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Subject: Possible new feature for the reporting system?

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I've read many threads over time and have noticed many members feel like the reporting system simply does not work. They don't get any feedback for reporting a post and do not know if it really mattered in the first place. You click "Report Post", then "OK". That's it.

Here is my suggestion. To give members a better sense of duty with reporting posts, I suggest adding a little comment box to describe the situation of what happened in the thread. With this system, a user clicks "Report Post", types in a few sentences describing what the culprit did, and submits it. A forum ninja or administrator can then read the post and become aware of what happened without having to read through the entire thread.

I know that Achronos has stated multiple times that the forum system is very dated, so I'm not sure if this could actually be implemented. I just wanted to state my idea, so it could possibly be put into use after the forum goes into a giant facelift. I feel that this would help ninjas do their job better and give members a sense of meaning by reporting posts in the first place.

TL;DR version - The reporting system should have a comment box where users can describe the situation to give them a sense of duty and to also help out the ninjas.

MEGA TL;DR version - Reporting system needs comment box.

What are your thoughts?

  • 08.10.2011 2:20 PM PDT

This sounds like it could work, but i doubt many people will take the time to right a few sentences.

you know how lazy some people are

  • 08.10.2011 2:22 PM PDT

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Posted by: Mobatron 65
This sounds like it could work, but i doubt many people will take the time to right a few sentences.

you know how lazy some people are


Of course, it would be completely optional. It could be used for people who want to feel like they actually did something to help the community.

  • 08.10.2011 2:23 PM PDT
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Couldn't hurt to add it but that can be said for a lot of features.

  • 08.10.2011 2:24 PM PDT

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I use the report button, I get enough feedback when I see the post deleted or the member banned. Personally, I wouldn't fill out the report comment box if the post is obviously breaking the forum rules.

  • 08.10.2011 2:25 PM PDT

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If i were a Ninja, I wouldn't bother to read the descriptions.

  • 08.10.2011 2:26 PM PDT

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Sounds like a good idea.

  • 08.10.2011 2:26 PM PDT

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Posted by: SonOfTheShire
If i were a Ninja, I wouldn't bother to read the descriptions.
This is why you aren't.

  • 08.10.2011 2:27 PM PDT

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Posted by: Halo biggest fan
I use the report button, I get enough feedback when I see the post deleted or the member banned. Personally, I wouldn't fill out the report comment box if the post is obviously breaking the forum rules.


Well, like I said, comments would be optional. Some users don't look back at a thread after reporting a post, so they never knew if it went to use or not.

  • 08.10.2011 2:27 PM PDT


Posted by: DTA MoonDawg
Posted by: Mobatron 65
This sounds like it could work, but i doubt many people will take the time to right a few sentences.

you know how lazy some people are


Of course, it would be completely optional. It could be used for people who want to feel like they actually did something to help the community.


And I completely agree with you, (I started a sentence with "and"!) If in the next b.net update that feature is put in, I know I would use other than a simple "Report".

But I think most people wouldn't take the time to right out what it was that violated the CoC, so maybe if there was something like a drop down bar that had a list of violations, such as posting links to shock sites or spam.

  • 08.10.2011 2:28 PM PDT

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Posted by: squeak52
Posted by: SonOfTheShire
If i were a Ninja, I wouldn't bother to read the descriptions.
This is why you aren't.

Why would any of the Ninjas bother to read the descriptions when they still have to read the offending post?

  • 08.10.2011 2:31 PM PDT

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Posted by: SonOfTheShire
Posted by: squeak52
Posted by: SonOfTheShire
If i were a Ninja, I wouldn't bother to read the descriptions.
This is why you aren't.

Why would any of the Ninjas bother to read the descriptions when they still have to read the offending post?


If the thread is several pages long, and the offending post is about the subject, comments could be used to give the ninjas a run down of how and why the comment came to be.

  • 08.10.2011 2:33 PM PDT

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Posted by: DTA MoonDawg
Here is my suggestion. To give members a better sense of duty with reporting posts, I suggest adding a little comment box to describe the situation of what happened in the thread. With this system, a user clicks "Report Post", types in a few sentences describing what the culprit did, and submits it. A forum ninja or administrator can then read the post and become aware of what happened without having to read through the entire thread.

The problem with this is that it would consume even more of forum ninjas' time, which they would probably rather spend doing other things. It must already take a fair amount of time to go through all the reports for posts, lock threads, ban users etc. so having to read a description of each post would take even more time.

I also do not see this significantly helping. If the thread needs locking, the ninja will still have to look at the OP, or at each of the numerous reports of spam in the thread. Either way the ninja would still have to look at each post, to see if it is in fact inappropriate/spam, before locking the thread. If it is simply reporting one post, the ninja would still have to read that single post, before issuing bans etc..

I cannot see how adding in a description would give assist in moderating or in giving a sense of duty. Possibly if there was some form of notification telling you when action had been taken, because of your report, that would give a sense of duty. However, simply putting in small details of a post (which the ninja will have to read anyway) does not sound as if it would help.

[Edited on 08.10.2011 2:53 PM PDT]

  • 08.10.2011 2:52 PM PDT

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I've always been of the opinion that if a forum ninja can't figure out on their own why a post has been reported, there's a problem. Most people are too lazy to use the two-step report button system as it is, this would only discourage more people from using it and would most likely just slow down things for the ninjas.I would much rather see a feature that somehow rewards frequent reporters to keep them encouraged to continue reporting.

One such feature that I've always found interesting is the "whistle system". Users who frequently report accurately would get a "louder whistle" as a reward, being able to carry slightly more weight with their report than the average user. On the other hand, users who abuse the report button would receive a "quieter whistle" as a punishment in which their reports wouldn't carry as much weight as the average user.

I've seen this feature work well on smaller sites where the moderators would be in charge of determining the accuracy of each report, but I think that if it were to be implemented on a site of this scale it would have to be automatically handled at least to a degree. Perhaps it could be done in a way linked to violations resolved through the report queue, just some speculation. Either way, I'm sure Achronos has something up his sleeve.

  • 08.12.2011 2:14 AM PDT
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Posted by: JBSpudster
I've always been of the opinion that if a forum ninja can't figure out on their own why a post has been reported, there's a problem. Most people are too lazy to use the two-step report button system as it is, this would only discourage more people from using it and would most likely just slow down things for the ninjas.I would much rather see a feature that somehow rewards frequent reporters to keep them encouraged to continue reporting.


This, basically.

  • 08.12.2011 2:34 AM PDT

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I agree, report and move on really isn't cutting it anymore.

Also I've never seen a tl;dr with a tl;dr

  • 08.12.2011 2:47 AM PDT