Automated Flag for Moderation

[stubbo-admin]

In addition to Wils nice addition of thread muting, we will soon be releasing an automated post flagging moderation tool. 

This tool will review threads when certain trigger words are included, will pass the content of the post to an AI based tool for assessment against a number of trigger categories, and based on the assessment will flag for human moderation if deemed appropriate before it goes live on the site.

Given we have very very few people moderators, this gives the site a mechanism to try and apply some sensible moderation.

The categories moderation can cover are:

• Harassment
• Harassment/Threatening
• Sexual
• Hate
• Hate/Threatening
• Illegal
• Illegal/Violent
• Self Harm/Intent
• Self Harm/Instructional
• Self Harm
• Sexual/Minors
• Violence
• Violence/Graphic

Not all will be enabled while we try this out.

We will initially set the threshold for intervention pretty high, and as stated it will only apply to posts that contain trigger words. There will inevitably be some fine tuning required as time goes on and feedback will be welcome as always.

If a poster posts something that the tool decides requires moderation (review by a site mod), you'll get a notification and it won't go live to the site until it gets reviewed and approved.

As always with WHO the goal is to be light touch...and before anyone asks, 'cսnt' will not be a trigger word. 

There are also options for us to target all posts on certain threads or all posts by certain posters (though these won't be enabled at launch).

Hopefully this will be something that fills the gap of active moderation that is something we've struggled with for a while now.

[Mike Oxsaw]

Let's get a grip on our pronouns too. We can have a thread where everyone can say how they'd like to be addressed to save confusion.

For example.
Taakashi Mike - He
Mike Oxsaw - He
Sir Alf - He
Comeonyouirons - self congratulatory twat
Nurse Ratched - She
Nutsin - He




 

Don’t you mean He/she for Oxsaw?

I believe that the term you're looking for is "They".

Should enhance people's abilities to still fire off an obvious insult without employing triggering words.


HTH

[Nutsin]

Let's get a grip on our pronouns too. We can have a thread where everyone can say how they'd like to be addressed to save confusion.

For example.
Taakashi Mike - He
Mike Oxsaw - He
Sir Alf - He
Comeonyouirons - self congratulatory twat
Nurse Ratched - She
Nutsin - He


 

Don’t you mean He/she for Oxsaw?

[Manuel]

No idea what you're really going on about Stubbo and I'm not reading it again, but let's just say long gone are the days when we looked down our noses at KUMB.

[Massive Attack]

I find “Yankee-doodle Trump- fest” hateful and hurtful can you remove it from the US Politics thread please Stubbo.

And while you are at it can you  please remove “Yee-Haaa!” too.

 

Nutsin has a point. This is what happens when we boil down what 1 person finds offensive to another on a granular level. Just let common sense prevail and only discriminate against Spurs fans by banning them. Problem solved.

[Alfs]

Let's get a grip on our pronouns too. We can have a thread where everyone can say how they'd like to be addressed to save confusion.

For example.
Taakashi Mike - He
Mike Oxsaw - He
Sir Alf - He
Comeonyouirons - self congratulatory twat
Nurse Ratched - She
Nutsin - He

 

[only1billybonds]

All this is a reflection of the times we live in. Its far to easy to ignore or skim past anything that may offend some people. WHO has always had a touch of the 'wild west' about it but sadly,even this site has been dragged in to the modern ways. It really does seem that some folk are just dying to be offended by something so they can let their inner Karen loose. This is more a comment on modern society than a dig at this site, just a shame that we now have the protection of 'trigger' warnings when they really shouldn't be needed. It used to be called daily life, seems that life in itself is way to dangerous for some fragile souls.

[the coming of gary]

This is all too little, too late.

If the moderators on here actually did their roles over the years then people wouldn't have given up on this site in droves as it descended into an endless political and personal bickering forum.

It became so dull and boring with a small handful of posters chasing each other around on forums and inanely and endlessly bickering.

I am convinced this site should just be put out of its misery now.

.

[Nutsin]

I find “Yankee-doodle Trump- fest” hateful and hurtful can you remove it from the US Politics thread please Stubbo.

And while you are at it can you  please remove “Yee-Haaa!” too.

 

[Nutsin]

Typical leftie move, something is working/succesful, so lets go in and regulate it and fuck it up.

