I try to moderate articles when I can. However, it's not always clearcut. It would be nice if the moderation facilities at dev offered more feedback about the status of a report. That way it would be easier to know what's considered acceptable and what isn't. For example, I've noticed more articles written from company/organization accounts popping up where there are a couple of introductory paragraphs, then a link to the organization's web site to "read more." I don't like this, and don't consider it appropriate, but I am not sure where it lands with respect to site policy.
It lands solidly in the "not allowed" policy: it's in the Terms of Use, article 11.
Users must make a good-faith effort to share content that is on-topic, of high-quality, and is not designed primarily for the purposes of promotion or creating backlinks.
Posts must contain substantial content — they may not merely reference an external link that contains the full post.
When I encounter these "linkback" posts, I do the following (tag mod)...
(Usually) leave a comment about the site policy. Many times, the author will edit or delete their own post. (I've got a canned response for that.)
Flag it using moderator tools.
Drop tags from it when I can.
Post it in the Tag Moderators chatroom so the rest of the crew can do the same.
Non-moderators can still act on these posts, too:
Anyone can comment citing the Terms of Use and Code of Conduct!
Oh cool. Good to know. Is tag moderation a separate thing from regular moderation? I have a "moderate" button, but I don't think I have any tools to adjust tags or talk to tag moderators for my account.
Yes, tag moderation is additional. If you want to help moderate one or more tags, contact yo@dev.to and let them know where you'd like to volunteer. We always need the help, and the more tag mods, the easier our jobs get.
As to the chat, it's just DEV Connect that we're using. See what rooms are there. If you can't access the Tag Moderation room, you can still probably use Meta for urgent situations.
For further actions, you may consider blocking this person and/or reporting abuse
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I try to moderate articles when I can. However, it's not always clearcut. It would be nice if the moderation facilities at dev offered more feedback about the status of a report. That way it would be easier to know what's considered acceptable and what isn't. For example, I've noticed more articles written from company/organization accounts popping up where there are a couple of introductory paragraphs, then a link to the organization's web site to "read more." I don't like this, and don't consider it appropriate, but I am not sure where it lands with respect to site policy.
It lands solidly in the "not allowed" policy: it's in the Terms of Use, article 11.
When I encounter these "linkback" posts, I do the following (tag mod)...
(Usually) leave a comment about the site policy. Many times, the author will edit or delete their own post. (I've got a canned response for that.)
Flag it using moderator tools.
Drop tags from it when I can.
Post it in the Tag Moderators chatroom so the rest of the crew can do the same.
Non-moderators can still act on these posts, too:
Anyone can comment citing the Terms of Use and Code of Conduct!
Report Abuse.
Oh cool. Good to know. Is tag moderation a separate thing from regular moderation? I have a "moderate" button, but I don't think I have any tools to adjust tags or talk to tag moderators for my account.
Yes, tag moderation is additional. If you want to help moderate one or more tags, contact
yo@dev.toand let them know where you'd like to volunteer. We always need the help, and the more tag mods, the easier our jobs get.As to the chat, it's just DEV Connect that we're using. See what rooms are there. If you can't access the
Tag Moderationroom, you can still probably useMetafor urgent situations.