The Inactive File
Ron Edwards:
Hi there,
A lot of you probably don't know where all the spam and stuff goes when Vincent and I remove it. There's a forum here that you're supposed to be able to see, called The Inactive File, where it all goes. But the default website template doesn't think people should see it, so it tends to disappear when we upgrade. Apparently that happened again the last time, which I, of course, who am able to go there whenever, don't realize when it happens.
Anyway. Vincent is coming home from a convention on Tuesday, and then he'll make that forum visible again like it's supposed to be. Then you can see any and all of the posts by, for instance, Vladius since his recent announcement in this forum, preserved unto perpetuity with the foot-fetish porn spam.
This way I don't ban users or delete posts, 'cause I don't want to do that. But it also accounts for the fact that I and, I trust, most of you here don't want to endure stupid antics either. The fun part is there's no negotiation involved at all.
So your job is, whenever any post appears which is spam or to you seems to defy the point of this site, click "Notify moderator."
Best, Ron
Moreno R.:
Hi Ron!
I see the Inactive file, (I didn't for most of 2006-2007, though) but these is something strange going on. In the global view of the Forge (this one) I see new posts these that I don't see when I go to the Inactive File subform (this one). At this time in the subforum there are only two thread from March. "Acai Optimum New", and "New Life Cleanse New". All the others aren't there. But from the global forge view if I click on the "last post" for the inactive file, I find Vladius's last post here
So, at this time the inactive file is visible, but most of the post there, aren't.
Lance D. Allen:
When I saw Vladius' posts, I was unsure as to the protocol, to be honest. I know when someone posts a zero-content post with a link to something off-site, even when they try to make it look like a real post, you report it as spam.
Vladius' nonsense wasn't exactly forum-spam, though. I *did* know that you don't feed a troll, but his posts were not overtly abusive, just dismissive wastes of time, which I've seen from time to time from legitimate users.
If I see someone like that, should I just ignore them, as I did this time? Should I report them?
Ron Edwards:
Hi Lance,
Reporting's always an individual call, and I am myself uneasy with creating a police-state culture in which everyone's finking on everyone all the time. Save it for cases you find unambiguous, for sure.
Vladius' case is a little different because he specifically announced that all his further posts were gunning for moderation. By that logic, anything he posts is subject to dismissal, so reporting his stuff to me pitches it directly to my judgment no matter what. That also leaves the door open for him to post more in line with his original constructive habits, and then I wouldn't flip it to the Inactive File.
Moreno, Vincent will work forum-management magic to make things the way I described later this week, or rather, when he returns from the con and can spare the time.
Best, Ron
Larry L.:
There's actually a button for Notify Moderator? It's been there this whole time? I don't actually craft a PM to Ron or Vincent?
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