Feedback Post warnings should come with alerts

[GethN7]

Recently, I and a bunch of other people got our knuckles rapped for trying to speak directly with a cow via our posts in the Sam Amerdeen thread, don't dispute that is true, I own my screwups, and @Cricket was courteous enough to clear up what initially felt arbitrary, apparently I was warned, but the warning messages apparently leave the warned user no indication of their folly aside from a red warning on the post, but they are not informed via alert as well to chill out, hence why they can go unnoticed unless the user goes back to read their own posts.

Hence why alerts should be immediately sent off to the admonished user so they cannot claim they were not warned or did not get the memo when the offense occurred to cease committing it.

That said, I recommend this functionality should be implemented or fixed if it is there and is not working.

 

[Splendid]

 

[Null]

They usually should be sending PMs.

 

[GethN7]

They usually should be sending PMs.

I concur, it would eliminate the ability to claim you weren't warned to quit doing something, and since you can PM multiple people, it would be a blanket way to rap knuckles that cannot be ignored.

 

[WW 635]

They usually should be sending PMs.

This was a situation where there were several users repeatedly addressing the cow directly in the thread as if she was here and going to respond, including an entire multi-post Nazi sperg-out that had to be cleaned-up. At that time multiple 0 point public warnings were issued for users to stop since the issue was so pervasive that taking it to individually PM and address it with each individual user would 1. not have discouraged others from doing it and 2. was unnecessary for the other posters in question as they discontinued the behaviour after being warned. Additionally, not issuing the public warnings, which is what @GethN7 originally was distraught about, would have meant that the posts would have either needed to be deleted, resulting in the loss of content, or modified, resulting in people crying about mod censorship and whiny feefees.

 

[GethN7]

This was a situation where there were several users repeatedly addressing the cow directly in the thread as if she was here and going to respond, including an entire multi-post Nazi sperg-out that had to be cleaned-up. At that time multiple 0 point public warnings were issued for users to stop since the issue was so pervasive that taking it to individually PM and address it with each individual user would 1. not have discouraged others from doing it and 2. was unnecessary for the other posters in question as they discontinued the behaviour after being warned. Additionally, not issuing the public warnings, which is what @GethN7 originally was distraught about, would have meant that the posts would have either needed to be deleted, resulting in the loss of content, or modified, resulting in people crying about mod censorship and whiny feefees.

Cricket, I was not distraught, merely confused, and you did a fine job clearing up the confusion.

As I said, I would have noticed a PM rebuking my behavior and would have accepted such a rebuke with maturity, and it would have gotten my attention much more promptly and efficiently than the method you chose.

That is not an indictment on you, you did what you thought was best, but unfortunately it was not the best way to immediately get the appropriate attention you desired, so I have politely suggested a means so your favored method of handing out rebukes for ill behavior can be made more efficient and thus prevent a repeat of this unfortunate situation.

Again, please calm down, I do appreciate your hard work and merely wish to help your cause here, not be a hindrance.

 

[Ruin]

We got us some drama in here.

 

[HG 400]

Cricket... please calm down

 

[BILLY MAYS]

I thought there are automated PMs when users are threadbanned and such, couldn't the same be applied to warnings?

 

[AnOminous]

I thought there are automated PMs when users are threadbanned and such, couldn't the same be applied to warnings?

There could be an actual policy of doing this, even if it isn't done automatically for whatever reason. I thought [USER WAS WARNED FOR THIS POST] type shit was only supposed to be done after the user was warned, because the mod decided "people should know not to make this particular kind of post."

Editing the post to put that in there doesn't do anything at all actually to warn the posters themselves. Do they think people go back to shit they posted a week ago to see that they were warned?

"It was on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying 'Beware of the Leopard.'" Arthur Dent

These newbie shitmods.

 

[HG 400]

I never receive warnings so I just assume it's because I never do anything wrong.

 

[WW 635]

These newbieshitmods

Because the arbitrary bannings and responses of "neck yourself" or the bee movie script to the otherwise unaddressed reports of the days of old were sign of a much better moderation.

 

[AnOminous]

Because the arbitrary bannings and responses of "neck yourself" or the bee movie script to the otherwise unaddressed reports of the days of old were sign of a much better moderation.

Some of those were pretty funny, though.

 

[GethN7]

Because the arbitrary bannings and responses of "neck yourself" or the bee movie script to the otherwise unaddressed reports of the days of old were sign of a much better moderation.

I concur, that is counterproductive.

Also, since you made clear I was the biggest problem child in the thread you censured me in, I have elected, much like I do anything Brad Watson Miami related, to never return to post in it, if only to make your job easier and to avoid any temptation to repeat the mistakes you found (correctly) vexing. Further, I'd rather have my posts deleted and a PM telling to cease doing stupid shit at pain of banning dropped on me than to confusedly wonder why I got censured when I re-read the thread in question at a later date.

Harsh lessons make for stern reminders, and I would not have been offended if you had chosen to delete my content and leave me"cut it out or I will throw you out PM", and no, I would not have accused you of mod censorship nor would I care if you spared my feelings or not.

However, I still stand by my contention either the leaving warnings on posts should leave an alert with the censured user as well so that method is actually efficient and effective at doing what is intended (getting someone to quit doing something foolish), or PMs should be sent, as a user PMed cannot claim they did not get a warning without leaving the person who issued the warning a clear "paper trail" to prove they did so and the other party cannot claim they did not notice.

 

[WW 635]

I concur, that is counterproductive.

Also, since you made clear I was the biggest problem child in the thread you censured me in, I have elected, much like I do anything Brad Watson Miami related, to never return to post in it, if only to make your job easier and to avoid any temptation to repeat the mistakes you found (correctly) vexing. Further, I'd rather have my posts deleted and a PM telling to cease doing stupid shit at pain of banning dropped on me than to confusedly wonder why I got censured when I re-read the thread in question at a later date.

Harsh lessons make for stern reminders, and I would not have been offended if you had chosen to delete my content and leave me"cut it out or I will throw you out PM", and no, I would not have accused you of mod censorship nor would I care if you spared my feelings or not.

However, I still stand by my contention either the leaving warnings on posts should leave an alert with the censured user as well so that method is actually efficient and effective at doing what is intended (getting someone to quit doing something foolish), or PMs should be sent, as a user PMed cannot claim they did not get a warning without leaving the person who issued the warning a clear "paper trail" to prove they did so and the other party cannot claim they did not notice.

You have literally turned a small warning where you did not even receive points into a three day, multi-thread, chat spill-over spergfest over your hurt feefees that you were publicly reprimanded. Your behaviour is exceptional.

 

[AnOminous]

You have literally turned a small warning where you did not even receive points into a three day, multi-thread, chat spill-over spergfest over your hurt feefees that you were publicly reprimanded. Your behaviour is exceptional.

Your responses to this guy who we all know is autistic are even more exceptional. Seriously, as hilarious as his spergout was, he had an actual point. This guy has, for years, assiduously attempted to obey rules in various places.

Or in short lol calm down.

 

[Null]

A 0-point public warning was issued specifically to add warning text to the post for other users, not specifically for Geth to see. That's why there was no PM in this instance. Usually, there is.