Reporting
Voat pushed a new reporting structure yesterday to help with content management, especially spam. Before yesterday we did not have an adequate way for users to report content and what we did have simply sent messages to smail as Spam reports.
Now Voat has a way for users to report content that violates different rules. Currently we are only exposing system rules, i.e. Spam, Dox, and Illegal content. We will shortly extend this to subverse moderators so they can add rules as well.
You can send reports by clicking the report button on submissions or comments.
Subverse moderators (Owners, Moderators, and Janitors) now have access to grouped user reports by clicking the user reports link in the mod tool box. You can choose to ignore reports which mark them as “reviewed” if they are not actionable.
Credit where credit is due:
Thanks to @Cynabuns spending countless hours researching, organizing, and filtering spam reports, Voat is now currently operating more spam free than at any point in our past. Voat really owes a lot to @Cynabuns and the many users who have helped by reporting spam for their thankless work in this area, so when you don’t see spam, think of these unsung heroes.
Blocked Users
Blocked user functionality has now been extended into comment sections. If you block a user, their comments will be collapsed.
Please note that currently when you block a user, all notifications and PMs are dropped entirely. We will shortly be adding code to allow the notifications from blocked users to reach your inbox but be marked as “read” so as to not allow harassing.
Canary Notice:
https://voat.co/v/announcements/1330806
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7838232? ago
Hey Puttsy, do you think there is a chance that you can separate the comment-muting function from the blocking function?
Ideally, there would a separate mute for hiding a user's posts, another mute for hiding user's comments, and the originally designed block button. I guess combining the mute for posts and comments makes sense, but I think separating more specifically would give users more refined control.
At the very least, I think it be helpful to separate blocked notifications from muted posts/comments. Do you think this might be possible?
Thanks for your hard work! Have an hug!
Rotteuxx ago
A /v/K9SupremacistsUnite mod posting a kitty gif ? Puppies do it so much better !
7841721? ago
o: Shhh, don't tell @DerKatalog!
Awh. They do. I just really liked the double hug with the cat. Also the guy was pretty cute. Ha.
Rotteuxx ago
The guy was pretty cute... umh... so you admit to having a weak spot for cat owners, missy ?
I feel betrayed... I might have to write a 3 page post about how I'll cope with it.
7860543? ago
Uhhhh. Rottie... You (and all the other straight men) are the ones who loves pussy! (: You don't know how I deal with this! I should just ban all straight men from this sub.
Haha, you can write it, and I'll "tell" you I read it (;
Rotteuxx ago
I'm not into beastiality really... but hey, whatever lights you up babe !
PuttItOut ago
It's possible, but we will first see how many users are using these features to determine if the effort is worth the dev time.
SaneGoatiSwear ago
uh putt. there's only one of you... right?
@greensmoke that moment when you wonder who the fuck "we" is.