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Re: [webjay-dev] moderation on craigslist

agreed. similar to commenting. the flag system at least lets people
notify sitemom of not only unauthorized files, but things they would
rather not have in a playlist (which is, i think, weenie behavior, but
it does happen).

jim wrote:
> If you only let signed-in users flag, you probably reduce a lot of
> abuse, and you have a stick (terminating account) with which to punish
> abusers.
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>>>I think the thing to try is to have a few 'uber-webjays' - people who
>>>have been members for awhile. Being a flagger could even be by
>>>invitation only. Anything that makes it more confusing for a user,
>>>whether its a playlister or a listener, is bad.
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>>This is all sensible.
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>>Another data point for comparison -- blogger has a 'flag' button in the
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>>http://boywhoheardmusic.blogspot.com/
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Tue Oct 11, 2005 1:58 pm

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Anybody know details about how the craigslist flagging system works? Is it a vote-based design? I'm thinking about using this as a model for community...
Lucas Gonze
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Oct 9, 2005
1:29 am

... yeah, seems to be vote-based, with a threshold for automatic removal / hiding- http://www.craigslist.org/about/help/flags.html shirky's had a few words to...
Kevin Prichard
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Oct 9, 2005
4:32 am

... I honestly don't know, and I can see it being used for flogging rather than flagging. :) Another big problem is that most people don't have the background...
Lucas Gonze
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Oct 9, 2005
12:38 pm

... there's something in that - maybe it can be used for both. what if the voting off of a track only caused its links to disappear, and for it not to be...
Kevin Prichard
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Oct 9, 2005
1:31 pm

Metamoderation? Abusers get kicked off webjay? Also, you could, if a song gets voted against n times, inform the playlister via email....
jim
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Oct 9, 2005
6:55 pm

I think the thing to try is to have a few 'uber-webjays' - people who have been members for awhile. Being a flagger could even be by invitation only. Anything...
Brett Singer
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Oct 9, 2005
9:19 pm

... This is all sensible. Another data point for comparison -- blogger has a 'flag' button in the upper right. EG: http://boywhoheardmusic.blogspot.com/...
Lucas Gonze
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Oct 10, 2005
11:42 pm

If you only let signed-in users flag, you probably reduce a lot of abuse, and you have a stick (terminating account) with which to punish abusers....
jim
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Oct 11, 2005
12:39 am

agreed. similar to commenting. the flag system at least lets people notify sitemom of not only unauthorized files, but things they would rather not have in a...
Brett Singer
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Oct 11, 2005
2:43 pm

... It strikes me that the webjay premise is that every user either has or is able to learn the distinction between authorized and unauthorized, so low general...
Lucas Gonze
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Oct 9, 2005
12:37 pm

... yes, though distinctions may be subjective for some. when a user flags a track, what if you asked them for a comment? that little bit of text could help...
Kevin Prichard
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Oct 9, 2005
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