Journal nmb3000's Journal: Slashdot Moderation at Work - Part II 5
So perhaps it wasn't the most Slashdot-friendly thing to say, but I said it anyway. What do I get in payment? Some dumbass with mod points decided that my comment was soooo inflammatory that they used their points marking my last 5 comments "Overrated". I suppose I should be flattered that I got the troll to spend all their points on little old me.
In the end they accomplished nothing, so I'm not sure if I really should be irritated. The only thing that bugs me about it is that while I've had Excellent karma for over a year now and I metamoderate on a regular basis, I haven't seen mod points for the last 6 months, yet morons like this apparently still get them. I suppose it comes down to hoping that there is some system (there certainly should be) that monitors moderations and takes some action if a user uses all their points on negative moderations. This goes double for Overrated mods which bypass review by metamoderators.
Oh well.
Bummer (Score:2)
The last time I had this happen to me, I was pretty sure who had done it (the other participant in a recent heated discussion I had). I fired an e-mail to CmdrTaco (he actually does give a shit about that sort of thing, or at least he did).
I was right about who had done it, and that person lost their moderation privileges.
My experiences (Score:2)
Given your SID #, I'm shocked you even get the opportunity to moderate.
There is such a thing as posting too much. Do that, and you will get pushed down the moderation queue.
The sinister allusions you give to "Overrated" is overrated. Overrated is like Funny. It will affect the post's visibility, but its not supposed to affect karma. If modders are using it, thinking its a perfe
Re:My experiences (Score:2)
Posting too much, eh?
Re:My experiences (Score:2)
People keep saying that "Overrated" does not get Meta Moderated. I could swear I'd seen one, but I haven't since I first read that. If I ever do again I'm taking a screenshot for sure.
Of course I'm most li
Re:My experiences (Score:2)
There was major tweaking done to the moderation engine last year. It might have been overly permissive in letting vocal newbs moderate. Since you've been here for a year, can't call you a newb, but believe me, from an account point of view, you haven't been here long. As far as I know, there is no overt moderation discrimination based on UID. Its an automated algorithm to favor