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Thread Owner
I've been toying with an idea for sometime even on ODJT but haven't been brave enough to implement it. It would shine some (IMO) much needed light on the backstage workings of our board though.
When someone reports a post or receives an infraction a thread is created with the pertinent information in the moderators forum which is hidden to members.
What if I were to make that forum viewable by members but only allow replies from staff members? This way you can all see what we're doing so that there isn't so much (unintended) secrecy behind why the moderators do what the moderators do.
The only downside is reported posts are traditionally private and experienced forumers expect them to be. I can add a disclaimer to the reported post form to call member's attention to it so that's not much of a problem other than it deviates from the norm.
Of course my private message and emails would still be open for more sensitive issues in which case I'd report the post on their behalf.
What do you all think?
When someone reports a post or receives an infraction a thread is created with the pertinent information in the moderators forum which is hidden to members.
What if I were to make that forum viewable by members but only allow replies from staff members? This way you can all see what we're doing so that there isn't so much (unintended) secrecy behind why the moderators do what the moderators do.
The only downside is reported posts are traditionally private and experienced forumers expect them to be. I can add a disclaimer to the reported post form to call member's attention to it so that's not much of a problem other than it deviates from the norm.
Of course my private message and emails would still be open for more sensitive issues in which case I'd report the post on their behalf.
What do you all think?