Suggestion, Could VOAT construct a Standard Template 'Opening Statement' (simple check list) with blanks for people to input their link/info/finding etc., As long as each of these requirements are filled in/met, the VOAT Rules Criteria is covered. If they are not fill inthey get the 24 hour warning. This would be less confusing for people wondering what the Rules are and how to make up their own thoughts of what VOAT Rules mean. For example:
RULES:
1: Relevance Direct link relevance to investigation of Pizzagate:
2: Empiricism EACH factual claim that is not common source link:
3: Clarity Does the title adequately describe post content (relevant to pizzagate) [..yes/no..]
Explain EACH Link Description of how it relates to this post:
4: *Check that Indirect Posts are NOT posted here. (check Rule 4 if unsure)
I've long thought having a submission form to fill out would be awesome, Trisha. I don't know if that would work with the Voat codebase, since the submission buttons are Voat-wide. I have never gotten around to submitting a "would this be possible" post to v/voatdev.
There is a subset of users who would scream bloody murder about censorship if we made them fill out a form. LOL. :-)
Hi, I never thought of it as being a 'Submission Form', I can see how that could be construed as 'official and controlling'. I see it more of a users help 'Tick List or user 'Help List'. After all the time and effort users spend compiling a submission, to have it deleted for something like forgetting to add a link or a short explanation, in order to meet Voat Rules, which are necessary, it would be much easier to have a check list. It would give peace of mind knowing that a users submission is not going to be deleted. In the beginning for me on voat I was so confused I stopped posting because I could not get the rules into my way of thinking. Actually, you @Vindicator know that you were the one helping me out along with @srayzie and @Carmencita lol. I have always thought, probably because I have worked years in primary schools, that people should make their wording/explanations/forms etc., so simple the least uneducated person can understand and the most educated has no excuse not to understand. haha Well thats my thoughts - as I said before, Well done Mods, you all do a great job and I hope more users are grateful and say it, than the haters you have to deal with. Thank God for VOAT a fantastic forum!
to have it deleted for something like forgetting to add a link or a short explanation, in order to meet Voat Rules, which are necessary, it would be much easier to have a check list. It would give peace of mind knowing that a users submission is not going to be deleted.
We've already solved this problem, though, Trisha, with the 24 Hour Edit flair. We no longer delete things immediately for those reasons -- we give people 24 hours to edit their post with the help of the community. It's resulted in far, far fewer deletions overall. :-)
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TrishaUK ago
Suggestion, Could VOAT construct a Standard Template 'Opening Statement' (simple check list) with blanks for people to input their link/info/finding etc., As long as each of these requirements are filled in/met, the VOAT Rules Criteria is covered. If they are not fill inthey get the 24 hour warning. This would be less confusing for people wondering what the Rules are and how to make up their own thoughts of what VOAT Rules mean. For example: RULES: 1: Relevance Direct link relevance to investigation of Pizzagate: 2: Empiricism EACH factual claim that is not common source link: 3: Clarity Does the title adequately describe post content (relevant to pizzagate) [..yes/no..] Explain EACH Link Description of how it relates to this post: 4: *Check that Indirect Posts are NOT posted here. (check Rule 4 if unsure)
Vindicator ago
I've long thought having a submission form to fill out would be awesome, Trisha. I don't know if that would work with the Voat codebase, since the submission buttons are Voat-wide. I have never gotten around to submitting a "would this be possible" post to v/voatdev.
There is a subset of users who would scream bloody murder about censorship if we made them fill out a form. LOL. :-)
TrishaUK ago
Hi, I never thought of it as being a 'Submission Form', I can see how that could be construed as 'official and controlling'. I see it more of a users help 'Tick List or user 'Help List'. After all the time and effort users spend compiling a submission, to have it deleted for something like forgetting to add a link or a short explanation, in order to meet Voat Rules, which are necessary, it would be much easier to have a check list. It would give peace of mind knowing that a users submission is not going to be deleted. In the beginning for me on voat I was so confused I stopped posting because I could not get the rules into my way of thinking. Actually, you @Vindicator know that you were the one helping me out along with @srayzie and @Carmencita lol. I have always thought, probably because I have worked years in primary schools, that people should make their wording/explanations/forms etc., so simple the least uneducated person can understand and the most educated has no excuse not to understand. haha Well thats my thoughts - as I said before, Well done Mods, you all do a great job and I hope more users are grateful and say it, than the haters you have to deal with. Thank God for VOAT a fantastic forum!
Vindicator ago
We've already solved this problem, though, Trisha, with the 24 Hour Edit flair. We no longer delete things immediately for those reasons -- we give people 24 hours to edit their post with the help of the community. It's resulted in far, far fewer deletions overall. :-)
TrishaUK ago
Just ignore me then, no good trying me suggesting to invent the wheel again haha
carmencita ago
Ha! Is Right! If I in any way helped you, it was a Miracle! Glad to know I helped out in some way.
TrishaUK ago
Aarrgh the above looked better as when I put it as a 'list' of 1,2,3,4 instead of looking all lumped together. lol