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@soytupapiperra The REAL value of this site comes down to the reverse image search capabilities.
If I have some unidentified content and I am interested in knowing more, I don't even post requests or questions anymore. I simply do a search here first. If I don't find it, I go to my other tools in my research toolkit.
To drive that value, data is required. As I have said, people ask "What is her name?" for two reasons: 1) they want more content from that performer and/or 2) they have content that they want to classify and order. To say "Well, they asked for name and there is apparently no name available. So, fuck 'em." is not really valuable or useful. In fact, it's kinda ignorant.
Someone might ask "What is her name?" because they are forced to pick a single question category by the form they are presented with. The reality is, they are looking for ANY potential information available, not just name, even though that is what they were forced to ask by an ill-conceived entry form.
We don't agree on this, and that's fine. I am going to continue to provide all the information I can in my answers as I try my best to directly answer the question asked, which may not be possible sometimes. I don't think flagging it as unsolvable or whatever is the right approach simply because the name is not available and they asked for name. That should be reserved for when the OP content is no longer available without any discernable info; e.g. PH uses their own unique identifier with no descriptive information in it. When the link is dead, that's the end of that.
Oh, and btw, I didn't bring up those two answers of mine that you mentioned because they were only 1-2 days old. My understanding is that the Auto_moderator waits for 4 days to mark things as CORRECT. I was pointing out the answers I had provided that were well over a week old with MANY confirms that had still not been marked as CORRECT.
If I have some unidentified content and I am interested in knowing more, I don't even post requests or questions anymore. I simply do a search here first. If I don't find it, I go to my other tools in my research toolkit.
To drive that value, data is required. As I have said, people ask "What is her name?" for two reasons: 1) they want more content from that performer and/or 2) they have content that they want to classify and order. To say "Well, they asked for name and there is apparently no name available. So, fuck 'em." is not really valuable or useful. In fact, it's kinda ignorant.
Someone might ask "What is her name?" because they are forced to pick a single question category by the form they are presented with. The reality is, they are looking for ANY potential information available, not just name, even though that is what they were forced to ask by an ill-conceived entry form.
We don't agree on this, and that's fine. I am going to continue to provide all the information I can in my answers as I try my best to directly answer the question asked, which may not be possible sometimes. I don't think flagging it as unsolvable or whatever is the right approach simply because the name is not available and they asked for name. That should be reserved for when the OP content is no longer available without any discernable info; e.g. PH uses their own unique identifier with no descriptive information in it. When the link is dead, that's the end of that.
Oh, and btw, I didn't bring up those two answers of mine that you mentioned because they were only 1-2 days old. My understanding is that the Auto_moderator waits for 4 days to mark things as CORRECT. I was pointing out the answers I had provided that were well over a week old with MANY confirms that had still not been marked as CORRECT.
@harold
For the other two, I spent 2 hours each and they have no name available at this time.. Can you name them? If not, then, STFU.
Okay, let's try to focus on answering what the OP actually asked, rather than just adding more images/what you think the OP wanted.
I understand people want to contribute and earn points, but the goal should be to provide accurate and relevant information.
For the other two, I spent 2 hours each and they have no name available at this time.. Can you name them? If not, then, STFU.
Okay, let's try to focus on answering what the OP actually asked, rather than just adding more images/what you think the OP wanted.
I understand people want to contribute and earn points, but the goal should be to provide accurate and relevant information.
@Yoni Thanks for taking the time to provide some kind of response. I have no idea who the "staff" are here because they are either asleep at the wheel or they just don't gaf or whatever.
I disagree with you on your approach to providing information. E.g. the photographer. There instances where discovering the name of the talent is just not possible. That doesn't negate the value of all the other information associated with the request. The form forces people to select a type of question, which is an ill-conceived approach. Why do people ask for a name? What is the intent? (HINT: to find more content, usually, or to label the content that they have.) To that end, some information is better than nothing, especially when some of these requests have been sitting there for YEARS. Maybe there should be some logic implemented on the site that if a request isn't answered or even commented on for a year or two or whatever, it is automatically targeted for deletion. There are SO many stale requests with broken links on here... it's sad.
FYI, I had heard from Don (indirectly) that there is or was an issue with the Auto_moderator having something to do with manually assigned bounties and that's why it hasn't been marking things as correct.
I could tell you about my 40 years as a SWDEV with over 35 years in webdev... 25 years ago, my team and I built the neural network models and scoring engine that most banks use still to this day to detect fraudulent transactions, processing millions of transactions / day. When there is a hit, it is always kicked over to a real person to validate.
That's what is needed here, more trusted moderators who are interested in helping who can have the final say on what is CORRECT. Machines cannot effectively validate things like a human can. In the end, there need to be more moderators here, not an algorithm that leaves "thousands of answers" sitting there waiting.
"hasty"... lol. Nah, I think I have been very reasonable. A day in the world of the Internet is like a year... I have been pretty patient but I expect things to work as they were designed to work. If they aren't (process or code) then I am going to call it out, not just pretend it's MY impatience that is the issue.
I first visited this site about 9-10 years ago because I had a few questions about some IDs. The tools back then were not as robust or accessible as they are today.
