Dman979 Posted August 30, 2018 Author Share Posted August 30, 2018 @Snark has been doing a yeoman's job of squashing spammers, averaging NUMBER REDACTED per day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Minmus Derp Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 11 hours ago, Dman979 said: See above. Well, what i meant was, like, Addon releases, mission reports, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dman979 Posted August 30, 2018 Author Share Posted August 30, 2018 1 hour ago, The Minmus Derp said: Well, what i meant was, like, Addon releases, mission reports, etc. No no, see my post above, the one which you quoted. I think you're missing something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAL59 Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 There was an old website for ksp called * but it is now censored. Why is the programs own website censored? (kerbal stuff) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deddly Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 @DAL59, unfortunately the domain name seems to have been hijacked and it now a malicious site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 So, speaking of spammers, a new user’s first few posts need to be mod-approved in order to weed out bots. That being said, have y’all ever seen any first posts that that you thought were legitimate users but still left you saying... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dman979 Posted August 30, 2018 Author Share Posted August 30, 2018 26 minutes ago, CatastrophicFailure said: So, speaking of spammers, a new user’s first few posts need to be mod-approved in order to weed out bots. That being said, have y’all ever seen any first posts that that you thought were legitimate users but still left you saying... [Boi] Yes, there's been quite a few actually. Here's some that come to mind. December 13, 2016 December 13, 2016 April 27, 2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snark Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 40 minutes ago, CatastrophicFailure said: So, speaking of spammers, a new user’s first few posts need to be mod-approved in order to weed out bots. That being said, have y’all ever seen any first posts that that you thought were legitimate users but still left you saying... Some are no-brainer obvious ones, others are less immediately obvious. Bear in mind that there's an eternal arms race between the Good Guys (i.e. websites trying to provide a quality environment for their users, like the KSP forums) and the Bad Guys (spammers). It's the old cycle: Spammers spew their bilge. Website comes up with techniques to counter the spammers. Spammers try to figure out a way around those techniques. Website responds. And so forth. So spammers are always looking for ways to try not to be too obvious to the authorities, so it's no accident that some are less obvious than others. We have our ways. But obviously we're not going to discuss anything about how spammers are identified our countermanded here, since this is publicly visible and the bad guys are reading this, too. I'm sure you understand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adsii1970 Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 2 minutes ago, Dman979 said: Yes, there's been quite a few actually. Here's some that come to mind. December 13, 2016 December 13, 2016 April 27, 2013 Two of your links seem to follow me... so... am I a spam bot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dman979 Posted August 30, 2018 Author Share Posted August 30, 2018 Just now, adsii1970 said: Two of your links seem to follow me... so... am I a spam bot? Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 10 minutes ago, Snark said: I'm sure you understand. I was thinking more posts from actual humans who’s facepalm-worthiness exceeded even that of spambots. Like someone who’s first post is so full of leet-speak expletives you’re not even sure where to begin. ie: we want more amusing mod stories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adsii1970 Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 41 minutes ago, Dman979 said: Yes. Humph! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deddly Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 34 minutes ago, CatastrophicFailure said: I was thinking more posts from actual humans who’s facepalm-worthiness exceeded even that of spambots. Like someone who’s first post is so full of leet-speak expletives you’re not even sure where to begin. ie: we want more amusing mod stories. Yes, there have been some. But I can't share them of course, because all moderators are bound to confidentiality (which, incidentally, is why it's unlikely you'll ever see us publicly defend ourselves when accused of being evil). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snark Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 27 minutes ago, CatastrophicFailure said: I was thinking more posts from actual humans who’s facepalm-worthiness exceeded even that of spambots. Like someone who’s first post is so full of leet-speak expletives you’re not even sure where to begin. ie: we want more amusing mod stories. Remember, the forum is here for the benefit of users, not the moderators. Users want freedom. Freedom is good. So as moderators, wherever possible we try to let people just do what they want to. Less moderation is better moderation. Our preferred reaction, to any situation, is to take no action where possible. That said... certain patterns of user behavior cause problems for other users, and therefore aren't okay. So that's why there are forum rules, so that users know what is or isn't okay. As with moderator activity, rules impinge on user freedom, so we believe fewer rules are better, and we try to keep the rules to a bare minimum and only include the specific things that bitter experience has shown us we have to have. A rule only makes it into The Rules if it's clear that not having it is worse for everyone than having it. So, to get back to your original question: People post all kinds of stuff. Some of it's serious; some of it's silly. What's interesting for one person may be cringe-worthy for another. And honestly, there's so much user traffic that we few moderators simply don't have the bandwidth to get emotionally invested in what every new poster posts. So, when we're working through the approval queue, we generally don't care much about the content-- there's too much of it, we can't afford to care. All we do is look it over to see "does this break any rules?" And if the answer is no, we approve. And if the answer is "yes", then we'll address as appropriate (usually with a friendly PM, since most cases involve people who are simply clueless rather than malicious and there's no point beating them up over it.) 36 minutes ago, CatastrophicFailure said: so full of leet-speak expletives you’re not even sure where to begin Yes, in that particular case, that would be rule-breaking (2.2.g for profanity, 2.3.b for l33t-speak), so we'd hide it and drop them a friendly note explaining what the problem is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanamonde Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 People tend to be on their best behavior in their first few posts, so we seldom find problem posts in the new member queue. But yes, there are some which are destined never to see the light of day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Minmus Derp Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 interesting. Who here has the most rep? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deddly Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 @Kuzzter has the most rep, I believe. If you get creative and spend as much time and effort as he puts into his posts, maybe one day it will be you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chel Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 1 hour ago, Deddly said: @Kuzzter has the most rep, I believe. If you get creative and spend as much time and effort as he puts into his posts, maybe one day it will be you *challenge accepted* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansonKerman Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 1 hour ago, Deddly said: @Kuzzter has the most rep, I believe. If you get creative and spend as much time and effort as he puts into his posts, maybe one day it will be you *whistle* I actually thought it would be more. So, what's the difference between a Moderator, a Global Moderator and a Moderator Emeritus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanamonde Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 1 hour ago, HansonKerman said: *whistle* I actually thought it would be more. So, what's the difference between a Moderator, a Global Moderator and a Moderator Emeritus? Since people asked this so often, we've chanted the job titles. Now they're moderator, senior moderator (more experience), and lead moderator (because we make policy decisions and stuff). Moderator emeritus is a one-time title for our departed (not dead, just traveling) comrade, former lead moderator Sal_vager, who did as much work as 5 ordinary mortal moderators. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 39 minutes ago, Vanamonde said: we've chanted the job titles 5 hours ago, Deddly said: it's unlikely you'll ever see us publicly defend ourselves when accused of being evil See? See? Right here! Proof that mods are ebil! Nothing good has ever come from ominous chanting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snark Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 5 hours ago, HansonKerman said: So, what's the difference between a Moderator, a Global Moderator and a Moderator Emeritus? On 2/2/2018 at 8:38 AM, Snark said: Moderators have the power to maintain the forum. Move / hide posts, issue warns, approve queued posts. Global Moderators are like Moderators, but grumpier. Also, what @Vanamonde said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deddly Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 6 hours ago, CatastrophicFailure said: See? See? Right here! Proof that mods are ebil! Nothing good has ever come from ominous chanting! Oh we are totally ebil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Minmus Derp Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 what is your favorite part of moderating? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dman979 Posted August 31, 2018 Author Share Posted August 31, 2018 On 8/29/2018 at 9:24 AM, The Minmus Derp said: Quick question: what is your favorite part of moderating? 4 hours ago, The Minmus Derp said: what is your favorite part of moderating? Asked and answered, Your Honor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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