Adding on to that post - to maybe help solve some problems - there should be new flag options.
Example: Not following format rules, or something like that
I donât find that to be true. If you post then you are most likely going to be reading the comments of that post. Also, moderator are able to find posts that do not follow format rules. If you believe that a post is bad enough to the point that it needs to be taken down then just flag the post using the flag feture.
Actually when you flag, the moderators come to see the problem and then the topic is closed.
I agree. Especially in the Community Resources and Tutorials categories, you see many low-quality posts. Once I had seen a post which was showing how to make your game lag infinitely. I had also seen another post that was telling you to add a model with a backdoor. Requiring Post Approval or making the category Regular-only is the only solution.
I have also seen some users with web.roblox.com links which means they are underaged and made a 13+ account just to bypass the requirement. Forum staff should moderate more strictly.
Also, the Discussion category is a mess. I can understand why, however. The âAboutâ post only says: âFor discussing the art of developing things on Roblox.â, which is not descriptive enough.
Post Approval is a mess, too. Once, when I was still a member, I had made a post asking for a better Developer Stats page. My post got declined. Today, I saw a low-quality post by a Member (which means he had to pass through PA), and it suggested one of the things I had suggested in my declined post.
I think that the DevForum is no longer a place for development discussions and it now is just a lounge where you repeatedly post no-effort posts in #help-and-feedback:scripting-support and in #resources .
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Sometimes the format rules are not completely compatible with what you are trying to post. If we made it a âOne Size Fits Allâ system it just wouldnât be used as not everyone has all the information they need (Thats why they might be asking on the Forum anywayâŚ).
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Iâm replying to @AstralBlu_e and @KarzyKhaos - My suggestion was to add more flag options, so it is easier and so that it makes more sense. I donât know about everyone, but I have backed down from flagging a few times because there isnât really a flag option that makes sense.
True, but people should at least try to follow the format. Some people just donât read it or ignore it.
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Well, people will still do that even if you turn the things more strict, There is a video on youtube simply saying how to become a member in developer forum easy, Even if its more strict it will still have a âeasierâ path.
Well you shouldnt have backed down then, when you flag a person the moderator can come there and see whats happening. There is also the option of messaging the person.
(I believe they can see messages from flags.)
Yeah, I feel like lots of people think that. It is not helping, and it might be pushing away possibly helpful developers. Thatâs one of the reasons I made this topic.
Yeah, I realize that, but flagging for
sometimes will not make much sense, so more flag options would be a good idea.
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Well, there are indeed âno-effort postsâ in the scripting support category but it is still helpful, It helped me so much to get better.
The resources category is one of the most helpful ones and I dont really see so many no-effort posts there, most of them were really helpful and were good.
As you said, that person requested ONE of the things you listed, I believe there were somethings that you listed that couldnât go through the PA (Just a guess.).
I guess thatâs mostly opinion-based, but if something is locked, itâs probably low-effort, or does not follow some sort of guideline.
Oh so thats what you were talking about, Yeah indeed there should have more options but that option already shows that the reason is something that wasnt listed, Therefore if you didnt find the reasons above then you put in that and they see what is the problem.
I dont really see so many locked topics, I most likely see something like 2 or 3 locked topics in a day and I dont think thats a real big problem since we should expect that little ammount to break rules (Not everyone whoâs ranked up is actually a good person but you cant really control that.).
Although I see your reasoning, I have to disagree with you heavily.
To begin with, the forum is a learning platform as well as a partial social platform - you are here to learn about scripting and not how to use grammar in a sentence. 90% of the time when Iâm online I donât use grammar, when Iâm in a more casual mood I will not use grammar on the platform. Does this devalue the content in my message? No. For those of us who arenât English, its also a lot harder for them to use grammar and they struggle to formulate sentences. Not everyone on the forum has the primary language of English, and their is a large sum of languages which arenât supported by the community.
If you see this, then post approval isnât doing their job correctly. Topics only get locked when they donât meet the criteria for a post, not because they are in the wrong catagory. Post approval will move the topic and notify you with feedback. When someone incorrectly uses the forum, your post will be deleted or locked.
This is how most rules work, to begin the certified badge shouldnât be a requirement and a portion of the guideline topics are their own instances (example: Rules). Either way, people are subject to the rules and they get punished according to them - if you donât read them and get punished its their fault. I 100% bet youâve never read the Roblox user agreement when you begun (every word of it, line by line) and yet your subject to it every second your on the platform.
What? You already get punished for this eventually. Looks like you havenât read the broken rules matrix huh⌠which clearly says:
So I donât see your points, most the systems already exist or arenât encompassing all users from all countries or are too harsh?
Also:
Posts like them are usually locked, because people like me flag it to the moderation with the specific clauses which they violated and not because its âlow effortâ. It wouldnât be fair to punish people for singular, minor infractions.
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Post approval is turned off for most of the categories that arenât #platform-feedback sub categories.
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Well that seems utterly pointless, what happens if it is off topic then - they get locked automatically *sarcasm*?
Being a recently accepted member, the only problem I faced personally was categorizing my first few topics, although itâs pretty straightforward and I rarely see topics posted in blatantly incorrect categories. Regarding the grammar aspect, I feel that some developers would rather a more casual interaction with other developers, although I make a note to myself to always type as if I was typing to my superior. However, I can agree that occasionally I do see posts along the lines of:
âthanks
30 charssssssssâ
Which personally annoys me to say the least. Some users seem to neglect the option to simply like a post to show they understand or they are thankful for the feedback, but these users tend to be younger or newer to the developer forum. The best action you can take to better the experience for yourself and others is to politely correct users who may be new or inexperienced with the platform and remind them to only post something if it has meaning or you need a problem fixed, and to be direct and clear. The rest is left up to the very distinct outline prompted when creating a new topic.
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