[miso]

i think that when someone creates a thread i think that they also should be able to control the replies that follows it

Benefits:
- There would be less spam posts
- Less work for staff to filter what users posts

Cons:
- This can be badly used as censorship of some sort, for example, if someone shares a malware, they could remove the warnings from others users
(a good way to prevent this would be to have a user verification system, to prove that this user will not abuse their power on their own thread, adding a form would be a great idea to implement for the verification. (PS: being able to unlock the option to ask for trust verification should be used, this will prevent from users spamming forms, aswell as a delay between form completions). people using it to censor others should get their verification removed)

User Trust Verification does not mean sinister.ly is related to the user's content, the verification status is used to show sinister.ly trust this user enough to let them manage their own threads.

[Drako]

I could see how this would be useful, but there are some drawbacks still. There would be a very small window of people that would actually be capable of moderating their own threads. And those people may not even make threads regularly. And what if said people have to go offline for some reason? Moderators would have to start checking that thread again. So implementing this would take time for Oni, and the actual benefit to users would be slim.

This isn't a bad suggestion. There are pros, and some cons that I mentioned, so I guess this one really just falls on Oni to make the final decision.

[Defeat]

I find there to be a lot of bots on here so I see where you're coming from. It'd be interesting to get staff's take on this since you've listed the very real cons of implementation.

[Jiggly]

In all honesty, this is exactly what the report feature is for. If something needs to be done to clear up bot posts, then by all means, users should report it. I actually rarely see more than 1-2 reports daily, which indicates that staff are easily keeping up with those reports (especially Mothered).

This seems like an extremely complicated way to achieve something, when a simpler method already exists: Report it to staff, and they will fix it. Anything that wouldn't need to be reported to staff, ought to be left alone.

I hope that makes sense?

It's a lovely idea, but the implementation would cause 10x more headaches than it would solve.

[Oni]

This is why our staff team exists. We appreciate reports, since it's not the average member's job to moderate. Unfortunately, this would be largely impractical in the grand scheme of things.

[miso]

i understand what @Oni & @Jiggly mean, it would probably make things more difficult than appreciated or even needed, and i think this us due to the number of peoplr that would benefit compared to what is needed to be made.

making a verification system is hard, and is currently not really required since people can just report posts. Therefore i dont really know what to say, but i would still find it kinda cool maybe in the future to implement it if there are more frequent posters on tbe site.

[Jiggly]

i understand what @Oni & @Jiggly mean, it would probably make things more difficult than appreciated or even needed, and i think this us due to the number of peoplr that would benefit compared to what is needed to be made.

making a verification system is hard, and is currently not really required since people can just report posts. Therefore i dont really know what to say, but i would still find it kinda cool maybe in the future to implement it if there are more frequent posters on tbe site.

I think any suggestion is a worthwhile suggestion. Even if it's something we don't do now. I'm sure there are features we have now, as a result of someones suggestion a long time ago.

I appreciate your understanding, though.

[mothered]

since it's not the average member's job to moderate.

Moreover, the decision whether to allow/disallow posts, must be accurate and correct.

The last thing this board needs, Is content removed for all the wrong reasons.

[miso]

since it's not the average member's job to moderate.

Moreover, the decision whether to allow/disallow posts, must be accurate and correct.

The last thing this board needs, Is content removed for all the wrong reasons.

hence why i mentioned the use of a verification system totry & prevent people from abusing their power onto their threads

[mothered]

hence why i mentioned the use of a verification system totry & prevent people from abusing their power onto their threads

How will the verification system conclusively Identify and prevent an error of judgment?