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| Jan 16 at 3:17 | comment | added | Ryan M Mod | If profanity filters were to be implemented, I would strongly suggest that they be a bypassable recommendation, not a hard block. There are plenty of reasons that a profane word may be appropriate in a professional context (consider, aptly, the case of asking for help implementing a profanity filter). | |
| Jan 12 at 20:52 | comment | added | Thom A Mod | ROs have the powers to deal with those initial profanities, @Marsroverr . They can delete/move the messages and verbally warn or kick/ban the user. The site is design for adults, with respectful behaviour, which is a fundamental part of the Code of Conduct. If a user repeatedly decides to ignore those rules then mod attention is warranted, but not for a one off (even an intentionally misspelling of a profanity). | |
| Jan 12 at 20:38 | comment | added | Marsroverr | And as for anyone intentionally circumventing filters with imaginative spellings it shows a clear intent to get around the rules which can help inform mod actions to that effect. Very clear "I saw the rules and decided to go ahead anyway" signal. | |
| Jan 12 at 20:38 | comment | added | Marsroverr | @ThomA The way I see filters helping is exactly as a reminder for those one off cases you describe ("Your message contains profanity, which as a reminder is not allowed network-wide") that saves mods the time of removing/reminding manually before a message is sent, which right now may not be that big but with more low-rep users participating this could be a time saver at scale | |
| Jan 12 at 20:07 | comment | added | Thom A Mod | Admittedly, use of filters isn't (in my experience) actually worth it. Users just find more imaginative ways of spelling ****. If it's a one off then I think a reminder and removal of the message is fine. If it's more often use the tools you have at your disposal; kicks, bans, and for the most severe flags. Don't forget, kicks for < 20 rep users come with much more severe period of time in the penalty box; 30 minutes, 6 hours, 7 days. | |
| Jan 12 at 20:05 | comment | added | Thom A Mod | "What's the intended resolution for malicious users and/or bots needing more permanent moderation?" Raise this with the mods. Custom flags exist in chat as well, so give as much context as you can in there about what the issue is. We can provide users with longer full chat bans, or even site suspensions, if required. | |
| Jan 12 at 19:33 | comment | added | Berthold StaffMod | The 7-day limit is something that could change in the future based on what we see; it is the starting point. | |
| Jan 12 at 19:30 | history | edited | Marsroverr | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jan 12 at 19:30 | comment | added | user400654 | ideally... a mod gets involved. | |
| Jan 12 at 19:24 | history | answered | Marsroverr | CC BY-SA 4.0 |