04-24-2018, 05:45 AM
I had considered a "veteran moderation" idea for a while, but didn't really get anywhere with planning it out. The basic concept would be that, long term users with at least a hand full of approved submissions (not determined yet) would have access to the submission queue. They could then see what is planned to go out, and basically operate a Reddit style up and down vote. Things which seem perfectly acceptable get shifted to the front of the queue, those that need work pushed to the back.
There would then be a "revisions" style system with these pending submissions, where users could modify the submissions before they go out to help users improve their stuff - or create the ever time consuming icons so that approval would be a quicker process.
I'm not saying this system is being planned or anything, but it's been my thoughts for some time in order to alleviate the restrictions of having a small team behind the site. Pete and I have been incredibly overworked and stressed behind the scenes, which I make a very good point of not pushing forward, so I appreciate patience in all of this. We have plans we're already implementing to improve the sites, but again, thanks for being understanding that not everything is going to be rushed into production immediately if at all.
There would then be a "revisions" style system with these pending submissions, where users could modify the submissions before they go out to help users improve their stuff - or create the ever time consuming icons so that approval would be a quicker process.
I'm not saying this system is being planned or anything, but it's been my thoughts for some time in order to alleviate the restrictions of having a small team behind the site. Pete and I have been incredibly overworked and stressed behind the scenes, which I make a very good point of not pushing forward, so I appreciate patience in all of this. We have plans we're already implementing to improve the sites, but again, thanks for being understanding that not everything is going to be rushed into production immediately if at all.