[SUGGESTION] Multiple Users Self-Moderating A Thread.

[Sim_card]

OP,this is a good idea that you came up with but as for me,I think that for the addition of more users to moderate a self-moderated thread is irrelevant and might cause complications on post to delete or not because it is the OP of the thread that knows what he wants and which post he will delete that is off topic due to the insight that he has to create such topic. Theymos wouldn't see this as something important because he is very busy with other important things that will added more value to the community than this topic. The word self means it should be done personally by the thread poster and not anyone. So if the OP of a self moderated thread will have some challenges in the nearest future to filter or delete off topic post,then let him leave the thread open to forum moderators where users can report off topic thread to the forum moderators so that it will be deleted

[Cuenta Alternativa]

Well, I can see that many people are buying the idea, but to me, if one cannot fully control his or her thread alone, then he or she should allow moderators to manage it for them.

I think like you. I wouldn't waste time implementing that. If the creator of a self moderated thread is absent from the forum, the posts in that thread can be reported to the moderators.

[ABCbits]

It's great idea, although i expect only big group (such as for-profit company or altcoin team) would utilize this feature.

It would be a nice feature...

In the past, i always argued that, sooner or later, we'd get new forum software (epochtalk) and that meddling with SMF's sourcecode to implement even more custom code wasn't that good of an idear... There was even a time i was running an epochtalk instance so i could make bug or feature requests in the repo (not that this ever happened tough). But when i look at the repo now, i see the last release was allmost 3 years ago, so i wonder if it might be a good idear to start asking for changes on SMF again (since the new forum software doesn't seem to be going anywhere anytime soon).

I think you're looking at wrong repository. I don't remember the reason, but it seems the work moved to those repository
https://github.com/epochtalk/epochtalk_server
https://github.com/epochtalk/epochtalk-vue

Make sure to check other branch of those repository as well. I also remember someone mention there's Discord where the developer talk more about progress of the development, but i can't recall much about it.

[FatFork]

I don't think it makes sense to introduce such new features to the current version of the forum software, at least as long as the new forum software, EpochTalk, is still on the roadmap (Is it really? I hope it is.) Such a feature would only bring new confusion and a bunch of unknowns for the community, and it's better for the admins to focus on implementing EpochTalk smoothly and ensuring a seamless transition for users.
Once EpochTalk is fully integrated and proven to be stable, we can revisit the idea of introducing new features to enhance the forum experience.

[_act_]

I don't think it makes sense to introduce such new features to the current version of the forum software, at least as long as the new forum software, EpochTalk, is still on the roadmap (Is it really? I hope it is.) Such a feature would only bring new confusion and a bunch of unknowns for the community, and it's better for the admins to focus on implementing EpochTalk smoothly and ensuring a seamless transition for users.

It has been years that people has been waiting for EpochTalk but nothing up till now. We do not know how long it would still take before this will be done.

Once EpochTalk is fully integrated and proven to be stable, we can revisit the idea of introducing new features to enhance the forum experience.

What I later thought about having other people to self moderate threads is that it can lead to some people not creating normal threads again than self moderated threads and they may have self-centred opinion.

[Mpamaegbu]

for some reason couldn't come online for a long time...

What do you guys think?..

This is the only reason I think this stands a chance of making sense, if at all it should. Otherwise, it's redundancy. That only reason for me could be in the event of the OP's demise or complete incapacitation. Other than that, I don't think there's a need for it. Whenever OP comes online they can moderate their thread and do the needful. What if the other mod(s) deletes what OP believes (while still active) is constructive and before anyone could say Jack it's gone? What of such happening? Wouldn't that bring friction between or among OP's co-mods?

[robelneo]

This is something new and I don't know if there is modification software created for SMF by the SMF team or by an independent developer for SMF, but like all the others' suggestions everyone can moderate a topic by reporting it to moderators not because you have moderated a topic you're the only one who can delete a topic the report a post button can help the topic to be moderated by other members if they think the topic is spam.

And I don't know if all will agree to co-moderate your own thread they may not have time to look at topics where they are chosen to co-moderate, if ever this is integrated there should be an option to not approve to be a co-moderator.

[Asiska02]

Well, I can see that many people are buying the idea, but to me, if one cannot fully control his or her thread alone, then he or she should allow moderators to manage it for them.

I think like you. I wouldn't waste time implementing that. If the creator of a self moderated thread is absent from the forum, the posts in that thread can be reported to the moderators.

We can’t say if there’s a circumstance where the OP will not be able to come online for some time, maybe sick, busy or something. The users he or she added to their  self-moderated topic could be of help during that period and it’s fine in my opinion. Reporting to the forum moderators about such posts in such threads is like giving them extra work to do. I like the main OP’s idea.

[BlackBoss_]

We can’t say if there’s a circumstance where the OP will not be able to come online for some time, maybe sick, busy or something. The users he or she added to their  self-moderated topic could be of help during that period and it’s fine in my opinion.

The co-moderators of one topic should be chosen before you publish your self-moderated topic. I don't believe that theymos will allow to edit co-moderator list of a self-moderated if he deploys a new feature, co-moderated topic for community.

In addition, if you are the main moderator, the author of a topic, it's impossible to choose a co-moderator after you get an accident and no longer is able to use the forum.

Reporting to the forum moderators about such posts in such threads is like giving them extra work to do.

If the forum is clean and has good quality, forum moderators don't need extra works to do.