SeaSomm Posted February 4, 2023 Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 I am a new member and look forward to participating in discussions here. Every comment I make seems to require approval by a moderator, which can take up to a day or two. This prevents timely participation in discussions. Is this just protocol for every new member? When will I be able to post without having moderator approval? This seems like an overly paternalistic approach. Why not just let people post and reserve moderation for those who have a history of problematic behavior? I really enjoy the content here but would enjoy participating more if it were a more dynamic experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted February 4, 2023 Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 We had an issue with spam bots, so @Matt turned on the auto moderation. I think it is tied to amount of time since joining rather than number of posts. I've manually taken you off moderation so you should be able to contribute freely now! rjweber3 and KristiZ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWhoWaits Posted February 4, 2023 Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 Even with the moderation in place, you'll note that there a frequently posts by new "members" that are just rants against Royal and the "member" never posts again. As @AshleyDillosaid, the usefulness of moderation is to prevent true spam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted February 4, 2023 Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 3 hours ago, HeWhoWaits said: @AshleyDillosaid, the usefulness of moderation is to prevent true spam. Absolutely. The goal is to prevent spam, not censor, as you'll notice by some of the flyby postings we allow ellcee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murmer Posted February 4, 2023 Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 I don't think it is by time on the board...I have been part for at least 6 months and I still have to be approved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted February 4, 2023 Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 2 hours ago, Murmer said: I don't think it is by time on the board...I have been part for at least 6 months and I still have to be approved. Hmm..well I'm just a moderator. I dunno what's going on under the hood (Took you off moderation, though ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlantix2000 Posted February 5, 2023 Report Share Posted February 5, 2023 5 hours ago, Murmer said: I don't think it is by time on the board...I have been part for at least 6 months and I still have to be approved. Right but that was only your second post in those 6 months! I'm not positive but I believe most forum software uses 10 posts as the threshold to turn off moderation. Even if it is higher than that, the more you post, the more often the moderators will have to approve your posts, and the more often they see your name, the faster they can realize you aren't a spammer. So the best option is to join in and post often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted February 6, 2023 Report Share Posted February 6, 2023 Sweety 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaSomm Posted February 6, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2023 On 2/4/2023 at 8:11 AM, AshleyDillo said: We had an issue with spam bots, so @Matt turned on the auto moderation. I think it is tied to amount of time since joining rather than number of posts. I've manually taken you off moderation so you should be able to contribute freely now! Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedNoodles Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 Please keep in mind that the moderators are volunteers. We log in as often as possible and approve posts as quickly as we can. I, personally, can't easily remove anyone from moderation when I'm approving posts using my mobile device, however, if I'm on my laptop I try to get them done as quickly as possible. Fuzzywuzzy, teddy, jbrinkm and 3 others 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 On 2/8/2023 at 11:29 PM, SpeedNoodles said: Please keep in mind that the moderators are volunteers. We log in as often as possible and approve posts as quickly as we can. I, personally, can't easily remove anyone from moderation when I'm approving posts using my mobile device, however, if I'm on my laptop I try to get them done as quickly as possible. SpeedNoodles and teddy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickpants Posted February 15, 2023 Report Share Posted February 15, 2023 Can my moderation status get updated as well? SpeedNoodles 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedNoodles Posted February 15, 2023 Report Share Posted February 15, 2023 10 hours ago, nickpants said: Can my moderation status get updated as well? Done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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