Grants:IdeaLab/Restructure the account usergroup maturation flow
Project idea[edit]
What is the problem you're trying to solve?[edit]
harassment, trolling, and junk edits
What is your solution?[edit]
If 4chan is a testament to anything, it's that given the anonymity and general lack of consequences, user-generated content will quickly end up unfit for the trash-heap.
First, anyone wishing to edit will need to sign in. Then, by creating a "probationary" account status between the "unregistered" and "new" usergroup flow, probationary users will need to earn their "new" account privileges from within tight restrictions.
for instance...
Probation account (0 days - 30 days + 30 accepted edits)
- limit edits/posts/comments to 50 characters/day
- immediate perma-ban (IP/email address/other) if involved in harrasment/trolling/intentionally misleading edits during probationary
- other?
The basic idea behind this is to make accounts the "new user" privileges undependable by making gaming the account maturation process more work than it's worth.
Goals[edit]
Curb harassment, trolling, and junk edits by readjusting the freedoms of fresh accounts or accounts with few edits.
Get Involved[edit]
About the idea creator[edit]
Worked 8 years in video game QA and developement.
Participants[edit]
- Project manager great with software development workflow and project management... haven't tried it online, though. Room for one more project manager, by the way!Symphanticade (talk) 04:51, 17 June 2016 (UTC)
Endorsements[edit]
- what do you think? Symphanticade (talk) 05:13, 17 June 2016 (UTC)
Expand your idea[edit]
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