Why do the blue mod notes that say things like " the post below was modded for reasons" not appear on the actual post that was modded, but is usually at least one post above? I wish I would have remembered to note one to link to because this is a terrible explanation but I can’t think of a better way to explain.
Is the yellow highlighting on mod posts automatic or do you do it manually on every post? I remember there would be occasional problems with this on the old board, so I was wondering if this was a Discourse feature or a mod workaround for better visibility.
Some actions require a mod to close a thread and then reopen it when they are done. Can we know which ones they are? If I posted while this is happening would I just get a thread is closed notice or does my post hang in limbo until the thread is open?
It’s called a Staff Notice and it appears above the post because that’s where Discourse puts it.
We have to click on “Add Staff Color”. The actual color varies depending on what theme you use. On some it’s yellow on others it’s green. There may be other variations as well.
I believe you’ll get a thread closed notice, but mods can post to closed threads so we never see that message.
So staff notices are automatically placed and are always blue, mod notes may be different colors according to theme and are manual, and I’ll get a thread closed notice. Thanks!
Is it fair to say that thread closed/opened notices are for things that are more complicated than a mod note? Something where the mod is actively working on an action, and doesn’t want anyone to post until the action is finished? Like banning a spammer?
Well, we certainly drop hard-shelled seafood onto rocks to open them. And I’ve heard rumors that some of us have stripped leaves off of twigs to get termites out of holes, but I’m not sure that that’s confirmed.
The only mod action that I know of that temporarily closes a thread while it’s being done is merging threads (which is implemented in this software by moving all of the posts from one thread into the other thread). I imagine that locking in this process is so you don’t end up with a new post being added to the old, otherwise-empty thread.
Oh, and the “Staff Color” thing is done after the fact, after the post is already created. So you might sometimes see an official moderator post before it gets colorized, especially if it’s a complicated bit of modding. For instance, if it’s necessary to give someone a Warning, then I might make a post to that effect, then officially issue the Warning itself and PM the offender (these are the same step), then add a mod note to the offending post, then do our own level of documentation (we like to keep track of more detail than the system does automatically), and only then add staff color to my post.
Can you link me to where I would find answers to this kind of stuff? Not technical stuff, which I probably wouldn’t understand, but a “How to do this” link would be great. Thanks.
I’m still not sure of that myself. They say they can use tools, but I’ve never seen film of it. I suspect their keeper helps them out.
My original title was “Question about mod tools” but I thought that may be misunderstood.
Wouldn’t it be easier to do right when you are writing out the warning instead of having to go back and add it after? Or is that not possible?
I have heard rumors to that effect. And they admit it has different variants, as sometimes it’s green. Or maybe it starts yellow and turns green later. There is much we don’t know about this problem. That’s why I always use rubber gloves while typing on the Dope.
All of those steps I described can be done in any order (well, except that I can’t add the color to the post before it exists). I do it in roughly that order because that’s what I feel makes sense in terms of priorities, but most of the steps are mostly copying and pasting, and are about equally easy in any order.
This one would come in handy for something I said in another thread. If you get a sock that starts a thread that gets a lot of replies, just ban the sock and rename it to something like Loser or Jerk.
I’m not so sure I like that one. What if I’m stashing my good porn in my PM files to hide it from my wife, and mods just start taking my porn? Or making fun of me? Just because I like tentacle porn doesn’t mean I’m a bad person.
See? I knew it wasn’t true. Lies, all the way down.
Okay, thanks.
Recently I saw a thread where it was opened and closed either 4 or 6 times in a row. I think they were pretty much all at the same time. Mod finger slip or had to go back and do something over again or nobody knows? I can’t remember where I saw it, I read too many threads here.
Could be multiple mods taking action on the same thread at the same time (because none of them realized the others already were). I’ve certainly cross-modded with others before. If you had a link, we might be able to say.