Topic: (Dis-) allow users reporting topics / replies ...
... in Admin -> Users -> Groups -> Group permissions
or allow hiding "Report" link when not needed (e.g. in private forums where usually no "noise" has to be encountered)
Thanks!
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I'm not saying this will make it in but wouldn't an option to simply disable reporting alltogether make more sense, particularly for a private board, rather than setting a permission. That could be used to kill all the report related links and pages at the same time. It would however require a different default page for that part of admin.
The only thing worse than finding a bug is knowing I created it in the first place.
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I'm not saying this will make it in but wouldn't an option to simply disable reporting alltogether make more sense [...]
Yes, this option sounds fine.
Thanks a lot!
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What is an actual good reason to add a feature to remove the report button? If you have a private board that has no "noise" then there shouldn't be a reason to remove it. This feature to me would be better as an enable/disable feature only is someone is abusing the feature. Disabling this feature for a place it wouldn't be used anyway would create less of a load now would it? Or am I missing something?
So my opinion unless im missing something is this would be better defined as an extention? As right now I see little need for disabling this feature in any type of boards? But then again what I think doesn't matter 
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If it's not needed then why have it?
That would be my argument for making it an option to remove the report button.
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As right now I see little need for disabling this feature in any type of boards? But then again what I think doesn't matter
In my case, it's a usability issue: running a private board with not too computer-savvy users, I continuously encounter users clicking "Report" while they actually wanted to use the adjacent "Quote" link - despite friendly reminders what each link actually does ...
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I`m in favour of an option to disable the report button. Some forums encorage the use of it for different reasons and people seem to think those reasons apply on other forums.
On some forums it`s needed and works well and on others it`s not needed and causes extra work for the admin.
It can be hidden with css but an option to disable it would be better IMO.
Last edited by xable (2008-09-25 16:22:07)
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Re: (Dis-) allow users reporting topics / replies ...
I'm sure an extension to remove it would be quite easy to do.
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Jérémie wrote:
I'm sure an extension to remove it would be quite easy to do.
I would imagine so too.
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gerhard wrote:
As right now I see little need for disabling this feature in any type of boards? But then again what I think doesn't matter
In my case, it's a usability issue: running a private board with not too computer-savvy users, I continuously encounter users clicking "Report" while they actually wanted to use the adjacent "Quote" link - despite friendly reminders what each link actually does ...
After you hit report ther is a second page that they are taken to which if a user can't relize that they didnt click quote after being taken to that page they shouldn't own a computer...
Also with the argument someone made about some people think it is used for the same reason on all boards doesnt sound like a good excuse either as the report button is for reporting a post/topic. Thats why it was made thats what its there for. Really I can't see how there are many options to use this differently. The only real option you have is to tell people to report posts only if good or to only report if bad. And if you think about it what good does telling people to report good posts do as no one but the administration gets to see this which makes this not very helpful at all.
Last edited by irmikeyb (2008-09-25 20:39:34)
Re: (Dis-) allow users reporting topics / replies ...
irmikeyb wrote:
After you hit report there is a second page that they are taken to which if a user can't relize that they didnt click quote after being taken to that page they shouldn't own a computer...
Most people don`t pay much attention, see a box type submit. Those are also the type of people who are prone to "misusing" the report button.
irmikeyb wrote:
Really I can't see how there are many options to use this differently.
One example is members being encoraged to use the button to report dead download links that users have posted, an admin then closes or edits the title of the topic. You then get people doing that on other boards and they also see fit to use the report button for support instead of posting in the forum.
I`ve seen this first hand, on both my forums and others. There are numerous other things it can be used for awell, it just depends on the subject of your forums.
Whether there`s an option in the core or an extention or neither, doesn`t matter personaly because for me it`s easy to disable. I do think in the grand scheme of things it would be a good option to have though.
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xable wrote:
irmikeyb wrote:After you hit report there is a second page that they are taken to which if a user can't relize that they didnt click quote after being taken to that page they shouldn't own a computer...
Most people don`t pay much attention, see a box type submit. Those are also the type of people who are prone to "misusing" the report button.
irmikeyb wrote:Really I can't see how there are many options to use this differently.
One example is members being encoraged to use the button to report dead download links that users have posted, an admin then closes or edits the title of the topic. You then get people doing that on other boards and they also see fit to use the report button for support instead of posting in the forum.
I`ve seen this first hand, on both my forums and others. There are numerous other things it can be used for awell, it just depends on the subject of your forums.
Whether there`s an option in the core or an extention or neither, doesn`t matter personaly because for me it`s easy to disable. I do think in the grand scheme of things it would be a good option to have though.
Alright but still a good extention not core. Obviously all my posts are IMO as well.
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this could decrease spam.
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