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moderation [2025/10/11 02:57] – [The "Holding" Board] GlitchyZoruamoderation [2025/12/03 16:58] (current) – melon
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-**When a thread is moved to holding its a good idea to send a PM to the OP (and potentially very active posters in the thread) to let them know that the thread is held back but not deleted.** People tend to become very unhappy if they think their thread has been wrongly deleted!+**When a thread is moved to holding; It's a good idea to send a PM to the OP (and potentially very active posters in the thread) to let them know that the thread is held back but not deleted.** People tend to become very unhappy if they think their thread has been wrongly deleted!
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 Topics can be merged with other topics; this is especially done when two topics have a nearly identical content. To do this, click the "Merge"-Button (either above or beyond a threads text corpus). You can then either select a board and a target topic, or enter the target topics ID. In the next step, the name for the merged topic can be selected. Topics can be merged with other topics; this is especially done when two topics have a nearly identical content. To do this, click the "Merge"-Button (either above or beyond a threads text corpus). You can then either select a board and a target topic, or enter the target topics ID. In the next step, the name for the merged topic can be selected.
  
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 Its a good idea to add a [mod] note to the thread, either to the OP or as a new message to let people know threads have been merged and there may be a slight context shift. Its a good idea to add a [mod] note to the thread, either to the OP or as a new message to let people know threads have been merged and there may be a slight context shift.
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   - name is appropriate   - name is appropriate
-  - E-Mail looks real 
   - has set any visible effort in their application text (applications that complain about the min-character limit are a no)   - has set any visible effort in their application text (applications that complain about the min-character limit are a no)
   - has social media or websites linked (also check the profile, sometimes new users only set the link there). Are these compatible with the Rules and Guidelines?   - has social media or websites linked (also check the profile, sometimes new users only set the link there). Are these compatible with the Rules and Guidelines?
   - have creative projects or express an interest in making things rather than just consuming media (this should be a hard yes)   - have creative projects or express an interest in making things rather than just consuming media (this should be a hard yes)
 +  - do they answer the "why are you intrested in web craft" question in any way?
   - is old enough (minimal age is 15!)   - is old enough (minimal age is 15!)
-  - are there any other "red flags" you spotted? (insincere tone, references to chan sites, military or violent content etc)+  - are there any other "<fc #ff0000>red flags</fc>" you spotted? (insincere tone, references to chan sites, military or violent content etc) 
 +  - Look for AI-tells; use of "—" symbol, use of "its not x, its y" phrasing, use of 3's e.g. "i like the web, code and cats", and overly flowery phrases e.g. "playful spirit of the indie web".
  
 If you think that everything is in order, select the account and use the "Approve and send E-Mail"-Action. If there is a problem or you are unsure, write a short note at the "Moderation Chat"-thread. If it is obvious spam do "Reject" if its a person that does not fit the requirements do "Reject and send E-Mail"; this will send them an e-mail informing them that their application did not meet all requirements. If you think that everything is in order, select the account and use the "Approve and send E-Mail"-Action. If there is a problem or you are unsure, write a short note at the "Moderation Chat"-thread. If it is obvious spam do "Reject" if its a person that does not fit the requirements do "Reject and send E-Mail"; this will send them an e-mail informing them that their application did not meet all requirements.
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 The following sections try to give some more in-depth information about moderation and related topics, and tries to give hints for tricky questions and situations. The following sections try to give some more in-depth information about moderation and related topics, and tries to give hints for tricky questions and situations.
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-===== Tips for Member approval ===== 
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 ===== Policy towards links ===== ===== Policy towards links =====
  
 The Melonland-Rules and Guidelines are also applied to links posted in the forum and member sites in the Profile, but are usually less strictly enforced, especially if numerous links lie between a posting and the problematic content. Sites that promote or enable hate, crime, or other highly problematic content should not be linked, promoted, or in any other way discussed here. The Melonland-Rules and Guidelines are also applied to links posted in the forum and member sites in the Profile, but are usually less strictly enforced, especially if numerous links lie between a posting and the problematic content. Sites that promote or enable hate, crime, or other highly problematic content should not be linked, promoted, or in any other way discussed here.
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-===== Board Vibe ===== 
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 ===== User safety / Banned Topics ===== ===== User safety / Banned Topics =====
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 ===== Netiquette ===== ===== Netiquette =====
  
-The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etiquette_in_technology|Netiquette]] is a list of informal rules for online communities that developed over the last decades. Upholding the Netiquette isn't required at the Melonland-Forum. Users are, however, expected to interact in good faith with each other, and forgo behavior that might be disturbing or annoying to others.+The [[wp>Netiquette]] is a list of informal rules for online communities that developed over the last decades. Upholding the Netiquette isn't required at the Melonland-Forum. Users are, however, expected to interact in good faith with each other, and forgo behavior that might be disturbing or annoying to others.
  
 ===== Politics and Activism ===== ===== Politics and Activism =====