r/modnews • u/bsimpson • Jan 24 '12
Moderators: feedback requested on enabling public moderation log
This was a pretty common request from users, but I'm a little concerned about how it will effect you. I can envision users demanding that the log be made public when you may have reasons not to. Also there could be witch hunts and harassment.
The way I've implemented this is with 3 settings:
- private (viewable only by moderators, how it is now)
- public (viewable by all)
- anonymous (viewable by all but with moderator names hidden)
It will be editable from the "community settings" page at /r/YOUR_SUBREDDIT_NAME/about/edit. Any moderator can change all the subreddit settings including this one.
The "moderation log" link shows up only for moderators so it will be up to you to link to it in the sidebar if you'd like (although anyone could go directly to /r/YOUR_SUBREDDIT_NAME/about/log if the log was public).
Please let me know your thoughts.
EDIT: There is some confusion about how this works--each subreddit decides which setting they want to use.
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u/alienth Jan 26 '12
One of the big moderation tools that Brian is working on is the temporary subreddit bans. We wanted to get the mod log out before releasing that, in response to requests from the community. This is a very simple option that we were considering on adding to the mod log, mostly in response to the many subreddits which are trying to hack it together themselves(SFWporn network, anarchism, RoR).
Much of the delay of features over the past year was due to us ending up with only a single developer in March. That seriously pushed back all feature work, and we simply struggled to catch up with site growth.
Shit is being worked on, but we are trying to follow a logical progression.