Top reporters

[Lafu]

I personally have nothing against it, and it would be interesting to see who are those who still find some time to make the forum a better place for everyone else.

For sure it would be nice to see some statistics of the past years from 2021 and 2022.
There are so many that hit the " Report to Moderator " without notice them , but also there are also a lot that lets say to lazy for doing it.
I have seen in the last weeks there a few new Users have started reporting , i havnt stoped doing it so its now 6 years i report.
Its a Art to animate others.

[Vod]

These are the people who have the most good reports over the last year:
| actmyname               |        38580 |

(I know this is an old thread, but never data not available)

That is one report every 10 mins, 7 days a week. (assuming 8 hours sleep per day)



Edit:  Been watching this for five minutes.   Dude just does not take a break!

[The Sceptical Chymist]

Edit:  Been watching this for five minutes.   Dude just does not take a break!

Uhh....actmyname hasn't been active since January, and I'm not too sure he's been active much at all in at least a year as I can't remember the last time I saw a post from him.  I'm pretty sure he isn't reporting posts--or is he?  Can you make reports without the system updating your 'last active' date?  And if so, why would he be doing that?

Aside from that, it'd sure be nice if Theymos did another stat dump.  People who report bad posts are the unsung heroes of this forum, who basically get almost no recognition whatsoever, and yet they serve an incredibly important function.  I won't hold my breath for any data from Theymos, but the top reporters deserve it IMO.

[LoyceV]

That is one report every 10 mins, 7 days a week. (assuming 8 hours sleep per day)

If I remember correctly, he used some automation tools to make it faster to report shitposts.

People who report bad posts are the unsung heroes of this forum

That's why the idea of reporter badge images is almost 6 years old. How time flies!

[nutildah]

People who report bad posts are the unsung heroes of this forum

That's why the idea of reporter badge images is almost 6 years old. How time flies!

I still like the idea, and of the badge being optional. I'm not sure I would even qualify for one, but to wear the badge "with pride" just seems like something that this guy would be doing:



Frankly I don't know why I bother doing the reports, other than it gives me a personal satisfaction to see absolutely shitty posts get deleted. Bonus satisfaction points if they would have counted toward that week's sig campaign payment.

[LoyceV]

Frankly I don't know why I bother doing the reports, other than it gives me a personal satisfaction to see absolutely shitty posts get deleted. Bonus satisfaction points if they would have counted toward that week's sig campaign payment.

If only we could see their face after they see their posts disappear
My evil side still wants to Merit a user right before he gets banned for plagiarism, just to make it hurt a bit more.

[dkbit98]

If I remember correctly, he used some automation tools to make it faster to report shitposts.

Ratimov was also very active with reports back than, not sure if he also used any tools or not, but he made reports mostly in his local board.

Frankly I don't know why I bother doing the reports, other than it gives me a personal satisfaction to see absolutely shitty posts get deleted. Bonus satisfaction points if they would have counted toward that week's sig campaign payment.

Same here, but I think it makes forum just a little bit easier to use for me, at least for boards that I usually visit.
I certainly wouldn't spend hours reporting posts every day just so that I could have reporters badge, but it would be cool if theymos could release fresh list of top reporters.

[tranthidung]

If I remember correctly, he used some automation tools to make it faster to report shitposts.

These tools can be what he used.

[HACK] One-click mod report, not for the faint of heart
[Userscript] Report to moderator on post history

I remember Ratimov used to have very high active time daily, like a sleepless users when he was addictive with reports old posts.

[Lucius]

~snip~
Aside from that, it'd sure be nice if Theymos did another stat dump.  People who report bad posts are the unsung heroes of this forum, who basically get almost no recognition whatsoever, and yet they serve an incredibly important function.  I won't hold my breath for any data from Theymos, but the top reporters deserve it IMO.

I agree that the publication of these statistics would be a kind of thank you to all those who work in the background to make the forum a better and more pleasant place for all who visit it as members and as guests. I don't know the real reason why the admin doesn't do it anymore, but if it's just a lack of time, can that task be transferred to the global moderator @hilariousandco who is active in the posting Monthly Report Statistics?

[Rikafip]

Ratimov was also very active with reports back than, not sure if he also used any tools or not, but he made reports mostly in his local board.

