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Moderator Problem?

GameFortress

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    I posted a game I created in the correct forum, the showcase, and it said a moderator would review my post and confirm whether it should go up. Well it hasn't showed up yet and its been like 5 days.

    Didn't show up in the drawing board either. Although It should be in the showcase as its got a youtube video and like 8 screenshots.
     
    Sydian

    Sydian

    fake your death.
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    • You should PM one of the moderators in that section and ask what was wrong with it and what you can do to improve it. Being a moderator with a section that relies on thread approval, I'll be honest and say that sometimes I don't see it. So that could also be the issue. But just PM/VM them about the matter and I'm sure they'll get to you as soon as they can.
     

    Cilerba

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    • Your thread wasn't approved because you had links to several different sites, including a forum which isn't allowed. And your plot didn't mean the requirements. You're supposed to have 15 lines of text in your final post. You had about 8.

    So, remove the links, and extend your plot a bit. Then your thread will possibly be approved.
     

    GameFortress

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    Alright thank you for letting me know.

    I will make the changes. You can delete this thread now if you want :)
     

    JakeyBoy

    Riddle me this
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    • You guys should have an automated PM sent to the owners of declined threads with reasons. Could potentially save you some time.
     

    dragoniteuser

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    • I can agree with this. Not only will it save time, but it will stop obsesive PMing the Mods, aswell as better informing of all those that don't get their threads approved.
     
    Ooka

    Ooka

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    • Well, if you follow the exact specifications of the section you won't have to worry about your post not getting approved, so you won't need to know why. :/
     

    Cilerba

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    • Usually a PM is sent to the thread creator letting them know why their thread wasn't approved. Unfortunately, I never ended up PM'ing GameFortress.
     

    JakeyBoy

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    • Cilerba said:
    Usually a PM is sent to the thread creator letting them know why their thread wasn't approved. Unfortunately, I never ended up PM'ing GameFortress.
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    Which is why I suggested it be an automated process, so that the PM would never accidentally be forgotten about, and it's ever so slightly faster than declining and then going to the user's page to write the PM. I'm thinking similar to the report system. However, it is quite a minor thing, so it doesn't really matter if you guys get it 99 out of 100 times.
     
    Sydian

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    • Which is why I suggested it be an automated process, so that the PM would never accidentally be forgotten about, and it's ever so slightly faster than declining and then going to the user's page to write the PM. I'm thinking similar to the report system. However, it is quite a minor thing, so it doesn't really matter if you guys get it 99 out of 100 times.
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    Seems like a good idea, but the only problem I see is that for the sections that get a lot of threads that need to be approved, it'll spam up the moderator's inbox.
     

    Nick

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    Why not have a sub-forum where threads that aren't approved are moved to? A moderator can reply saying why it wasn't approved and possibly give tips on how to get it approved if appropriate. Just seems a lot better than deleting it, since there's no guarantee that a PM would be sent out and I don't think there's a plugin at the moment for something like that. Audy's pretty busy these days and has a lot on his offline life to deal with that's a priority, so saying he could code it isn't that reasonable.
     
    Sydian

    Sydian

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    • Why not have a sub-forum where threads that aren't approved are moved to? A moderator can reply saying why it wasn't approved and possibly give tips on how to get it approved if appropriate. Just seems a lot better than deleting it, since there's no guarantee that a PM would be sent out and I don't think there's a plugin at the moment for something like that. Audy's pretty busy these days and has a lot on his offline life to deal with that's a priority, so saying he could code it isn't that reasonable.
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    I like this. When I look at the Challenge forum, it's insanely cluttered and it makes me not like looking there. So I'm all for this.
     
    Yuoaman

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    • I wouldn't mind that at all, when I PM members I include that information regardless, it would probably also help members improve their own threads before posting them - knowing what's been denied in the past.
     

    Alice

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    • I don't like that... it's just putting everyone's embarrassing mistakes on display for all to see.
     
    bobandbill

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    • ^ That could be solved by say having the forum set so members can only view their own threads. Still, I would think it possibly for deleted threads to be viewable by the member with the reason displayed next the the thread titl (like deleted posts)?
     
    Captain Fabio

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    • QuilavaKing said:
    I don't like that... it's just putting everyone's embarrassing mistakes on display for all to see.
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    It isn't really a 'name and shame' forum. However, I do believe that it would it would allow people to look at their mistakes and learn from them.

    If people followed the rules from the start, their topic wouldn't need to be placed into that forum.
     

    DirtyChimp

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    Hmm, seems like this forum has a lot of problems with power tripping mods.
     

    Guy

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    • DirtyChimp said:
    Hmm, seems like this forum has a lot of problems with power tripping mods.
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    I don't see where you're getting that from, but "okay."

    The sub-forum is something I can agree with. Other than knowing why their thread was unapproved, they can start working on it again, and run it pass the mod(s) before having it posted for approval once more. Which I believe is what Yuoaman was leading to.

    As for embarrassment, the sub-forum can be set so only the creators of the thread, and the staff can look into them. However, I don't see it as a wall of embarrassment for members, but more of a way of showing what your mistakes were and fixing them. In many ways can this also help other beginners if they have the privilege of viewing them. Either way is fine with me.
     
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