MeetFighters News

The poll for what should happen with the "mild" moderation category has closed and the votes are in:

• 549 votes for leaving it as it is
• 312 votes for merging it with the "clean" category
• 80 votes for merging it with the "xxx" category.
• Also, 31 suggested that we eliminate the need for photos altogether. Better luck next time! ;)

Another interesting statistic is to add up the number of past opponents for the voters in each category. In this strange form of "weighted democracy" we get:

• 4646 votes for "Leave it as it is."
• 2213 votes for "Merge it with the "clean" category."
• 605 votes for "Merge it with the "sexual content" category."
• Finally 110 votes for "I disagree with requiring photos in exchange for full access to site features."

So, yeah, the "mild" category is here to stay. So say we all! (Actually, so say we most.)

After reviewing the results,

I started thinking about how I can make the moderation process a little bit easier for both the moderators and the photo uploaders. The poll validated my moderation categories (most voters agreed with what we have), but I still had this feeling that the process was too difficult.

What I have came up with is similar to the existing system in mechanic, but different in look and feel. Each moderation category now has a bunch of small pictures that serve as templates. For example, here's the "face sitting" pic:

To view this, and all the other drawings, check out the new Photo Moderation page. (The "Suggestive pose" drawing is my personal favorite. :)

How does this help the moderators? It now gives them a menu to choose from when moderating a photo. The menu is in order of precedence, so it is now clearer when one has to choose between "mild" (e.g. undies shot) and "gallery" (only the waist is visible); in this case the "gallery" wins because it has higher precedence.

Also, the new moderation page shows the photos larger than before, making moderation easier and more fun.

How does this help the owners of the photos? They (hopefully) get more timely and consistent moderation. Also, they get some indication about the reason for the moderation their photos receive (e.g. "your photo was placed in the gallery because it only shows you from the waist down, please upload a more complete picture").

Let's see how this works out...

– Admin out.