moderator queue?

J.Mattson

J.Mattson

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I’ve seen it mentioned in most of the recent posts in the plank thread and was wondering what it is. Something new? Or am I just a day late and a dollar short?
 
Spark has activated a new feature which uses some algorithms to place suspecious posts (mostly those by recently-registerd or very-low-post-count members containing selected key words) into a "moderator's queue" instead of directly onto the forum. A moderator has to approve them before they go public. It's really well-implemented and, as far as I know, hasn't caught any legitimate posts yet. It's dramatically cutting down on the amount of spam that reaches the publically-visible forums. Of course it's not perfect. The tighter you make it, the more likely it is to hold up a legitimate post. The looser you make it, the more spams will slip through. So, it isn't, in and of itself, going to elliminate spam. But, it is proving helpful.
 
Oh, Spark provides new mod toys all the time, a continuous rotation of them.... but we can't discuss those "toys" in this forum.
 
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