong with the moderation - I see a lot of things wrong with members. Namely people like you. Although I do agree there might be something wrong with the Report feature.

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Or that the mods just don't care, you know they are getting the reports, they would rather just not do anything about it. That's bad moderation. :whistle: For someone tagged with NeowinMod on their name they should do their job or go back to being a normal member.

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WHT? What a wasteful and lame post, dude. I think the Mods here are GREAT compared to mods on many other sites. They are not perfect, but they are a LOT more tolerant and the site has an APPEAL AVENUE! Some sites BAN you for contacting another mod or anyone else about concerns. This site is so much better. Maybe not all the mods are as fantastic as others, but on balance, this places is much better run than most sites, and I really appreciate that it is here and that the mods try to do a good job, even if I don't agree with everything they do.

Posts like yours really serve no purpose except to flame, and I think that blows. (N)

Viva La NeoWin! :)

BTW, I have hardly reported posts - maybe like a total of 2 or 3 (for personal attacks or racial stuff I think) but I have not gotten a reply from a MOD or anything. So on that particular point, I may not be well versed.

But I think that general moderating and responding to reports are two different things.

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Wow... I love posts like this.

Not all mods get reported posts. I only get reported posts for the Reviews forum.

Reported posts are sent to e-mail.. and I only check my e-mail once if that a day.

If the report post doesn't work... PM a mod thats online... trust me. They will take care of it.

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Wow... I love posts like this.

Not all mods get reported posts. I only get reported posts for the Reviews forum.

Reported posts are sent to e-mail.. and I only check my e-mail once if that a day.

If the report post doesn't work... PM a mod thats online... trust me. They will take care of it.

I am glad you posted. I think maybe checking it every 30 min or so while online (just the email account tied to your mod job) would be prudent. Perhaps a little faster action on some things would help squash threads like this. I think the REPORT button is much more convenient, as it should hopefully include the link directly to the post in question. Perhaps if the REPORT feature both emailed you and PM'd you, that would be even better?

Just a thought or two (respectfully presented I hope).

Thanks. :)

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Wow... I love posts like this.

Not all mods get reported posts. I only get reported posts for the Reviews forum.

Reported posts are sent to e-mail.. and I only check my e-mail once if that a day.

If the report post doesn't work... PM a mod thats online... trust me. They will take care of it.

OMG teh M0d has entered teh forum!!!!!

Are you happy now? Such a stupid thread.

Thanks for clearing up how the reports are sent out though Shockz, a lot of members don't know this I'm sure. (Y)

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I am glad you posted.  I think maybe checking it every 30 min or so while online (just the email account tied to your mod job) would be prudent.  Perhaps a little faster action on some things would help squash threads like this. 

Just a thought (respectfully presented I hope). 

Thanks. :)

True. I should check it more often... but I do have other thing in my life besides neowin. It does get very busy in my day and I can't be online all the time.

But since I have a lower forum (not as active).. I only get about one or two reports a week. So it's easy to forget.

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True. I should check it more often.

But since I have a lower forum (not as active).. I only get about one or two reports a week.

I guess I was just trying to generalize, really, not taking into account each specific moderators situation. Hope my point came accross though. Not trying to complain really, just offer a possible helpful bit of text. :)

Keep up the good work, please. (Y)

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Its only wasting your time if you take the time to read it.  :rolleyes:

OMGWTFBBQ! :angry:

You wasted my time while I could have recieved a report from a member because I read your damn post :rolleyes:

In essence = Let us staff get on with modding, ok?

Radish?

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In essence = You (mods in general) really have to do it, instead of just taking the title  :rolleyes:

Why don't you just go away and stop talking or something, ok? :alien:

If you don't like it here, why stay at a place where you are not happy?

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In essence = You (mods in general) really have to do it, instead of just taking the title  :rolleyes:

I've earnt my status here, and modding 11 forums which I take care of is hard but I get the job done and so do the others.

But like Shockz said, we all have lives outside Neowin so things sometimes slip through.

Also since this is your personal issue with us staff, why not take it directly to the Admins? - since they can sort it out quickly.

Radish?

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these people have their own lives to live too. they cannot always babysit every post made on this board as there are far to many. i for one think that the mod team here is top notch! :)

Also... as shockz pointed out.. only the mods a certain forum get the report msg. (which to me doesnt seem to be the best idea.) they cannot answer to something they have not received. overall i think its taken care of pretty quick, considering the amount of reports they must receive.

*Report System* Maybe this could be changed after 2.0 its finally installed. instead of only certain mods getting the report, it could be listed in the modcp... wouldnt that work out better? :|

my 2 cents.

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Wave' date='Aug 26 2004, 17:56'] If you have an issue with the moderation, take it up with the moderators or the admins. No need to start a thread to figure out how fast you're going to close a thread. Come on, as if you don't have anything better to do with your time.

The moderation of this board is fantastic IMO, if you have an issue talk to them about it. Stop wasting the rest of the communities time with these types of threads.

Exactly.

Perhaps the mods of that section either:

1. Are away on vacation.

2. Don't deem it a violation of the rules.

Either way,PM an active mod if you feel they are gross violations of rules.

This is not a place to bash Mods, as we have:

Neowin requires that members respect the decision of moderators. Threads and posts questioning the actions or decisions of forum moderations will be deleted on sight, and the appropriate action taken (up to and including forum bans) against the thread starter and/or participants. However, as a member you reserve the right to PM any moderator or administrator regarding action taken at Neowin.

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