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  • 31-08-2008 12:08pm
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    AdMMM
    Registered Users Posts: 9,472 ✭✭✭


    How about employing a different coloured post layout for whenever a moderator is posting as a moderator? Sometimes it can be difficult to figure out if a mod is posting as a mod or as a regular user.

    It would be helpful in high traffic forums and make official warnings in a thread more noticeable leading to less time spend subsequently modding thread.


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    axer
    Registered Users Posts: 5,517 ✭✭✭axer


    AdMMM wrote: »
    How about employing a different coloured post layout for whenever a moderator is posting as a moderator? Sometimes it can be difficult to figure out if a mod is posting as a mod or as a regular user.

    It would be helpful in high traffic forums and make official warnings in a thread more noticeable leading to less time spend subsequently modding thread.
    Or tags whereby the moderator can put moderations between [mod][/mod] or something like that.


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    Adam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,866 ✭✭✭Adam


    i like this idea


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    #4
    Sully
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 24,056 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sully


    All mods will have the forums they moderate listed under their post count and most will have bold user names/coloured stars. So if such a user asks people to cop on, or issues a public warning its usually fairly obvious. :)


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    Adam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,866 ✭✭✭Adam


    Sully wrote: »
    All mods will have the forums they moderate listed under their post count and most will have bold user names/coloured stars. So if such a user asks people to cop on, or issues a public warning its usually fairly obvious. :)
    you seem to have missed the point. everybody here knows that. what AdMMM was requesting was a way for mods to specify whether they were posting as a mod i.e. informing users of warning/infractions/bans etc. or just posting to contribute to a thread.


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    Sherifu
    Registered Users Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    This has been discussed a few times before(eg). I don't really have a problem with it one way or the other. Usually i'd err on the side of caution.


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    Sully
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 24,056 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sully


    Mirror wrote: »
    you seem to have missed the point. everybody here knows that. what AdMMM was requesting was a way for mods to specify whether they were posting as a mod i.e. informing users of warning/infractions/bans etc. or just posting to contribute to a thread.

    It should be fairly obvious... but maybe that's cause I aint seen a post where doubt could be shadowed..


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    Steve
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 22,584 CMod ✭✭✭✭Steve


    +1 from me.

    It would remove any ambiguity - especially for newer users.


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    Adam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,866 ✭✭✭Adam


    Sully wrote: »
    It should be fairly obvious... but maybe that's cause I aint seen a post where doubt could be shadowed..
    i know what you mean, it usually is obvious. but for longer threads in AH, and places like the lair/the bar in nocturnal forum or bgrh we often get mods coming in to play and trying to bring a halt to a certain topics discussion or highlight an issue. then a user comes along after a day, glazes over a couple of pages and may miss this moderation.

    basically i don't see any harm behind it, but it could be helpful. just something simple like a different colour scheme for the individual posts container.


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    Random
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,080 ✭✭✭✭Random


    Bring in the [mo d] [/ mod] tags! :)


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    Nerin
    Registered Users Posts: 10,523 ✭✭✭✭Nerin


    i like it.
    sometimes when mods post in their forum, a division between user comment and mod comment is needed.

    +1


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    Bob the Builder
    Registered Users Posts: 2,919 ✭✭✭Bob the Builder


    i support mod tags, but as regards, everything else, i also err on the side of caution...


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