Questions tagged [moderator-tools]
Tools available to ♦ moderators. If your question is about the "access to moderator tools" privilege (granted at 10k rep on graduated sites, 2k on beta sites), use [10k-tools] instead.
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Raise an autoflag if somebody deletes a post that was previously undeleted by a moderator
Proposal
Raise an automatic flag if a post that was undeleted by a moderator gets deleted by anybody other than a moderator.
Rationale
If a moderator undeletes a post, this usually overrides a ...
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Add strings from the bans history page into transifex
https://ru.stackoverflow.com/admin/review/bans
https://ru.stackoverflow.com/admin/review/bans/historical
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Add string “Absence recorded at” from the mod history page into transifex
https://ru.stackoverflow.com/admin
The string:
Absence recorded at
Could you add thise string into transifex, so we will be able to translate it?
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Disable option to opt in new mod tools on other user preference page if this user isn't a mod
If I open preferences page of another user I can see option to opt in a new mod tools.
But this user isn't mod. Probable, on this page the engine checks my account status, but should check this ...
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Add strings from the Review Queue stat page into transifex to make it possible to translate for Stackexchange localized sites
https://ru.stackoverflow.com/review/reopen/stats
Strings:
Admin.
Advanced stats.
Audits.
Bans.
Could you add those strings into transifex, so we will be able to translate them?
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Use existed strings or add new into transifex for filters titles on the user history page in mod tools
https://ru.stackoverflow.com/users/history/:userId
String: User has been banned from review.
String: User accessed site.
etc.
I've found similar strings in the transifex: ...
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Add strings from the Post Flag History page into transifex (or use existed keys)
I found strings like this in transifex, but looks like they aren't used on this page, and hardcoded.
Could you add this strings into transifex or use existed strings?
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Nothing happens on click “edit” or “delete” buttons on user flagged comments page
https://ru.stackoverflow.com/admin/users/:userId/post-comments?state=flagged
On click there are no errors/logs in console/network requests.
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Make click on row behave like click on checkbox in “move comments to chat” option in mod menu on question
Right now, clicking on the row behaves like clicking on the radio button.
Notice how the radio button flashes indicating that it's being clicked. The checkbox should be checked instead.
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Add an error message on questions merge into Transifex
If you are trying to merge questions, there could be an error:
At least one of the questions for the merge must be closed
There is no such string in Transifex, so we can't translate it. Could you ...
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On the admin page statistics table is out of the border on meta site
https://ru.meta.stackoverflow.com/admin
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Add strings from the moderator page for sending message to user into transifex [duplicate]
String:
name hidden from user
And:
String:
bcc
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Adjusting the lock post notices - draft text and reasoning
A few months ago we updated some of the text in the lock tool for moderators. At that time I noted that the post notice text for the various locks could use an update to be more helpful. Right now, ...
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Should wiki locks prevent voting?
I recently tried to add a "Wiki Answer" lock to a question. This lock should simply prevent new answers from being posted. However, it also prevents votes on the question, rendering it pretty much ...
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Moderator flag dashboard design refresh (alpha)
Earlier this year, we started work on a design refresh for the moderator flag dashboard, and ran a limited alpha on a few sites. Today, we're opening it up to the rest of the network, with the goal ...
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Suggested edits retain redacted information
I noticed while approving a redaction, that suggested edits may retain text which is later redacted.
With a bit of mod collusion with Community ♦ and another helpful moderator, I was able to ...
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Is it possible to make the annotation and flag counters on profiles colorblind friendly?
I have a heck of a hard time identifying whether a user has annotations or flagged posts on their account when looking at the profile page and only one is present. There is an older post asking for a ...
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Add indication that migration is not an option in the Close dialog
I just encountered a software development question on Ask Different (in the Close Votes review queue, but that doesn't matter) which I wanted to migrate to Stack Overflow. The proper way to do that is ...
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Proposal: “light suspensions”
Someone with such a "light-weight suspension", would lose all his rep gained before issuing the suspension. Thus, the rep would be reset to 1.
With it, their privileges would be the same as a rep 1 ...
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User's name not being picked up by @@ superping suggestion in chat
I have a user, whose name is 2012User. When I try to superping them (@@) in the public 3DPrinting chatroom, with @@2012, their name does not appear in the auto-complete user search suggestions box ...
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What happened to this chat message that it is so thoroughly deleted?
Warning: Transcript links may contain spoilers for Avengers: Endgame and Game of Thrones.
Today, @Jenayah brought my attention to this case when she asked what happened to a message she had posted in ...
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Why was this question manually removed from Hot Network Questions despite already being closed?
I recently came across to this question (revision history). I saw that it was a Hot Network Question and flagged for moderator intervention to ask them to remove it from the HNQ and possibly delete it ...
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Providing a “flag-to-queue” option for moderators [duplicate]
Currently, posts deemed by someone in the community to be in need of being closed or reopened are sent to the close/reopen review queues by clicking a link below the post. However, if a moderator ...
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What kind of history events can only be performed by moderators?
There are the following post history types (from SEDE):
Initial Title - The first title a question is asked with.
Initial Body - The first raw body text a post is submitted with.
Initial Tags - The ...
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When a comment doesn't contravene the CoC but gets deleted all the same
I often delete my own comments when there are typos, when they might be interpreted in the wrong way, or their wording needs improvement. I also do my utmost to delete comments that are no longer ...
