Report Notification System

[FedoraMemes 582]

So, with the awesome new report system in place, I had an idea recently.

 

As someone who reports quite frequently (or to be more exact, whenever I find a post that breaks site rules), I've always found it annoying how we don't know what is going on behind the scenes when we file a report. For example, if I was to report a post for bypassing the character limit, I would want to know if the mods have decided to go with my report and have taken action, or decided that the post wasn't bad enough to be punishable.

 

My idea is to have a system where if the mods come to a decision to punish the user you have reported, you get a notification from a moderator (or possibly an anonymous mod, giving the moderator the ability to send you the notification anonymously) saying that they have looked at the report and come to a decision to punish the user, or to not punish the user. It doesn't have to be long, just the size of a normal note after a post has been hidden.

 

Example:

 

Opens notification tab

 

A mod has reviewed your report

 

Opens notification

 

Mod: Anonymous

 

We have reviewed your report and have decided to take action against the user. Thank you for reporting and have a nice day.

 

This is an automatically generated message by the way.

 

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I'm not sure if IP.Board supports this feature, but it would be nice to know if your report has been approved or declined. I know for a fact that the mods review every report, but like I said, it would be nice to know.