Should there be a badge for reporting posts?

What do you all think?

EDIT: This would only apply to reporting posts that actually violate TSR guidelines.

(edited 1 month ago)

Reply 1

I kinda see what you mean and a way to encourage users to report offending posts may not be a bad idea. But I fear a badge would just create a perverse incentive for a subset of users to maliciously report a large number of posts for the sake of getting their "reporting numbers" up and create more work for the mod team and make it harder for them to deal with genuine rule breaking posts.

I think people just need to be more aware that there is a report button and also what kinds of things they can (and should!) report things for, to empower them to report properly :smile:

Reply 2

StriderHort

Snitching badge 😅

Reply 3

_Odysseus_

Original post

by artful_lounger

I kinda see what you mean and a way to encourage users to report offending posts may not be a bad idea. But I fear a badge would just create a perverse incentive for a subset of users to maliciously report a large number of posts for the sake of getting their "reporting numbers" up and create more work for the mod team and make it harder for them to deal with genuine rule breaking posts.
I think people just need to be more aware that there is a report button and also what kinds of things they can (and should!) report things for, to empower them to report properly :smile:

Actually, that is a very good point. It would have to be for successfully reporting posts. Also, somebody somewhere would probably decide to open a bunch of new accounts and farm the badge, creating extra work for the mods (and being unfair).

Reply 4

Admit-One

Universities Forum Helper

Speaking completely selflessly ( :wink:

), yes

Reply 5

_Odysseus_

Original post

by Admit-One

Speaking completely selflessly ( :wink:

), yes

wink wink nudge nudge

Reply 6

redx-z

Original post

by artful_lounger

I kinda see what you mean and a way to encourage users to report offending posts may not be a bad idea. But I fear a badge would just create a perverse incentive for a subset of users to maliciously report a large number of posts for the sake of getting their "reporting numbers" up and create more work for the mod team and make it harder for them to deal with genuine rule breaking posts.
I think people just need to be more aware that there is a report button and also what kinds of things they can (and should!) report things for, to empower them to report properly :smile:

I agree