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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PuttItOut ago
We both agree on the problem but I have no solution that doesn't involve censorship in some form.
If you have a solution then present it.
Grifter42 ago
Maybe stop being such a fucking pussy, and get rid of Beatle and his fucking ilk. You know, the same Beatle you let spam the chat so bad you "had to shut it down". Or are you gonna go back to blaming socket libraries or some other technobabble?
We all know who's in charge of this site, and it isn't you. You're just gonna wring your fuckin' hands, and say, "Gee! I wish I could figure out a solution, but...." and then you're gonna go back to just ignoring the fucking problem, because you ARE part of the problem. You're nothing but a figurehead, Putt. You couldn't fix this site if you even wanted to, because you don't have the authority. I doubt you're even the same fucking guy that started your account.
I've seen you do this so many times... You pretend you care, but you don't. Or if you do, you're unable to.
Something happened to you during that two month absence, and it wasn't good.