Originally Posted by
Catweazle
SA forum board administrative style works for SA forum because of the nature of that board. Other boards are seldom like SA, and those people who see its administrative approach as the 'Holy Grail' be-all and end-all of forum board administration are probably destined to strike problems wherever they go!
Sure, you don't want to lift it whole hog, but some of the specific features are useful.
i.e. 'USER WAS PROBATED FOR THIS POST' illustrates the behavior for other users.
The linked 'probation/ban list' screen has the explanation for the action right there.
The admin who did the probation/ban is right there, so people know who to go to for questions.
Those three things would eliminate 90% of the noise that develops on this board once some drama occurs. Look how many threads get posted with gossip and questions, and the 'hack' of having a probation/ban thread that admins keep having to point people to. If that stuff were integrated, it'd help a lot.