Reported posts should be indicated on the post

[Sim]

We sometimes get moderators taking action on a post they have noticed is problematic, without realising that there is already a report about the post that should be responded to and perhaps closed once they take action.

It would be useful if there was a visual indicator on a post to show that it has been reported - perhaps with a link to the report as well.

I seem to recall that vBulletin did something similar to this? Perhaps I'm remembering that wrong.

 

[StarArmy]

Agreed.

Users could see "This post has been reported."

Moderators could see "This post has been reported. View Report."

(I'd also like to see posts that have been reported X or more (adjustable number) automatically get bumped into the the moderation queue so the problem content isn't sitting there visible to everyone until the admin gets home from work or whatever.)

 

[Sim]

Yeah, I'm not really keen on allowing (non-moderator) users to see whether a post has been reported or not - although it could be done with a permission setting so we can turn it off if we don't want it.

I'd more think it's a moderator permission.

While I can see an argument for letting users know a post has already been reported to preventing a large number of the same reports - at the same time, I would generally want to avoid the "HAHA YOUR POST GOT REPORTED" kind of response some of the less secure members would inevitably use, or people reporting a post for spurious just to make a point or in a passive-aggressive manner ("I'M GOING TO REPORT YOUR POST SO EVERYONE CAN SEE YOU ARE A TROUBLEMAKER").

 

[Xon]

My Report Improvements add-on adds some bits so if you click the delete/report/warn button, it shows you any linked report.

But having this in core would be best

 

[Grover]

It would be useful if there was a visual indicator on a post to show that it has been reported - perhaps with a link to the report as well.

Mind you, I don't use XF on a production site yet (I only used the reporting functionality in the admin demo, so I have almost no experience using the Report functions), but this makes sense. Why only have one route to be aware of/and access post reports (through the 'Reports, Moderator' - status bar on top) and not have 2 routes (through the posting itself as well)?

Something likes this (as you suggested, including a link to the actual report):

While I can see an argument for letting users know a post has already been reported to preventing a large number of the same reports - at the same time, I would generally want to avoid the "HAHA YOUR POST GOT REPORTED" kind of response some of the less secure members would inevitably use, or people reporting a post for spurious just to make a point or in a passive-aggressive manner ("I'M GOING TO REPORT YOUR POST SO EVERYONE CAN SEE YOU ARE A TROUBLEMAKER").

Makes total sense as well.

 

[Azaly]

In this case you will not see if some content bad only for one user or it bad for many. In most case I check multiple reported content on first place, and take into account who has reported. I have many examples with users who report on someone who just do not agree with them.