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Re: New report feature? - Good, bad, unhandled reports
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RickDeckard
on 18/04/2021, 19:07:35 UTC
This is speculation: Maybe the admins don't want someone who has not shown they know how to effectively report posts trying to question unhandled and bad reports.
I wonder, wouldn't it be beneficial to the amount of work that moderators have classifying the reports, to have (right from the beginning) the ability to see which reports were deemed as "bad reports"? I think that being able to see them would allow us to learn right from the start and avoid "sending" threads over to mods to evaluate that will end up being as "bad reports". Or it doesn't make sense at all and we all should follow the line of "Do not worry about your accuracy too much; one accurate report is worth many inaccurate reports." ?

Also, is it really proved that this "Perk" that becomes unlocked past 300 good reports actually increases the amount of reports that users generate? My feeling is that users that don't want to do that, or don't feel compelled to do it as in they just want to browse and take part in the discussion, won't ever have an incentive to report threads/posts. On the other hand, users that actually want to go to the other step and actually help the moderators in screening posts/threads would find this tool as a awesome ally throughout the lifespan of their activity here. Am I wrong in my assumptions or missing some point of view that is damaging my assessment of the situation?