02-20-2022, 05:19 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-20-2022, 05:23 PM by matt_st3 (Strongrule). Edited 2 times in total.)
This top area will be updated with the various changes from the end of the year as a remember them.
Not a ton occurred during the end of the year due to my schedule expect for very minor tweaks to visuals, differentiating a normal ban from a community ban, and the removal of the rep system. More on that in a below section.
I've broken up the year into quarters and have further split those into moderation and maintenance halves. This will be how I split up the various major tasks throughout the year, as it allows me to focus on certain aspects one at a time and still keep up with my work life. Some changes include:
Various changes to group permissions to block or unlock posting areas.
Prevent non staff from making new threads in archives.
Discord appeals integration (still fixing the perms).
Changes to the admin accounts.
A few buttons removed until fixed or tweaked.
Some small visual changes for mobile made while digging into the code in prep for dark mode.
Guidelines for forum staff.
Rep oppression.
This month we observed time without the rep system and what impact it had and will continue to have. While quite the load was lifted off of my time and dms, this thread will stay open as not only a comment section for fixes that still need to be made or brought to my attention but also as the discussion thread on if and how we will reimplement a reputation or response system. While I do miss the old +1/-1 system, as it could provide a lot more feedback than a simple like button, it cannot return in its previous form without some changes made. I believe there is some balance between holding individuals responsible for their use of a system and recognizing that a system can be too easily abused. Various changes can be made, but most either do nothing to solve the abuse potential or nerf the reputation system we had into oblivion. Before its removal the previous poll was extremely split on opinions over the reputation usage and any benefits it had. At the end of the day, it was removed as several issues came to a head, many of which in some way had their issues stoked by the system and particular members which burned the admin team out. While I am aware of where many people stood then, I will be using the following responses as a metric on where the community stands on reintroducing rep and what changes they (you) may want to see. Several ideas have been given but I want to take the next week to consolidate all of the ideas into a single thread (I will tag some other related threads) for the admins to review and discuss. With this, March will see some of the following updates depending on time:
Rep discussion to Implementation
Dark Mode
Fixing the alerts (?)
MYBB update
I do heavily suggest that if you want an opinion to be considered current you post it here, Admins especially included. While polls and activity are fine tools to judge by in their own regard, I would like to see some thought out discussion. Arguing or trying to "invalidate" another person's opinion will likely get your opinion thrown out (and put your donor tmod at risk). Also, requiring posting here means you can't ping me in the staff discord demanding something when you had the opportunity to discuss it and chose to remain completely silent. I will reserve my thoughts for a day or two so that others will post varying ideas before we start to narrow down a solution.
Some previous discussions
https://www.dinklebergsgmod.com/site/sho...?tid=15363
https://www.dinklebergsgmod.com/site/sho...?tid=15752
Not a ton occurred during the end of the year due to my schedule expect for very minor tweaks to visuals, differentiating a normal ban from a community ban, and the removal of the rep system. More on that in a below section.
I've broken up the year into quarters and have further split those into moderation and maintenance halves. This will be how I split up the various major tasks throughout the year, as it allows me to focus on certain aspects one at a time and still keep up with my work life. Some changes include:
Various changes to group permissions to block or unlock posting areas.
Prevent non staff from making new threads in archives.
Discord appeals integration (still fixing the perms).
Changes to the admin accounts.
A few buttons removed until fixed or tweaked.
Some small visual changes for mobile made while digging into the code in prep for dark mode.
Guidelines for forum staff.
Rep oppression.
This month we observed time without the rep system and what impact it had and will continue to have. While quite the load was lifted off of my time and dms, this thread will stay open as not only a comment section for fixes that still need to be made or brought to my attention but also as the discussion thread on if and how we will reimplement a reputation or response system. While I do miss the old +1/-1 system, as it could provide a lot more feedback than a simple like button, it cannot return in its previous form without some changes made. I believe there is some balance between holding individuals responsible for their use of a system and recognizing that a system can be too easily abused. Various changes can be made, but most either do nothing to solve the abuse potential or nerf the reputation system we had into oblivion. Before its removal the previous poll was extremely split on opinions over the reputation usage and any benefits it had. At the end of the day, it was removed as several issues came to a head, many of which in some way had their issues stoked by the system and particular members which burned the admin team out. While I am aware of where many people stood then, I will be using the following responses as a metric on where the community stands on reintroducing rep and what changes they (you) may want to see. Several ideas have been given but I want to take the next week to consolidate all of the ideas into a single thread (I will tag some other related threads) for the admins to review and discuss. With this, March will see some of the following updates depending on time:
Rep discussion to Implementation
Dark Mode
Fixing the alerts (?)
MYBB update
I do heavily suggest that if you want an opinion to be considered current you post it here, Admins especially included. While polls and activity are fine tools to judge by in their own regard, I would like to see some thought out discussion. Arguing or trying to "invalidate" another person's opinion will likely get your opinion thrown out (and put your donor tmod at risk). Also, requiring posting here means you can't ping me in the staff discord demanding something when you had the opportunity to discuss it and chose to remain completely silent. I will reserve my thoughts for a day or two so that others will post varying ideas before we start to narrow down a solution.
Some previous discussions
https://www.dinklebergsgmod.com/site/sho...?tid=15363
https://www.dinklebergsgmod.com/site/sho...?tid=15752
Matt_St3 / Strongrule / Spartan001295
Forum Admin - Resigned TTT Admin
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