Moderators
This is an overview page for website moderators, who delete spam, ban spam users, etc. to keep our site clean. As time goes on we will likely need more moderators as our community grows; if you are interested please be in touch with team@publiclaboratory.org.
Moderators can:
- block users
- spam comments
- unpublish/delete notes and pages
This is a serious responsibility and we have to be careful not to misuse moderator power. Only ban/block/spam if you are sure that it is in fact spam, and please tell the other moderators. (we may be setting up a moderator list soon, but right now it's Jeff and RJ)
How to moderate
Comment moderation
The simplest moderation task is to look for new comments. If you're subscribed to all new comments, you'll get emails as new ones are posted, and if they look suspicious (i.e. "beautiful jewelry" or "raiders tickets") click through and investigate. If they're obviously spam, you can use the links below the comments to "Submit spam" as shown in the image below. If you're not sure, it's worthwhile to click on the author's name to see if they have other legitimate posts.
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Note and page moderation
- New notes and pages can be deleted by moderators by clicking the "Edit" tab and choosing "Delete post". It's worthwhile to first click on the author name to check if they are a spam user; the account can be Blocked following instructions below.
- Revisions on pages can be reverted by clicking on the "Revisions" tab and reverting to a recent clean revision.
- New published content can also be reviewed en-masse at the address http://publiclaboratory.org/admin/content/antispam/nodes/published (only accessible to moderators).
Advanced/batch note/page moderation
If you have the privileges, you can visit this address and batch-delete: http://publiclaboratory.org/admin/content/node
User moderation: "Blocking" users
Spam users can be blocked by visiting their profile pages (click on their author name in a research note or wiki page revision) and checking "Blocked" instead of "Active".