moderate the moderation flags ?
Hello everyone !
Ok, I am no longer active, been away for a long time, and surely things have changed (like in all communities, and it's perfectly normal. Things would get boring if they didn't change !).
I don't know if this topic was already brought up, though not really from what I've read. If it's the case, the admins are welcome to close this topic. But there is a trend I've noticed lately and that I find quite bothering : a lot of pictures are flagged for moderation, not because of a violation of the rules or because an artist has requested so, but because the picture's content simply doesn't suit the viewer's expectations.
Please take a look at this picture : hypnohub.net/post/show/71...easts_outside-corruption-. From my point of view, it looks simple and classical. There's room for improvement, but just like every other manip here (hell, some of mine could use a lot of improvements !). Yet, that wasn't enough for the person who flagged it for moderation with the following motive :
"Low-effort pic manip (couldn't even go as far as spiral eyes, for Palutena's sake). Almost completely unrelated story simply stapled on the side (any random pic of Palutena would go with this). Story contains no actual elements of hypnosis (it's after the fact, not even specific about what method had been used, and nothing about her speech even seems hypnotized; it's a case of Tell and not Show). Story element is very low quality by itself (less effort might have been spent on the writing than the pic manip. ".
My problem with that is simple : no matter what its flaws may be, this picture still depicts a hypnosis theme, and the manipulation is smooth enough. It respects the rules of this hub. *there is nothing to moderate here.* And that's the same for many other flags.
The person who made the flag might have wished for something else. He can be only interested in well manipped pictures with a story more focused on the actual trancing process. Nothing wrong with that. But the manip mentioned before, and many, many manips I've seen around don't violate any rule, and the quality is on par with most of the manips of the hub.This was subjectively flagged, when objectivity should be the rule. Or in other words, you may not like it, but it doesn't mean it's bad - simply not what you want. That's what the tags are here for, along with the scores and the search bar.
What I'm asking is for people to tone it down on the moderation flag, and keep it for pictures that are violating the rules or which are clearly too low-quality. And even for that second point, the limit between acceptable pictures and too low quality can be blurry, so if you're unsure, maybe rather than a moderation flag, make a comment to suggest ideas and where to make effort. We are a community bound by the same interests (perversions ? ;) ). Let's help others and newcomers rather than shoot them down because they didn't do it perfectly the first time.
THIS ALL BEING SAID : I have made my point, but as mentioned in the beginning, maybe the rules and expectations of pictures have changed. I'd like to hear your opinions on it.
Ok, I am no longer active, been away for a long time, and surely things have changed (like in all communities, and it's perfectly normal. Things would get boring if they didn't change !).
I don't know if this topic was already brought up, though not really from what I've read. If it's the case, the admins are welcome to close this topic. But there is a trend I've noticed lately and that I find quite bothering : a lot of pictures are flagged for moderation, not because of a violation of the rules or because an artist has requested so, but because the picture's content simply doesn't suit the viewer's expectations.
Please take a look at this picture : hypnohub.net/post/show/71...easts_outside-corruption-. From my point of view, it looks simple and classical. There's room for improvement, but just like every other manip here (hell, some of mine could use a lot of improvements !). Yet, that wasn't enough for the person who flagged it for moderation with the following motive :
"Low-effort pic manip (couldn't even go as far as spiral eyes, for Palutena's sake). Almost completely unrelated story simply stapled on the side (any random pic of Palutena would go with this). Story contains no actual elements of hypnosis (it's after the fact, not even specific about what method had been used, and nothing about her speech even seems hypnotized; it's a case of Tell and not Show). Story element is very low quality by itself (less effort might have been spent on the writing than the pic manip. ".
My problem with that is simple : no matter what its flaws may be, this picture still depicts a hypnosis theme, and the manipulation is smooth enough. It respects the rules of this hub. *there is nothing to moderate here.* And that's the same for many other flags.
The person who made the flag might have wished for something else. He can be only interested in well manipped pictures with a story more focused on the actual trancing process. Nothing wrong with that. But the manip mentioned before, and many, many manips I've seen around don't violate any rule, and the quality is on par with most of the manips of the hub.This was subjectively flagged, when objectivity should be the rule. Or in other words, you may not like it, but it doesn't mean it's bad - simply not what you want. That's what the tags are here for, along with the scores and the search bar.
What I'm asking is for people to tone it down on the moderation flag, and keep it for pictures that are violating the rules or which are clearly too low-quality. And even for that second point, the limit between acceptable pictures and too low quality can be blurry, so if you're unsure, maybe rather than a moderation flag, make a comment to suggest ideas and where to make effort. We are a community bound by the same interests (perversions ? ;) ). Let's help others and newcomers rather than shoot them down because they didn't do it perfectly the first time.
THIS ALL BEING SAID : I have made my point, but as mentioned in the beginning, maybe the rules and expectations of pictures have changed. I'd like to hear your opinions on it.
