Request: Mod thread "clean up"
Nov 5, 2006 | 1:21 pm
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Request: Mod thread "clean up"
Hello.
Occasionally I notice a post (or a few posts) that really don't belong in a thread. Example - post #24 on this thread
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showt...7&page=2&pp=15
This is an excellent thread with lots of detailed information about mileage runs. Post 24 may have been well-intentioned, but it's not remotely relevant or helpful to the thread. And it's over a year old. And while VPescado was kind enough to steer the person to another board, the outcome is that there are now 2 "off-topic" posts.
I know it may not seem like a big deal to read an extraneous post or two or three every now and then. But these extraneous posts are the equivalent of email spam in my inbox -- (a) they distract (b) they end up sucking up a fair amount of time overall, even if it's only "a little bit here and a little bit there."
As FT gets broader recognition, the number of extraneous and one-time posts seems to increase. This makes it more time consuming for those of us who want to learn from FT.
May I request:
If a moderator sees a post like post #24, can they just delete it? They could even send a PM to the poster telling them how to use FT better in the future. But please, this page has probably gotten thousands of views, and it's a huge waste of our collective time to read off-topic posts. (Ironically, the poster only has 2 posts, which means s/he's wasting a lot of FTers time, but probably not much of her/her own.) Is there a way for the Mods to act as "spam editors" -- either on their own or when somebody reports a post?
Thank you.
Occasionally I notice a post (or a few posts) that really don't belong in a thread. Example - post #24 on this thread
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showt...7&page=2&pp=15
This is an excellent thread with lots of detailed information about mileage runs. Post 24 may have been well-intentioned, but it's not remotely relevant or helpful to the thread. And it's over a year old. And while VPescado was kind enough to steer the person to another board, the outcome is that there are now 2 "off-topic" posts.
I know it may not seem like a big deal to read an extraneous post or two or three every now and then. But these extraneous posts are the equivalent of email spam in my inbox -- (a) they distract (b) they end up sucking up a fair amount of time overall, even if it's only "a little bit here and a little bit there."
As FT gets broader recognition, the number of extraneous and one-time posts seems to increase. This makes it more time consuming for those of us who want to learn from FT.
May I request:
If a moderator sees a post like post #24, can they just delete it? They could even send a PM to the poster telling them how to use FT better in the future. But please, this page has probably gotten thousands of views, and it's a huge waste of our collective time to read off-topic posts. (Ironically, the poster only has 2 posts, which means s/he's wasting a lot of FTers time, but probably not much of her/her own.) Is there a way for the Mods to act as "spam editors" -- either on their own or when somebody reports a post?
Thank you.
Nov 5, 2006 | 6:32 pm
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Have you discussed this with the MR forum moderators?
Nov 5, 2006 | 7:59 pm
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If you click on the little triangle in the bottom left corner of a post, you can report it to mods as off-topic. They have the ability to delete posts.
Nov 5, 2006 | 8:06 pm
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Originally Posted by linsj
If you click on the little triangle in the bottom left corner of a post, you can report it to mods as off-topic. They have the ability to delete posts.
I definitely agree.
Hit the triangle/exclamation point RBP button and the mod's willl take action if necessary.
Nov 5, 2006 | 9:01 pm
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Just to be clear, I don't see this as a MR Forum-specific issue, but as a larger FT issue, which is why I posted in the Suggestions forum.
I will report the posts as I come across them, thank you for the suggestion.
I will report the posts as I come across them, thank you for the suggestion.