I have a sub in which the other mods are not entirely reliable. There is a spam filter and the sub runs smoothly for the most part without moderation, but is/are there better ways than to just hope for the best?
I'm moderating a closed section of a forum - think 'covered by NDA' (not actually, but it's a good equivalent of the situation), with restricted access.
Sometimes we find screenshots from that forum posted by some rogue user anonymously in places where they definitely shouldn't appear. And the s...
but it isn't asking for the concept, it is asking "how do I do this" including commentary that he has tried and failed
he's looking for "I'd like to learn of some way to affect page appearance so that a screenshot of it could be traced to the author of the screenshot - maybe some kind of steganography that can survive lightweight compression, or other inconspicious elements that would allow to identify, whose account these screenshots were made from? Specifically, possible to appear broadly enough that even a relatively small part of the screen (say, one post) is sufficient to identify the culprit?
I tried "cooking my own" embedding something akin to low-contrast barcode in borders around posts, but it was…
that's not concept, that's very clearly implementation
maybe not the technical part of how to install it, but looking for a product that does it
possibly, I am also slightly biased as I think it is a strong fit for IT Security
which I think is probably a better venue for this particular question specifically
it isn't talking at all about how to form or grow a community or how to deal with community issues, it is dealing with a data security issue from information leakage
I don't really see that as community management related
@AJHenderson That certainly makes sense to me. I've got to admit that I've only visited IT Security a few times so I'm not entirely sure what is/isn't on topic there
yes if it would be closed here or if you feel it's a marginal fit that would get better answers there, no if it is on topic enough here and likely to still do ok
Hi folks. Anyone know of a meta.SE Q/A or blog post that addresses the oft-repeated claim that "comments are second-class citizens?" My search-fu is weak this morning and I want to provide an explanatory reference to a new user...
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@FEichinger They're explaining/clarifying in comments rather than by editing, so I just want to give them a note that comments are not the right place for that, with a "more info" link
@Andy Nice and direct. I'll go with that and the FAQ.
@AnnonomusPenguin Read the remainder of the discussion first. :P
@AnnonomusPenguin Yeah. I usually wait for at least two other votes before I cast one myself. And that's just because we have so few people with close votes.
For example: If you're building software for chat, should you be able to ask on [moderators] about "how can I recognize that a person is likely coming from the same computer on an IP range to block them from being abusive?"
I have a sub in which the other mods are not entirely reliable. There is a spam filter and the sub runs smoothly for the most part without moderation, but is/are there better ways than to just hope for the best?
Commenting is one of the unsung heroes of Stack Exchange. The help center suggestions that you should submit a comment if you want to:
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For example: If you're building software for chat, should you be able to ask on [moderators] about "how can I recognize that a person is likely coming from the same computer on an IP range to block them from being abusive?"
