Sorry to the mods

[Bliss]

I couldn't think of another clean way of doing this other than hitting the report button, so I did this.

I just wanted to say sorry for the mods because I feel I've been a little too twitchy with the report button lately. And that I will try to tone it down unless I do see something worth reporting.

[Ree]

We encourage the members to use the report button when they see something that they aren't happy with.

We don't always act on it, but we do appreciate that people go that route rather than bickering in a thread.

It would be pretty self-defeating to start telling members to lay off the report button.

Apparently you feel you've been overly touchy and quick to report, but I hope none of us mods made you feel that way. Do whatever you feel is right for you and for the best interest of CS.

[Plaidman]

Hmm. I feel like reporting Bliss. I feel that the feeling of not hitting report when people should, is a personal insult. I mean how else am I to get in trouble right?

[Pedersen]

And now I find myself needing to report Plaidman. In demanding that people be properly reported, he is openly targeting (and, of course, unfairly) those who are merely exercising their right to free speech by discussing controversial topics.

In the immortal words of Jason Fox: "Punish him! Punish him!"

[marasbaras]

Screw you all! Report me, too! I hate being left out!

[Boozy]

If there is ever a question between reporting a post and not reporting, I hope that you and others will continue to report.

Sometimes no action needs to be taken, but we really appreciate getting the heads up on things that could be problematic.

[Broomjockey]

That's right. Even if we don't do anything, we keep a close eye on anything that's been reported, as it's better to know in advance if something might go down hill.

[Becks]

I always feel weird reporting for smilie only posts because of this: Note: This is ONLY to be used to report spam, advertising messages, and problematic (harassment, fighting, or rude) posts.

Although smilie only posts aren't encouraged.

[Rapscallion]

That's a standard bit of text that I could change, but I've never really felt the need to.

Rapscallion

[Becks]

Fair enough, Fearless Leader™.

[Rapscallion]

In a similar vein, I keep wanting to change this thread title to 'Hail to the mods' for an Evil Dead reference

Rapscallion

[Evil Queen]

Raps, you'd get Uber Points if you did.

Normally, when I see something that I think should have an eye kept on, I'll just drop a PM to a Mod that happens to be online at the time.

[Rapscallion]

The only problem with that is that when someone goes offline, they appear as online for up to fifteen minutes or so. There's a chance you will miss them. The report button gets an email to all mods, so it guarantees a faster response.

Of course, I don't mind being the sole object of your affections...

Rapscallion

[Shangri-laschild]

The only problem with that is that when someone goes offline, they appear as online for up to fifteen minutes or so.

Why is that?

[Rapscallion]

It's fairly standard on forum software. No idea why they do it. Probably something technical.

Rapscallion