Duplicate User selectable Report Reason.

[Alpha1]

This suggestion is very simple: let users select a reason when they report a post. Just like Facebook:



The report reason would then be displayed as a Report Prefix.
The idea is that admins would be able to define what report reasons they want to display. If any.
This is not a suggestion for anything more.

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Better functionality to report and moderate illegal hate speech

As the first EU nation has now approved a bill to impose hefty multimillion fines on communities for not removing abusive content within 24 hours, we are in dire need of better functionality for content flagging, reporting and moderation. More information below. We need to have functionality to...

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[djbaxter]

Could be an addon. Unnecessary and too restrictive for core.

 

[frm]

In my opinion, stuff like hate speech shouldn't be an option as it doesn't exist within the US. But, if you enforce it, you're becoming a publisher over a platform (what we're fighting today).

But, buttons over a text box as a reason set by admins how they see fit would be welcoming.

It only takes 1 second to click "nudity" over typing it out. And, there can be a "misleading information" button where the admin can read, research, and respond as opposed to delete.

Leaving the textbox for a report blank leaves it as a guessing game whereas a quick report button can lead us to make quicker decisions (as I'm sure most won't type out a paragraph for a reason).

 

[Paul B]

This has already been suggested.

[Suggestion] Moderation - users can select a recommended action

Credit to Marcus for the original idea which I quoted! Opened a new suggestion so this could be discussed with the expansion. ... Report post > Textbox, but also suggested moderator actions like "This topic is better placed in forum .... all forums are displayed here". delete topic move topic...

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[Alpha1]

This has already been suggested.

This is not a suggestion for a recommended action.

 

[Mr Lucky]

In my opinion, stuff like hate speech shouldn't be an option as it doesn't exist within the US.

I've seen plenty of it from and in the US.

But why expect all forums to be based on the US anyway? Can they not be International ?

 

[AndrewSimm]

I've seen plenty of it from and in the US.

But why expect all forums to be based on the US anyway? Can they not be International ?

Obviously, the choices would need to be customizable.

 

[frm]

I've seen plenty of it from and in the US.

You haven't seen plenty of it in the US because it's a made-up term (in the US) for anything you or I find offensive and enforced by a governing body (in this case, forum owners and community members) that may have a differing opinion of what "hate speech" or what is "offensive" is. See Supreme Court case, R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul, 505 U.S. 377 (1992).

Furthermore, if forum owners in the US start to enforce hate speech across the board without specific guidelines and applying it to both sides (i.e. you calling me a 'left-handed person' and I'm offended so you get a warning and me calling you a 'right-handed writer' and you're offended so I get a warning), a forum changes from a platform to a publisher, so there is no protection for forum owners anymore applying 'hate speech' as it can aggressively be biased and there are no real arbitrators on the matter, thus it's best to stay out of it and break it up.

In my opinion, stuff like hate speech shouldn't be an option as it doesn't exist within the US.

But why expect all forums to be based on the US anyway? Can they not be International ?

As to why I left it up to admins and agreed that the buttons and/or selections should be editable, much like the "Dislike" reaction comes core, but it isn't enabled by default.

But, buttons over a text box as a reason set by admins how they see fit would be welcoming.

 

[Alpha1]

We often/daily get reports by members who do not understand what the report system is for. They intend to reply to the post that they are reporting or just completely misunderstand the report function. Having user selectable report reasons would force them to think about their submission and prevent such erroneous reports. This would save time.

The idea is that admins would be able to define what report reasons they want to display. If any.

 

[Mr Lucky]

We often/daily get reports by members who do not understand what the report system is for. They intend to reply to the post that they are reporting or just completely misunderstand the report function. Having user selectable report reasons would force them to think about their submission and prevent such erroneous reports. This would save time.

The idea is that admins would be able to define what report reasons they want to display. If any.

This is a good point. We also get people using the report button as a reply

Or we also get them reporting something for what may appear a spurious reason, e.g. this post looks a bit weird. It would help us if we know more about what they meant.

So for me a list of report reasons (including hate speech! ) including a general one, e.g. Other: Which of our forum rules is it violating?

Sometimes it is not so easy, as trolling, stalking or bullying can often build up over a series of posts until the last straw

(Maybe a button for Last straw?