I remember him explicitly saying that he didn't us any tools for all those hundreds of thousands of reports that he made (or whatever was the number) but who knows was that really the case since his numbers were crazy.

Frankly I don't know why I bother doing the reports, other than it gives me a personal satisfaction to see absolutely shitty posts get deleted. Bonus satisfaction points if they would have counted toward that week's sig campaign payment.

Same here, but I have to say that it gives me less and less satisfaction meaning I am nowhgere as active on the reporting scene as I was.

[JayJuanGee]

Frankly I don't know why I bother doing the reports, other than it gives me a personal satisfaction to see absolutely shitty posts get deleted. Bonus satisfaction points if they would have counted toward that week's sig campaign payment.

If only we could see their face after they see their posts disappear
My evil side still wants to Merit a user right before he gets banned for plagiarism, just to make it hurt a bit more.

I've done that.



Not on purpose, though.

I wonder if there might be a bit of a dilemma for theymos in regards to putting out a top reporters post.. it is like saying: "here are the biggest tattle tales," an I am not even trying to denigrate "reporting" concept.

[The Sceptical Chymist]

That's why the idea of reporter badge images is almost 6 years old. How time flies!

I do remember that badge, but I could swear that it was only a couple of years ago when the idea was implemented.  You're right, time certainly does fly (and to you young'ins, the perception of time zipping away from you only gets stronger as you age--trust me).

Frankly I don't know why I bother doing the reports, other than it gives me a personal satisfaction to see absolutely shitty posts get deleted. Bonus satisfaction points if they would have counted toward that week's sig campaign payment.

Even if you do it for that reason, you're still helping the forum when those shitposts get erased forever.  If enough people report shitposts and other issues, the benefits add up.  I don't know how many posts I reported this year, but it was probably more than the past two years combined.  I don't have as much fire in my belly as I did back in 2016-17, but when I see a generic, poorly-written post I hit that report button speedily and with no hesitation.  The merit system has helped clean up the worst of the mess we had pre-2018, but the problem of members making zero-value posts to make money lingers on.

I don't know the real reason why the admin doesn't do it anymore, but if it's just a lack of time, can that task be transferred to the global moderator @hilariousandco who is active in the posting Monthly Report Statistics?

Wish I had an answer to that, but I'm not a staff member and have no clue what goes on behind the scenes.  You'd think it'd be a simple fix like the one you described, but I suspect Theymos has his reasons for not acknowledging reporters publicly.  I couldn't even hazard a guess what those reasons are, though.

[Sandra_hakeem]

For sure it would be nice to see some statistics of the past years from 2021 and 2022.
There are so many that hit the " Report to Moderator " without notice them , but also there are also a lot that lets say to lazy for doing it.
I have seen in the last weeks there a few new Users have started reporting , i havnt stoped doing it so its now 6 years i report.
Its a Art to animate others.

Well, I don't really mean to be derogatory ^{[forgive me if that's how it looks to you]}but, what sort of post do you report? You've got a little language impediment - that could be because you don't speak English as your native language? - if that's the case, how then do you evaluate good post? Just asking  

People who report bad posts are the unsung heroes of this forum, who basically get almost no recognition whatsoever, and yet they serve an incredibly important function.  I won't hold my breath for any data from Theymos, but the top reporters deserve it IMO.

While that might be the case, how about you think in this direction - realistically, since the data hasn't been updated just yet, that there isn't anyone that you'd think is leading on the chart? Actmyname has been relentlessly good prior to his inactive days ^{[we've got a couple of others too][/sub] but that's what I've ever known the dude for.}

I remember him explicitly saying that he didn't us any tools for all those hundreds of thousands of reports that he made (or whatever was the number)

That's obviously not the case.. ^{[I mean, how did you miss Tranthi's post?]}

[NotFuzzyWarm]

... what sort of post do you report? You've got a little language impediment - that could be because you don't speak English as your native language? - if that's the case, how then do you evaluate good post? Just asking  ...

Having to interpret what a poster is trying to say is not an issue. It's to be expected on any international forum...

