Anonymous warning conversation

[imthebest]

Hi,

Some moderators on my forum use their real names as usernames. When they issue a warning to a member, a conversation is started with that member and he knows who is the moderator who sent the warning. In case the member is a troll, letting him know who is the moderator could have very bad consequences.

There should be an option in the control panel to define a shared username that is going to be used by all moderators when they issue a warning. This way a conversation will be started by someone called "The Team" instead of "John Doe".

Thanks.

 

[aleclee]

Also, on my board, some ill-behaved members get a persecution complex and try to claim that a mod is out to get him.

 

[Cooper]

Has anyone found a solution to this? Would like to also implement it.

 

[The Sandman]

Why not just create a "Team" moderator account and give all staff members the login details? I'd also give strict instructions on it's proper use and require an explanatory post in a staff thread detailing what has done, by whom, and why it required anonymity.

 

[Cooper]

Why not just create a "Team" moderator account and give all staff members the login details? I'd also give strict instructions on it's proper use and require an explanatory post in a staff thread detailing what has done, by whom, and why it required anonymity.

I had considered that but it's an added level of complexity that I don't want to labour our mods with, in what should be a simple operation.

I think if I could do a file edit even where the warning PM is created set to the user ID of a warning moderator user it would get me around the issue.

 

[Dave Stromberger]

I'd like to see a solution for this too. Perhaps as simple as an anonymous "The Team" check box.