Re:This Website Will Self Destruct
by eyelidlessness on Sunday May 31, 2020 @11:17PM
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Thank you for this response. I'm sorry that it's been a magnet for abuse at all, I'm glad it hasn't been particularly hurtful to you, and I'm especially glad that you're taking moderation seriously. I will keep an eye out for whatever you write up and amplify it when that time comes.
May I suggest an upvote and downvote system for each message? With 3 downvotes removing the message
Re:This Website Will Self Destruct
by forgotmypw17 on Monday June 01, 2020 @01:24AM
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Three-reports-to-remove, along with moderator review for the removes, seems to be the golden standard for machine-aided moderation since the days of AOL.
The downside of it is that by the time you have 3 downvotes/reports, at least 3 people have already been exposed to the content. It might not seem like a lot, but that's 3 people who had to read something unpleasant, hurtful, or just a plain old waste of time on your resource.
Minimum 3 readers, usually many more, because people rarely report things, per spam/troll adds up fast.
The anti-trans messages were really important for me to remove. They weren't particularly hurtful to me, but a good portion of my webcomic's audience are trans teens, and I _really_ didn't want their first experience at this website I made to be hate directed at them.
Thanks for asking. I'll definitely write more at a later date. :)