This post is a follow up to following thread:
On The Modding
And the previous mentioned thread was a follow up to the following previously posted thread:
Upcoming Maintenance
Now for the following current thread:
We've utilized vast amounts of caffeine working on implementing new moderator permission sets and have tested and pushed this feature live. In a nutshell we rewrote nearly all of Voat's moderator permission code to handle various actions instead of using simple yes/no checks that we used previously.
While I'll save you the details, here are the changes:
Roles
- L1 / Owner: Unrestricted access.
- L2 / Moderator: Nearly unrestricted access. Can't add new Owners, can't Anon a sub, can't remove other L2 mods.
- L3 / Janitor: Able to remove posts / comments, flair posts, ban users and distinguish content only.
- L4 / Designer: Able to access stylesheet and modify flairs only.
These roles can be used in your subs now.
We will be testing these roles out a bit on @System subs before adding more Janitors to them for SPAM removal. I also want to say thank you to all the people that have offered to help with the SPAM as Voat Janitors.
As with any new feature, please let us know of any issues so we can fix them.
Thanks Voat.
Please note the following:
I've changed @Cynabuns to the Janitor role on v/AskVoat, v/newsubverses, and v/whatever (the three subs I had originally added as regular moderators).
Edits:
Provide your feedback on L2 mods rights and @System sub moderation limits
And just for @SaneGoatiSwear :)
Requests
We have had 0 (zero) gag orders, National Security Requests, FISA orders, injunctions, super-injunctions, publication bans, nor any other free-speech prohibiting action against us nor against voat nor against any signed-in user of voat nor against any guest user nor against any groups of any type of users to the date of the last posting of this notification - - as well, up to that point, voat has been neither a trap of any kind nor has it up to that point been a honeypot. If this notification is not posted or no announcements are made (one) month to the second after the previous announcement, consider voat compromised and act accordingly. (Sorry, we can't agree to this condition but will continue with our regular notices on each announcement as we have been doing)
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Atko ago
I have to say that this was all Putt. My daytime job is sucking out all the energy that I used to have for Voat and right now, things are mostly being worked on by Putt. He keeps putting in endless hours into Voat and I really have to admire him for doing so. I hope we can both make this our full time job and I can finally catch up to his efforts, but for now, I'll have to jump in whenever I have time and energy.
@PuttItOut: thank you.
antiplebbitor ago
LOLWUT ATKO IS BAILING FUCK VOAT!
SaneGoatiSwear ago
i sincerely urge a way for us as a community to show our appreciation in bitcoin form! if voat's really running on donations, month after month, show us! and show us another tracker for "dev coffee"!
Nesano ago
This kinda stuff I like to see.
Disappointed ago
I think the majority will be happy to see you two on the same page, both literally and figuratively.
Failure ago
Oh yeah, @atko, putt needs to know the date that Forbidme became Whoaverse. New badge stuff.