Infraction Notifications

GIMH · 04-03-2011, 05:08 AM

Hi mods,

No intention of discussing who did what in here. Just a request, probably for James or Cribb I guess.

Now I appreciate that all infractions or warnings are accompanied by an email. However if posters don't check their email a lot that might not be a whole lot of use. Is there any way an infraction can display as a notification in the top corner in the same way as a VM does.

Now I don't plan on benefitting from this much (and I have just linked my hotmail account to my phone anyhow) but it might be useful. Warnings & infractions could be pretty worthless if a poster continues posting the same things for a few days without realising they were warned/infracted and winds up getting a ban.

This is something GingerFurball mentioned in the other thread but I felt it deserved a thread of its own.

Prince EWS · 04-03-2011, 05:13 AM

It's not possible unless we enable PMs.

GIMH · 04-03-2011, 05:13 AM

Could you not enable PMs but only allow mods to send them?

Jono · 04-03-2011, 05:16 AM

Hotmail? Get out of 2001 GIMH

GIMH · 04-03-2011, 05:18 AM

Oh yeah, sorry for using the webmail service with more subscribers than all the others put together, I must be really behind the times

Prince EWS · 04-03-2011, 05:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeraintIsMyHero

Could you not enable PMs but only allow mods to send them?

Yes. James isn't keen on that though.

GIMH · 04-03-2011, 05:21 AM

Okay - any particular reason? Obviously if that's the case then fair enough, but I think notifications for infractions would be very helpful to both members and mods.

And you'd have a whole new avenue to send me those messages of love you like to push my way,

GingerFurball · 04-03-2011, 06:50 AM

Yeah, AWTA. I didn't realise that I had "receive emails from administrators" set to "no", so I didn't realise I'd got my first infraction for about a week.

silentstriker · 04-03-2011, 08:55 AM

That's a good point and we've talked about that. Members do need to know as soon as possible that they've been infracted. However, aside from PMs, I don't think that is possible unless we leave it on people's profiles - which would be public.

GIMH · 04-03-2011, 09:22 AM

What's the beef with you lot having PMs?

Shri · 04-03-2011, 09:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeraintIsMyHero

What's the beef with you lot having PMs?

Yeah always wondered that.

Fusion · 04-03-2011, 09:26 AM

From what I understand, they were used here once before and were immediately spammed into oblivion by spam bots.

marc71178 · 04-03-2011, 09:29 AM

They were used for spam a long long time ago, yes, but not by spambots.

Fusion · 04-03-2011, 09:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marc71178

They were used for spam a long long time ago, yes, but not by spambots.

Ah my mistake. Should've just said spam.

four_or_six · 04-03-2011, 10:21 AM

When we were testing the system and andyc gave me an avatar infraction (

) the message went straight to my spam.

I did VM a couple of people early on when we were using the system, and let them know they could delete the VM if they wanted. I don't know if this would work, or whether other members would leave baiting messages on the VM after the mod to try to get a reaction. That sometimes happens in threads after mod warnings.

04-03-2011, 05:08 AM	#1 (permalink)
GIMH Eternal Optimist Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Shake my tree where's the apple for me? Posts: 43,622	Infraction Notifications Hi mods, No intention of discussing who did what in here. Just a request, probably for James or Cribb I guess. Now I appreciate that all infractions or warnings are accompanied by an email. However if posters don't check their email a lot that might not be a whole lot of use. Is there any way an infraction can display as a notification in the top corner in the same way as a VM does. Now I don't plan on benefitting from this much (and I have just linked my hotmail account to my phone anyhow) but it might be useful. Warnings & infractions could be pretty worthless if a poster continues posting the same things for a few days without realising they were warned/infracted and winds up getting a ban. This is something GingerFurball mentioned in the other thread but I felt it deserved a thread of its own. __________________ Watch out, for as soon as it pleases them they’ll send you out to protect their gold in wars whose weapons, rapidly developed by servile scientists, will become more and more deadly until they can with a flick of the finger tear a million of you to pieces RIP Craigos. A true CW legend. You will be missed.

04-03-2011, 05:13 AM	#2 (permalink)
Prince EWS Global Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: New South Wales Posts: 37,759	It's not possible unless we enable PMs. __________________ ~ Cribbage

04-03-2011, 09:29 AM	#13 (permalink)
marc71178 Eyes not spreadsheets Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: England Posts: 56,346	They were used for spam a long long time ago, yes, but not by spambots. __________________ marc71178 - President and founding member of AAAS - we don't only appreciate when he does well, but also when he's not quite so good! Anyone want to join the Society? Beware the evils of Kit-Kats - they're immoral apparently.

04-03-2011, 10:21 AM	#15 (permalink)
four_or_six Cricketer Of The Year Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: UK Posts: 9,136	When we were testing the system and andyc gave me an avatar infraction () the message went straight to my spam. I did VM a couple of people early on when we were using the system, and let them know they could delete the VM if they wanted. I don't know if this would work, or whether other members would leave baiting messages on the VM after the mod to try to get a reaction. That sometimes happens in threads after mod warnings.

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04-03-2011, 05:13 AM	#3 (permalink)
GIMH Eternal Optimist Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Shake my tree where's the apple for me? Posts: 43,622	Could you not enable PMs but only allow mods to send them?

04-03-2011, 05:16 AM	#4 (permalink)
Jono Request Your Custom Title Now! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Virat Kohli Posts: 47,527	Hotmail? Get out of 2001 GIMH

04-03-2011, 05:18 AM	#5 (permalink)
GIMH Eternal Optimist Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Shake my tree where's the apple for me? Posts: 43,622	Oh yeah, sorry for using the webmail service with more subscribers than all the others put together, I must be really behind the times

04-03-2011, 05:21 AM	#7 (permalink)
GIMH Eternal Optimist Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Shake my tree where's the apple for me? Posts: 43,622	Okay - any particular reason? Obviously if that's the case then fair enough, but I think notifications for infractions would be very helpful to both members and mods. And you'd have a whole new avenue to send me those messages of love you like to push my way,

04-03-2011, 09:22 AM	#10 (permalink)
GIMH Eternal Optimist Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Shake my tree where's the apple for me? Posts: 43,622	What's the beef with you lot having PMs?

04-03-2011, 09:26 AM	#12 (permalink)
Fusion Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: United States Posts: 10,781	From what I understand, they were used here once before and were immediately spammed into oblivion by spam bots.

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