'Your Stories' needs editorial control

chasncath replied on 16/05/2016 18:42

Posted on 16/05/2016 18:42

The 'Your Stories' section attracts some interesting, informative and amuusing tales: it also attracts misplaced reviews and complaints. Unfortunately, it's also vulnerable to unedited 'copy and paste' stories from contributors own sites. Again in a new story, a contributor uses the word s**t and its derivatives - it's a common feature of his past stories - and no one seems to notice or complain. Again, he has used a vile expression which we have to assume he thinks is smart or funny. A moderator expunged it from a previous 'story'

A case could be made for contributions to be submitted for publication before posting - that would be a bit tedious, and who would do it?

Have a look for the offending phrase. is it suitable for use in this forum?

I've complained to the Community Manager, but I guess he's busy right now plugging holes and mending fuses!

 

DavidKlyne replied on 01/09/2016 15:42

Posted on 01/09/2016 15:42

....... I know when I suggested in the forum that we should have a non club site review area it got a very luke warm response but it might be one answer?

David

It possibly got missed in the sea of various sections & stickies within them ..... some stickies take up half of the page.

I don't think it was anything to do with stickies which are useful in themself. Plenty of people commented on the idea of non Club reviews but it was mainly negative for some reason. There seem to be plenty of people wanting to leave them if the Story Section is anything to go by.

David

scarletsfan replied on 07/09/2016 09:30

Posted on 07/09/2016 09:30

Admin - The latest story I have published contains an error with the dates of days.  I would be grateful if you could spend a few mins editing these to the correct date please.

DavidKlyne replied on 07/09/2016 10:13

Posted on 07/09/2016 10:13

Admin - The latest story I have published contains an error with the dates of days.  I would be grateful if you could spend a few mins editing these to the correct date please.

I have changed the dates so they run in order. Can you check that you are happy with how it looks now.

David

geoffeales replied on 07/09/2016 13:44

Posted on 07/09/2016 13:44

coming back to the OP and the reason for this thread, I thought there was a software which picked up on foul language and rang alarm bells with the editor/webmaster etc. Could the club not instal this to save a lot of time reading every letter/post?

DavidKlyne replied on 07/09/2016 13:49

Posted on 07/09/2016 13:49

Great thank you. I posted the comment on the story at the same time as the post above.

Later on I will delete the comments on the story that refer to the dates as they are no longer relavent.

David

DavidKlyne replied on 07/09/2016 14:00

Posted on 07/09/2016 14:00

coming back to the OP and the reason for this thread, I thought there was a software which picked up on foul language and rang alarm bells with the editor/webmaster etc. Could the club not instal this to save a lot of time reading every letter/post?

Geoff

Unfortunately I don't think the software we currently use is capable of accepting third party add ons like you suggest. That might even be the case when the software is upgraded although at this stage we don't know if there will be any changes to the Story Section. We have to trust members to be sensible in the language they use and understand that what might be common parlance to some might raise an objection in others as we all have different sensitivities. The Mods and Admin will pick up on such things.

David

scarletsfan replied on 07/09/2016 15:49

Posted on 07/09/2016 15:49

coming back to the OP and the reason for this thread, I thought there was a software which picked up on foul language and rang alarm bells with the editor/webmaster etc. Could the club not instal this to save a lot of time reading every letter/post?

It wasn't so much foul langage that offended but more a phrase that I used.

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