They won't be happy until everyone is agreeable, then it'll be our two resident feminists left, Stubbo and Wils.

Interfering wankers!

By the way, be sure to put "Gammons" on your to do list.
We all know Trump and USA  are top of your list.


MAGA!



 

Resident leftie feminist? Be interested to know what it in my posting history has led you to that conclusion.  

Relax! It's a joke ffs!

[wils]

Typical leftie move, something is working/succesful, so lets go in and regulate it and fuck it up.

They won't be happy until everyone is agreeable, then it'll be our two resident feminists left, Stubbo and Wils.

Interfering wankers!

By the way, be sure to put "Gammons" on your to do list.
We all know Trump and USA  are top of your list.


MAGA!


 

Resident leftie feminist? Be interested to know what it in my posting history has led you to that conclusion.  

[Nutsin]

Typical leftie move, something is working/succesful, so lets go in and regulate it and fuck it up.

They won't be happy until everyone is agreeable, then it'll be our two resident feminists left, Stubbo and Wils.

Interfering wankers!

By the way, be sure to put "Gammons" on your to do list.
We all know Trump and USA  are top of your list.


MAGA!

 

[Massive Attack]

It'll soon be WHOnline to WHOcares. All taken far too seriously. The new US Thread has been a welcome addition which appears to funnel most of the Yank/Nonce talk so all this seems a bit much. As Wils states the Forum has picked up more recently anyway.

[Takashi Miike]

it's gradually becoming werthers originals online mk2. 

[Pub Bigot]

Let’s see how it plays out. The usual moaning will ensue, but let’s see how it works in practice. 

If it’s like a AI Nazi flagging legitimate posts then that will be fake and gay, but we shall see. 

[Vexed]

Great, a site for sensitive lesbians only. FUCKING BRILLIANT 

[wils]

This is all too little, too late.

If the moderators on here actually did their roles over the years then people wouldn't have given up on this site in droves as it descended into an endless political and personal bickering forum.

It became so dull and boring with a small handful of posters chasing each other around on forums and inanely and endlessly bickering.

I am convinced this site should just be put out of its misery now.

To counter this, the stats show that January has been the busiest month on the site in the three different metrics: the number of people posting, the daily total number of posts, the amount of different topics people are engaging with. 

Add to that a day in January this year broke the record for number of posts on a day (Nottingham forest game) and all but 1 of the top 10 days for engagement have been this season. 

Certainly not dying. 

[Come On You Irons]

This is all too little, too late.

If the moderators on here actually did their roles over the years then people wouldn't have given up on this site in droves as it descended into an endless political and personal bickering forum.

It became so dull and boring with a small handful of posters chasing each other around on forums and inanely and endlessly bickering.

I am convinced this site should just be put out of its misery now.

[Massive Attack]

• Sexual/Minors

Nonce insults has been put on serious notice.

[Nutsin]

And there it is the end of WHO.


Fucking terrible idea!

[stubbo-admin]

Well i blame Starmer and co for this type of shit! Woke gone mad

Will calling Spurs the Yids or Chelsea the rent boys be triggering or how about Palestine Action Group will that "trigger" AI seeing its now a banned organisation.

But on the other hand, i get it, all it takes is one snowflake to report something on WHO and it gets locked, shut down or whatever, such is the world these days with being offended or doing so on behalf of others.





 

As you say it's a balancing act.

WHO historically has always had moderation that has jumped on racist or overly offensive posting in particular and it actually has less of that now than ever (all be it not by design).

The goal will be to tread that fine line. Debate of difficulty subjects has always been a hallmark of WHO as has 'terrace style banter'. The goal is not to stymie this kind of content.

[Sydney_Iron]

Well i blame Starmer and co for this type of shit! Woke gone mad

Will calling Spurs the Yids or Chelsea the rent boys be triggering or how about Palestine Action Group will that "trigger" AI seeing its now a banned organisation.

But on the other hand, i get it, all it takes is one snowflake to report something on WHO and it gets locked, shut down or whatever, such is the world these days with being offended or doing so on behalf of others.




 

[honky cat]

...and before anyone asks, 'cսnt' will not be a trigger word. 

 

 Lol, I must admit that was my first thought