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“Move comments to chat” has stopped deleting the comments
The move comments to chat option doesn't delete the comments, even when I select the "Also delete the moved comments from the post" button. (Have tried it multiple times).
This seems to be happening ...
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Difficult to lose the “converted to a comment” status message
If an answer is converted to a comment and then subsequently undeleted, and then deleted again (without being converted to a comment), the message beneath the post still reads:
If the answer is then ...
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“Move Comments to Chat” Mod button is broken
I'm trying to move a conversation to chat on a site I moderate. When I click the big button from the flag dialog, I get this:
It links to a chatroom that is most definitely empty.
I have also tried ...
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Allow voting on moderation of moderators [duplicate]
There have been multiple times that moderators have near instantly closed valid questions.
This authoritarian action is completely undemocratic.
I've found more than multiple times that questions ...
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Enabled/disabled mod menu options should be more visibly distinguished
Moderators get a menu of things we can do to questions. Some that aren't applicable will be disabled. There's a problem: depending on one's browser and OS it's nearly impossible to tell what's enabled ...
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Temporary locks on answers not showing lock duration
Tested on Stack Overflow, Stack Overflow Meta and Pets.
Questions
Temporary locks on questions are showing the duration (mod only).
Stack Overflow.
Meta Stack Overflow.
Pets.
Answers
On answers ...
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A place to make notes on the mod dashboard
When there are some special circumstances related to the mod's flags section (dashboard), it would be really useful if moderators could make brief notes concerning a certain flag right on the ...
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Can mods see answer drafts from other users? [duplicate]
Yesterday I posted this answer, about 5 minutes after I clicked on the "Post Your Answer" button I got some comments from a mod.
In one of them he said I had edited my answer in the first 5 minutes ...
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Moderators should be able to undelete comments that were deleted by a single flag [duplicate]
Moderators can undelete comments that have been deleted. This is useful; it allows us to purge a big pile of comments and then undelete the two that added value. It also lets us undo accidents (...
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“Can't move comments without an account” issue
Mod on academia, went to migrate comments to chat, got a notice:
Turns out one user had deleted his account in the interim. Issue is, hell if I care that you can't move comments without an account... ...
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Implement a 5-minute edit window for annotations in main and chat
As of now, moderator annotations in main and chat (on user profiles) have no edit window. Sometimes I miss certain details or make some spelling or grammar errors at the first go. It would nice if a 5 ...
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“Comments moved to chat” is a broken feature
I'm a mod on Academia. One of the more common tasks I have is moving long, rambling comment threads to chat. We do this for a few purposes:
Make it easier for new visitors to find useful (i.e., ...
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Allow moderators to mark single reviews as bad and inform/ban reviewers based on this
Summary
Implement a system that automatically informs and potentially review-bans reviewers (with optional adjustments) based on moderators marking individual reviews as bad.
This makes moderating ...
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I can add comments on an old election
I was looking at an old election page, and I noticed that I am able to add comments, as well as the other standard moderator actions for comments (deleting, editing, etc.):
I clicked "add a comment", ...
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Inform moderators migrating a question if the migration would have been normally blocked
When normal users vote to migrate a question to another site, after checking to see if the post author is not banned from asking questions or suspended on the destination site, the system performs ...
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Spamming random mod tools lets me cast an ordinary undelete vote
I was playing around with the mod tools (testing out some bugs and stuff) when I noticed that I'd caused this:
This occurred because some combination of mod tools added an undelete vote, marked the ...
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Redacting an old revision doesn't re-render the post
In redacting an API key from a post (link for SO mods and employees), I found a nice obscure bug. At the start, revision history looked like this:
The first revision contains the API key that I ...
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Allow moderators to fine-tune the effects of a lock
Current Situation
When a moderator locks a question or answer, they can choose between different types of post notices: content dispute, off-topic comments, historical significance, wiki answer, or ...
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Should an Answer deleted by a moderator have a different/informative “can't undelete” message when voted to undelete?
Background: This question originated here as a genuine point of confusion from a UX message.
The confusion was cleared up and the problem solved, but then a UX discussion came up and included ...
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Can't access the mod dashboard without the mouse
While I can open up the mod inbox by pressing Q, I can't access /admin, which is linked at the top of that dropdown.
While I can use the number keys to get to each item in the dropdown, tab moves the ...
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Can we make it easier for moderators to notice chat flags when looking at a user's site profile?
A couple years ago SE implemented a user dashboard for moderators, making it much easier to see at a glance a bunch of relevant information, including recent flags raised against the user. This ...
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Can't decline a flag without the mouse
While this is a fairly rare edge case, I found myself in a position where I was unable to decline a flag while not being able to use a mouse.
Trying to tab to the "decline" button skips right over it....
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Responsive design makes it impossible to select a mod message template on mobile [duplicate]
I just tried to select a mod message template to compose a mod message. However, since that's basically impossible without a mouse (a complaint for another time), I switched to mobile. However, I got.....
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Add direct link to comment in the moderator flag queue
Whenever a comment is flagged, there are a couple of links in the ♦ moderator flag queue:
is a link to the flag queue (i.e. the page you're already on); it points to this specific comment/flag. ...
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Add a way for moderators to search for users' profiles based on historical display names
Moderators have the ability to search for users by, among other criteria, display name. In my experience, this is a feature that isn't often needed, but when it's needed, it's bordering on ...
