Report post symbol display - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

Restoration73 · 2nd Jul 2021, 10:02 am

Why is the report post triangle symbol only visible after you log in ? If it was
always displayed it might indicate whether the OP is worthy of a reply or
contributing to the post.

Cobaltblue · 2nd Jul 2021, 10:28 am

Are you suggesting you should be able to report a post without being logged in?

That could result in non members maliciously reporting posts creating work for the mods.

As you can only post when logged in I don't see how the triangle would help to determine if a post is worthy of a reply?

Cheers

Mike T

Station X · 2nd Jul 2021, 10:34 am

The only way to determine whether a post should be reported is by reading it.

The red triangle is there so that members can report posts. It doesn't indicate that a post has already been reported.

paulsherwin · 2nd Jul 2021, 10:34 am

The presence of the 'report post' button carries no information about the value of the post, and it isn't shown to forum guests because we don't want anonymous idiots reporting posts hundreds of times as some sort of joke.

Restoration73 · 2nd Jul 2021, 11:18 am

Thanks Paul for answering my concern. I was not suggesting non members could post
anything. I only wondered as the triangle is normally a warning symbol. I have never
reported a post myself, no need as the moderators maintain an excellent watch.

No complaints from me !

Station X · 2nd Jul 2021, 11:22 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Restoration73

I only wondered as the triangle is normally a warning symbol.

Every single post in the forums is accompanied by the red triangle! If it were a warning you'd read no posts at all!

Radio Wrangler · 2nd Jul 2021, 12:23 pm

The warning triangle button is also there on all the moderator's discussion posts in the staff section... (Even Paul's!)

Shall we just say that we trust our members an awful lot more than we trust random passers-by?

David

Refugee · 2nd Jul 2021, 1:23 pm

You can even report your own posts if you make a silly mistake like a spelling error in a title.
Spell checkers rarely work on thread titles so you need to make an edit request to a moderator to fix it.

broadgage · 2nd Jul 2021, 1:54 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Refugee

You can even report your own posts if you make a silly mistake like a spelling error in a title.
Spell checkers rarely work on thread titles so you need to make an edit request to a moderator to fix it.

Indeed, this can be useful and is a facility not provided on most other forums. On an unrelated forum I tried to report my own post and received an auto reply "you cant report your own post. That would be silly"

There are many differences between forums, sometimes as a built in feature, and sometimes as a result of differing choices made by the admin team.

Refugee · 2nd Jul 2021, 2:05 pm

You have found a forum where you have to sent a PM to a moderator to get it fixed.
I use another non electronic forum where you can edit most things for ever.
On another forum new users are allowed to post without verification. The report button gets a bit more use as does the moderators digital eraser.

Station X · 2nd Jul 2021, 2:27 pm

As this thread has been reported by no less than Paul Stenning as having reached the end of its useful life I'll close it!

2nd Jul 2021, 10:02 am	#1
Restoration73 Nonode Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Surbiton, SW London, UK. Posts: 2,801	Report post symbol display Why is the report post triangle symbol only visible after you log in ? If it was always displayed it might indicate whether the OP is worthy of a reply or contributing to the post.

2nd Jul 2021, 10:28 am	#2
Cobaltblue Moderator Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Exeter, Devon and Poole, Dorset UK. Posts: 6,859	Re: Report post symbol display Are you suggesting you should be able to report a post without being logged in? That could result in non members maliciously reporting posts creating work for the mods. As you can only post when logged in I don't see how the triangle would help to determine if a post is worthy of a reply? Cheers Mike T __________________ Invisible airwaves crackle with life or at least they used to Mike T BVWS member. www.cossor.co.uk

2nd Jul 2021, 10:34 am	#3
Station X Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4, UK. Posts: 21,286	Re: Report post symbol display The only way to determine whether a post should be reported is by reading it. The red triangle is there so that members can report posts. It doesn't indicate that a post has already been reported. __________________ Graham. Forum Moderator Reach for your meter before you reach for your soldering iron.

2nd Jul 2021, 10:34 am	#4
paulsherwin Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 27,934	Re: Report post symbol display The presence of the 'report post' button carries no information about the value of the post, and it isn't shown to forum guests because we don't want anonymous idiots reporting posts hundreds of times as some sort of joke.

2nd Jul 2021, 11:18 am	#5
Restoration73 Nonode Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Surbiton, SW London, UK. Posts: 2,801	Re: Report post symbol display Thanks Paul for answering my concern. I was not suggesting non members could post anything. I only wondered as the triangle is normally a warning symbol. I have never reported a post myself, no need as the moderators maintain an excellent watch. No complaints from me !

2nd Jul 2021, 12:23 pm	#7
Radio Wrangler Moderator Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Fife, Scotland, UK. Posts: 22,858	Re: Report post symbol display The warning triangle button is also there on all the moderator's discussion posts in the staff section... (Even Paul's!) Shall we just say that we trust our members an awful lot more than we trust random passers-by? David __________________ Can't afford the volcanic island yet, but the plans for my monorail and the goons' uniforms are done

2nd Jul 2021, 1:23 pm	#8
Refugee Dekatron Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Worksop, Nottinghamshire, UK. Posts: 5,553	Re: Report post symbol display You can even report your own posts if you make a silly mistake like a spelling error in a title. Spell checkers rarely work on thread titles so you need to make an edit request to a moderator to fix it.

2nd Jul 2021, 2:05 pm	#10
Refugee Dekatron Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Worksop, Nottinghamshire, UK. Posts: 5,553	Re: Report post symbol display You have found a forum where you have to sent a PM to a moderator to get it fixed. I use another non electronic forum where you can edit most things for ever. On another forum new users are allowed to post without verification. The report button gets a bit more use as does the moderators digital eraser.

2nd Jul 2021, 2:27 pm	#11
Station X Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4, UK. Posts: 21,286	Re: Report post symbol display As this thread has been reported by no less than Paul Stenning as having reached the end of its useful life I'll close it! __________________ Graham. Forum Moderator Reach for your meter before you reach for your soldering iron.