What I would like (and what was discussed in iasenko's thread he linked to) would be an indicator to show if I have already reported a post. Most of my "bad" reports are from unintended duplicate reports for spam. Once you've reported enough barely coherent one or two line nonsense, it all blends in to one, and I find myself forgetting which posts I've read and reported before.
In terms of a warning for the user, I would like that too but only if it was actually backed up with some sort of temporary ban. There are several users chronic spammers I have reported dozens of times, and no further action is ever taken against them.
I do agree, the reporting system is a mess, put decently. And there's clear sense of frustration from some users,things have been the same around here for years now. Things need to change. Or as we fear, soon people will start caring more about their IRL stuff than the forum. The motivating factor is lacking way too much, and something needs to be done about it as well.,
suchmoon's script (
[HACK] One-click mod report, not for the faint of heart) essentially provides this, albeit it entirely customizable so the user can define their own buttons. Perhaps some optional forum generated ones would be a nice way to encourage people to start reporting, who otherwise may feel intimidate or unsure about the whole thing.
I have come across this, but I also know not a lot of reporters use this. Probably because it is not
official. I like the script, but we can only go so long by using scripts.
I am just too damn desperate to see the new forum, but there's zero hope out there for it to be out.