Use of "report to Mod"

[Donut]

I recently noted a potential problem with the "report to mod" button:

A member posted several questions that had come up several hundred (thousand?) times in the past...drug use and prescription eyewear.

I pointed the lad towards the search function, and then hit the "report to mod" button to get it locked and merged to limit Mike's bandwidth useage with the usual replies.  It was rejected initially because I'd posted only seconds ago.

I'm not sure if this is a 'bug' or a 'feature', I guess it depends on who one asks, but I thought I'd bring it up anyway.

PMT

 

[Michael OLeary]

Sometimes the Report to Mod feature is slow to cycle, the message gets sent but it seems to have hung up on the report screen.

 

[Roy Harding]

It's also worth noting that the "Report To Mod" goes to our personal email addresses.  Although I've been hanging around here all evening, I didn't realize that you had "Reported To Mod" until you made this post.

That being said - one of the first things I check for in my personal emails is a "Report To Mod" email - but that can be some hours after you've posted it.

Roy

 

[Donut]

I was able to resend once someone else had posted in the thread, just not when I was the last poster.

Guess it's a "feature" then!

The "contact staff" may be a better link to point that link to, perhaps.

 

[Michael OLeary]

You can't report your own post, but can always report an earlier one in the same thread.

 

[Donut]

I'd hit the button on the original post, not my own. Though I've certainly felt the urge to report my own rampant stupidity on more then one occasion.

 

[Roy Harding]

PMT - your report was extremely valid - and I've locked the thread.

Strangely - whilst surfing the threads, it doesn't always occur to me that I'm a "Mod" - reminders such as yours are good to have, they force me into "DS Mode".

Roy

 

[Donut]

Hate to take you out of your reverie, Roy.  ;D

You do good work, by the way.

PMT

 

[Roy Harding]

Hate to take you out of your reverie, Roy.  ;D

You do good work, by the way.

PMT

No you don't "hate" taking me out of my reverie.  If you did, you wouldn't DO it!

As far as whether I do good work or not, I appreciate your vote of confidence - however, I'm not sure you get a vote. 

DSing here isn't easy - but folks like you make it somewhat easier, thanks.

Back to my reverie.

Roy

 

[Donut]

Just remember,

"It's aaaaaaaaall for the good of the country"  (or Milnet, as may be)

 

[George Wallace]

OK

Before we go much further......... You may have posted your "Report to Mod" too soon.  The site's programing will not let you make a second post, in any forum, within a few seconds of making your initial post.  It is a safeguard that the programing has to stop people from making a series of rapid posts that may be construed as SPAM.

 

[Mike Bobbitt]

George is exactly right, it's a "safety" mechanism to prevent automated scripts from reporting every post to us and filling up our inboxes. You should only have to wait 20 seconds between actions though, so it shouldn't normally pose a restriction.


Cheers
Mike

 

[dapaterson]

You should only have to wait 20 seconds between actions though, so it shouldn't normally pose a restriction.

So, basically, the cycle should be:

• Report to Mod
• Drink a beer
• Report to Mod
• Drink a beer
• Drink a beer
• ...repeat as necessary...

 

[Greymatters]

You have to remember that the MIRT team (Moderator Immediate Response Team) may be already out on a call and it takes time to dry the sweat out the balaclavas and armoured keyboards before they can tackle another issue...    ;D

 

[armyvern]

And remember that even I, sleep for about 2 hours per night. 

 

[aesop081]

And that this is a volunteer job on our part and that sometimes, we just have other things to do

 

[krustyrl]

[/qAre we done here?uote]


Are we done here.?     

 

[Fishbone Jones]

[/qAre we done here?uote]

Are we done here yet?

Got a problem sunshine?

 

[krustyrl]

No , not really but as a person who tries to contribute on this forum with any info that might be helpful to others, I like to help out , until you get someone that can only offer a "google is your friend" type comment. Sort of ignorant when someone is asking a question.
I enjoy reading and participating in these forums but they could really do without that sort of stuff.

I am my mother's sunshine BTW.   

 

[aesop081]

No , not really but as a person who tries to contribute on this forum with any info that might be helpful to others, I like to help out , until you get someone that can only offer a "google is your friend" type comment. Sort of ignorant when someone is asking a question.
I enjoy reading and participating in these forums but they could really do without that sort of stuff.

I am my mother's sunshine BTW.     

and here we go.......again  :