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Seven has messaged me about getting post review abilities so that they can get mafia invites onto the forum faster. Currently I'm inclined to give it to them, although I'd rather have Ratammer for this role because they are much more active.

What are the people's thoughts on this request? Good/bad idea? Someone else who wants the role?

Ratammer would do an outstanding job of properly approving posts I'd think.

I'd be happy with either person/rat doing the job (note: conflict of interest, i am apparently married to ratammer)

Posting the following on behalf of Seven so they can maintain their 7 post count:

"While I may not be active while not playing mafia, I'm active in the mafia community and tend to be involved when users are attempting to join for the purpose, hence the request."

I have known Seven a long time (10 years) and I trust them with the role.

As a completely unbiased person I'd be fine with either or even both of them getting the role. We should ask ratammer if she even wants it though

ratammer wrote:Ping?

oh yeah give it to 'em both. that's clearly the best idea

Hi! I'm not involved with any of the mafia stuff so Seven would probably make more sense for that, but I wouldn't object to having the role too (and kind of honoured that so many people would be okay with that)!

Sounds like the consensus is to do both. I'll get on that.

Actually, now that I think about it, it's been ages since I actually saw a spambot in the review queue (probably because I changed the anti-spambot task), so maybe we don't actually need the queue at all.

maybe do both and also remove the review queue, and if the spambots come back we'll be ready to go?

That would require substantial moderator permissions, though, to remove spam after it's been posted.

maybe best to keep to having two extra approvers. people join rarely enogh that it should be ok and spambots will sometimes figure out captchas

That seems like a good middle ground

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Just to clarify, the "good middle ground" is to keep the review queue but add two extra "gatekeepers", correct?

Also, I should probably include some info from the logs, since y'all can't see it:
- The last disapproved post in the moderator log was in January.
- The next disapproved post after that (and the last one that was definitely a spambot) was in October 2022.
- Since my mass deactivations in April 2022 (which deactivated all of the spam accounts that registered before the spambot task got changed), only two accounts have been banned as spambots.

I still think we should leave the review queue. There is something about having to be approved that makes it feel like you're accepted into an exclusive club.

yes. we should get special crowns to wear too

madge wrote: ↑Tue Aug 15, 2023 8:23 am yes. we should get special crowns to wear too

and amusing titles under our usernames

Alright. Original plan then. Seven and Ratammer will be added as Gatekeepers.