For me a post deserving to be reported as trash is usually bloody obvious: things like thinly disguised clickbait ads/referrals, wildly off-topic, etc. Same for Wrong area, be it an altcoin topic in the Bitcoin areas or hardware sales or services advertising outside of their reserved areas of the forum.

As of late the number of obviously AI generated posting and plagiarism is on the rise no doubt because ChatGPT makes it so easy to ask a question and then post its answer as if the poster came up with it instead of DYOR, formulating ideas from the research and only then making a post about it. Problem is, most AI generated crap is just that - crap - in that it often contains many errors. One good clue to AI crap is that it often reads like a dry, sanitized, textbook.

[philipma1957]

Frankly I don't know why I bother doing the reports, other than it gives me a personal satisfaction to see absolutely shitty posts get deleted. Bonus satisfaction points if they would have counted toward that week's sig campaign payment.

If only we could see their face after they see their posts disappear
My evil side still wants to Merit a user right before he gets banned for plagiarism, just to make it hurt a bit more.

but does he lose that merit or does it stay?

[Ambatman]

but does he lose that merit or does it stay?

It does even merit for deleted post stays
The user loses access to the account in a way it's like losing the merit.
Except they appeal and the appeal is accepted.

[Sandra_hakeem]

For me a post deserving to be reported as trash is usually bloody obvious: things like thinly disguised clickbait ads/referrals, wildly off-topic, etc.

I never thought about that alone - my criterion would strictly be on thread derailing post, post made in the wrong section and 'em falsified cookie-cutter post. Seems everyone has a different lookout and that pretty fair.

As of late the number of obviously AI generated posting and plagiarism is on the rise no doubt because ChatGPT makes it so easy to ask a question and then post its answer as if the poster came up with it instead of DYOR,

There's also a way to counterbalance the whole situation and eliminate AI posters.. Although the latter might be arduous! Matter of fact, lovesmay, nutilda, jolly good and the rest aren't relinquishing at all; my worst fears would be unlocked the moment the forum becomes unreadable.

My evil side still wants to Merit a user right before he gets banned for plagiarism, just to make it hurt a bit more.

ouuchh! That would hurt! ^{Please, bans me}

[Lucius]

Wish I had an answer to that, but I'm not a staff member and have no clue what goes on behind the scenes.  You'd think it'd be a simple fix like the one you described, but I suspect Theymos has his reasons for not acknowledging reporters publicly.  I couldn't even hazard a guess what those reasons are, though.

The only reason that I have already mentioned several times is the one that stems from the fact that some members were unhappy that such data were published publicly. Even if this is the reason, there is always a solution in the way of marking them with "x" or "anonymous" instead of their name - of course such a way of posting would require the admin to send a PM to everyone on that list so that it could be partially "censored" if it is really a problem for someone.

[Lafu]

Well, I don't really mean to be derogatory ^{[forgive me if that's how it looks to you]}but, what sort of post do you report?

Nearly everything that should be reported for keep the Forum clean and other Users safe.
Spam posts , Double posts , Wrong made board threads , Ref links , Scammer posts , Malware and Suspicious Links and so on.
If you want to dive deeper into that , take a look here Report Malware and Suspicious Links here so Mods can take Action !

You've got a little language impediment - that could be because you don't speak English as your native language?

Wtf why i should have a language impediment ?
English is not my native language thats right , its german but I have been speaking English fluently for several years.
So for me there is no problem on the speak language front.

how then do you evaluate good post? Just asking  

Simple answer , with Merit and not reporting it.

[LoyceV]

I wonder if there might be a bit of a dilemma for theymos in regards to putting out a top reporters post.. it is like saying: "here are the biggest tattle tales," an I am not even trying to denigrate "reporting" concept.

I had to Google it:

tattle-tale

    reveal someone's secrets

If shitposting would be done in secret, it wouldn't be a problem Would anyone blame someone for reporting a lot of spam?

For me a post deserving to be reported as trash is usually bloody obvious

The obvious ones are indeed easy, and quickly get handled. But I see much less of them lately. Maybe because I stay away from certain boards, or maybe because there really is less spam. My current 30 days report history has 31 Good reports, and 7 Unhandled. That ratio used to be about 26.5 to 1. I guess Mods are now more lenient than I would be