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Mod warning prefixes.

  • 09-04-2010 05:25PM
    #1
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,250 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Can we get some thread predixes with general mod warnings. E.g. "Keep it civil" I can't think of any additional ones right now but I'll try and think up a few. I usually just edit the thread title but sometimes it's too long for this.


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  • #2
    Conor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,479 ✭✭✭Conor


    There's no way of restricting the prefixes to only the mods of the given forum. If a set of "mod warning" prefixes was made up and restricted to mods then all mods would be able to use them in all forums. This is probably not desirable behavior.


  • #3
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,250 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    Conor wrote: »
    There's no way of restricting the prefixes to only the mods of the given forum. If a set of "mod warning" prefixes was made up and restricted to mods then all mods would be able to use them in all forums. This is probably not desirable behavior.

    Yeah, I can see that being abused or mis-used. Never even thought of that. Maybe it could be limited to admins so that if a mod wanted it changed they'd have to ask an admin to do it. Gets rid of that problem but will give the admins more work to do (potentially lots of work depending on how much it gets used).


  • #4
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 36,204 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    Is there any purpose in prefixing a thread with "Keep it civil"? Surely that's a given for any thread? I've never really understood mod warnings.


  • #5
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,250 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    pickarooney wrote: »
    Is there any purpose in prefixing a thread with "Keep it civil"? Surely that's a given for any thread? I've never really understood mod warnings.

    I've done it a few times in threads that weren't any where near civil when I got to them. It seemed to stay relatively in line afterwards.


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