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Where are the Moderators on this forum?

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tonie said:
I don't know what forums you guys visited but most of the ones I go to are pretty strict and well monitor. I have reported many spams and scammers but none or most are not taken care of. I understand it's a volunteer job but if you're going to do it then do it right.
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How about some links to spam still around the forum?

Note: Developers are allowed to promote their apps in the appropriate section - so if you've been reporting app threads in the iPhone and iPod Touch Apps or Mac Applications forums, nothing has happened because they are allowed to be there.
 
This is not a spammer but this one I think the Mod should step in and rectify the situation.

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1352442/

I'm wondering how are the moderators here monitor each section? Are you assigned to each section? If not I think that's an idea you guys should look into. I see there are many threads where members are insulted each other and nothing was done.
 
tonie said:
I'm wondering how are the moderators here monitor each section? Are you assigned to each section? If not I think that's an idea you guys should look into. I see there are many threads where members are insulted each other and nothing was done.
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We monitor through what we see and post reports, but we cannot see every post made.

Assigning mods to separate sections would not work well, it has been discussed but the downsides outweigh the benefits.

If you see insults, you should report them.

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tonie said:
This is not a spammer but this one I think the Mod should step in and rectify the situation.

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1352442/
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I don't know the details of that thread, but generally, there isn't much we can really do:

Marketplace rules
MacRumors does not and cannot evaluate sales, items, sellers, buyers, or prices. These rules are intended to maintain order and to assist, rather than impede, personal sales and trades among forum members, but cannot ensure that every offer is legitimate or fairly priced. MacRumors is not responsible for the actions of forum members in carrying out the terms of sales, purchases, and trades.
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r.j.s said:
We monitor through what we see and post reports, but we cannot see every post made.

Assigning mods to separate sections would not work well, it has been discussed but the downsides outweigh the benefits.

If you see insults, you should report them.
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I'm just wondering why it wouldn't work well? Pick moderators that are most involve/active in that section and assign them there. Can't have moderators to monitor sections that they don't often visit/no interested.

I understand MR is not responsible for members actions but least you can do is ban the bad traders/scammers.
 
I've done a quick search of the posts you've reported and haven't managed to find one which hasn't been dealt with yet.

What time period are you talking about?

The last week, last month, last year?
 
tonie said:
This is not a spammer but this one I think the Mod should step in and rectify the situation.

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1352442/
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It's in the right section, what can you expect the Mods to do? Under existing rules it's legitimate. Of more interest are spam postings appearing in the middle of legitimate discussions...I had this happen this morning, I reported it, and the offending advertising was removed allowing the discussion to continue. Moderators can only apply the rules, they don't make them.
 
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tonie said:
I'm just wondering why it wouldn't work well? Pick moderators that are most involve/active in that section and assign them there. Can't have moderators to monitor sections that they don't often visit/no interested.
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It's far more complicated than that. Do users only post in one section? No, so why should mods be limited to one section?

The subsections of the forum are still part of the same forum, and since members post across the entire board, then mods need to be handle issues across the entire board.
 
OllyW said:
I've done a quick search of the posts you've reported and haven't managed to find one which hasn't been dealt with yet.

What time period are you talking about?

The last week, last month, last year?
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I don't recall but I have reported some and I still see them days later so I'm assumed they weren't taken care of so I just stop reporting them.
 
tonie said:
I'm sorry if what i said is not what you observed and thanks for your sarcasm.
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He wasn't being sarcastic. The fact is, most spam gets deleted before most people can even open the posts. Your link wasn't spam, since it's in the marketplace. Perhaps it is abuse of the marketplace, but that's not spam.

BTW, GGJstudios posts are not spam.:) I just wanted to clear that up, if anyone wondered, since he has a lot of links usually.
 
tonie said:
I don't recall but I have reported some and I still see them days later so I'm assumed they weren't taken care of so I just stop reporting them.
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Do you give us permission to discuss EXACT details of your reports to clarify somethings?
 
r.j.s said:
It's far more complicated than that. Do users only post in one section? No, so why should mods be limited to one section?

The subsections of the forum are still part of the same forum, and since members post across the entire board, then mods need to be handle issues across the entire board.
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I'm not saying mods should be limited but don't you think it would be better if there are mods monitor that specific section/s if they are involved so much in that section? again, they can also monitor other sections.

Do you give us permission to discuss EXACT details of your reports to clarify somethings?
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Sure... PM me?
 
tonie said:
I don't recall but I have reported some and I still see them days later so I'm assumed they weren't taken care of so I just stop reporting them.
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You might try tracking it for a while. When you report a post, bookmark it. Then go back and look at your bookmarks a day later and see if all of them have been addressed. I find that the only times a post isn't "dealt with" is when the moderation team disagrees with my assessment that a post is in violation of a forum rule. When there's a clear violation, the mods always deal with it as soon as possible.
 
tonie said:
I'm not saying mods should be limited but don't you think it would be better if there are mods monitor that specific section/s if they are involved so much in that section? again, they can also monitor other sections.
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After discussing it in great detail, covering all the quirks and possibilites: No.

GGJstudios said:
You might try tracking it for a while. When you report a post, bookmark it. Then go back and look at your bookmarks a day later and see if all of them have been addressed. I find that the only times a post isn't "dealt with" is when the moderation team disagrees with my assessment that a post is in violation of a forum rule. When there's a clear violation, the mods always deal with it as soon as possible.
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It's ok, we got it from here. ;)
 
tonie said:
This is not a spammer but this one I think the Mod should step in and rectify the situation.

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1352442/

I'm wondering how are the moderators here monitor each section? Are you assigned to each section? If not I think that's an idea you guys should look into. I see there are many threads where members are insulted each other and nothing was done.
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This is where its handy to report it yourself and it does get taken care off, it has happened everytime i have done it so far in case the claim was valid and was done to me as-well.
 
GGJstudios said:
You might try tracking it for a while. When you report a post, bookmark it. Then go back and look at your bookmarks a day later and see if all of them have been addressed. I find that the only times a post isn't "dealt with" is when the moderation team disagrees with my assessment that a post is in violation of a forum rule. When there's a clear violation, the mods always deal with it as soon as possible.
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Wow, you really do that? Just make this guy a moderator already.
 
rdowns said:
Wow, you really do that? Just make this guy a moderator already.
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It was a suggestion for the OP, who thinks that reported posts are not handled by moderators. I know that they are handled, so I don't need to do that.
 
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