Subverse rules are a feature Voat is implementing to remove subjectivism from moderator actions such as comment and submission deletions as well as user bans. Currently a moderator simply has to provide a “reason” why they are performing such actions, and seeing that often times this reason is made up on the spot, we are not happy with this. Going forward when a moderator performs such actions they will be required to select a rule violation. This requirement will help to establish the validity of the action.
Rules can be created at a subverse level by a moderator and Voat has some basic global rules, both of which are available as a selection on these moderator action screens as well as all report dialogs (comment/submission reports).
Rules will also be used in all domain and user bans going forward.
This feature is now in beta on the preview site and any testing would be greatly appreciated.
What needs testing:
- Subverse Rule creation
- Reporting comment and submissions in a subverse (making sure they show up in the v/sub/about/reports page)
- Moderator user banning and unbanning (all this code has been changed)
- Moderator comment and submission deletions
Test site: https://preview.voat.co/
P.S. The Vote feature is nearly fully implemented on the preview site, meaning you can create them, vote on them, and then manually process them for full lifecycle testing. :)
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Grifter42 ago
It's obvious you've got your eye on /v/PizzaGate, and /v/Gaming.
Nerobot ago
Hes already owner of v/pizzagate along with Crensch.
Grifter42 ago
Oh, fucking great.
SBBH is like a creeping cancer.
Nerobot ago
Two of the PV mods have left in the last week, one them over how they were acting on the pizzagate sub towards users.
Womb_Raider ago
Notice kevdude stopped replying to Grifter. He's been replying to me over the past hour. He is afraid to broach the subject now that you joined the discussion, Nero.
Nerobot ago
Its pretty obvious what they've done to everyone. I didn't even care until they sat on the Pizzagate sub and basically bought down the movement with theeir silly mod rules. Disappointed has left PV over it even and had to defend me when Crensch called me shill. Then on the other hand you have Sar with a stickied thread in realPV calling me SRS.
Womb_Raider ago
Disappointed left? I liked that guy. What a shame.
Nerobot ago
Probably because I mentioned volunteers. I was just pointing out he had plenty of offers but never accepted any.
Womb_Raider ago
Ah. Yeah, Sar is as wary as I am of change. We both acknowledge voat needs some, but it seems that Putt is swayed by SBBH and any change brought by them is a negative one.
Feels to me like this upcoming change very much favors them, and the site will never be the same. PeaceSeeker is assuring me that if the change is unpopular it will be removed, but SBBH uses alts to manufacture consensus so... I don't think it will ever revert.
Nerobot ago
I just think any of them believe that people spend 18 hours online on places like Voat and dare each other to do stupid shit even if it takes them a year because they know they will be here next year if the site is up. Getting the reqs met for system sub votes will be easy since they post everywhere with multiple alts.
Womb_Raider ago
Yep. I feel like they already manipulate consensus vocally, so this will allow them to do so on paper also. Very dangerous possibility.