I thought that this would be a board with a bunch of experts who could simply look at a pic or video and know the source / information. Seven years ago I created an account thinking that maybe if I have an account people would pay more attention to my questions. Instead, I ended up answering my own requests over time by researching them myself.
Your post has helped me to realize that I don't think this site is really for me. I don't need someone else to use reverse image search for me or other methods of researching for my own questions.
And, as far as answering other people's questions, it would be better to teach them how to search for themselves; although, there will still be people too lazy or too stupid to help themselves, I reckon.
I think the points idea had good intentions. It inspires people to spend some time on those. However, in the end, the implementation is flawed.
For one thing, what is the "why" for pursuing additional levels? Points = higher level but do higher levels lead to? Beyond Level 5, no one has been able to tell me what the benefits are.
In fact, there is a wholesale lack of simple information here, like how many points you need for each level, what the levels can do, etc. Gamifying things can lead to increased engagement. It also inevitably leads to shenanigans. So, you have a bunch of renegades exploiting loopholes in the system just to level up and, for what? Because they can.
I won't rage quit. Instead, I am going to leave my answers out there and if they get scored, fine. If not, fine. If my account gets deleted or suspended because the staff doesn't like me pointing out the issues, fine. I am kinda done trying to help when it isn't appreciated and being ignored when I point out issues.
I disagree with you on your approach to providing information. E.g. the photographer. There instances where discovering the name of the talent is just not possible. That doesn't negate the value of all the other information associated with the request. The form forces people to select a type of question, which is an ill-conceived approach. Why do people ask for a name? What is the intent? (HINT: to find more content, usually, or to label the content that they have.) To that end, some information is better than nothing, especially when some of these requests have been sitting there for YEARS. Maybe there should be some logic implemented on the site that if a request isn't answered or even commented on for a year or two or whatever, it is automatically targeted for deletion. There are SO many stale requests with broken links on here... it's sad.
FYI, I had heard from Don (indirectly) that there is or was an issue with the Auto_moderator having something to do with manually assigned bounties and that's why it hasn't been marking things as correct.
I could tell you about my 40 years as a SWDEV with over 35 years in webdev... 25 years ago, my team and I built the neural network models and scoring engine that most banks use still to this day to detect fraudulent transactions, processing millions of transactions / day. When there is a hit, it is always kicked over to a real person to validate.
That's what is needed here, more trusted moderators who are interested in helping who can have the final say on what is CORRECT. Machines cannot effectively validate things like a human can. In the end, there need to be more moderators here, not an algorithm that leaves "thousands of answers" sitting there waiting.
"hasty"... lol. Nah, I think I have been very reasonable. A day in the world of the Internet is like a year... I have been pretty patient but I expect things to work as they were designed to work. If they aren't (process or code) then I am going to call it out, not just pretend it's MY impatience that is the issue.
I first visited this site about 9-10 years ago because I had a few questions about some IDs. The tools back then were not as robust or accessible as they are today.
I thought that this would be a board with a bunch of experts who could simply look at a pic or video and know the source / information. Seven years ago I created an account thinking that maybe if I have an account people would pay more attention to my questions. Instead, I ended up answering my own requests over time by researching them myself.
Your post has helped me to realize that I don't think this site is really for me. I don't need someone else to use reverse image search for me or other methods of researching for my own questions.
And, as far as answering other people's questions, it would be better to teach them how to search for themselves; although, there will still be people too lazy or too stupid to help themselves, I reckon.
I think the points idea had good intentions. It inspires people to spend some time on those. However, in the end, the implementation is flawed.
For one thing, what is the "why" for pursuing additional levels? Points = higher level but do higher levels lead to? Beyond Level 5, no one has been able to tell me what the benefits are.
In fact, there is a wholesale lack of simple information here, like how many points you need for each level, what the levels can do, etc. Gamifying things can lead to increased engagement. It also inevitably leads to shenanigans. So, you have a bunch of renegades exploiting loopholes in the system just to level up and, for what? Because they can.
I won't rage quit. Instead, I am going to leave my answers out there and if they get scored, fine. If not, fine. If my account gets deleted or suspended because the staff doesn't like me pointing out the issues, fine. I am kinda done trying to help when it isn't appreciated and being ignored when I point out issues.
@soytupapiperra I guess reading isn't your thing... lol. I provided a name on the very first one you cited.
For the other two, I spent 2 hours each and they have no name available at this time.. Can you name them? If not, then, STFU. Typically, people ask "What is her name?" for two reasons: 1) because they are looking for more content and/or 2) they already have content and they are looking for some criteria by which to classify that content.
I provided as much identification and content as is available at this time. Try to step out of your literal, narrow mind for a moment and think about the intent, not just the specific question that was asked.
For the other two, I spent 2 hours each and they have no name available at this time.. Can you name them? If not, then, STFU. Typically, people ask "What is her name?" for two reasons: 1) because they are looking for more content and/or 2) they already have content and they are looking for some criteria by which to classify that content.
I provided as much identification and content as is available at this time. Try to step out of your literal, narrow mind for a moment and think about the intent, not just the specific question that was asked.
@harold
Model not pornstar:
No name just more photos and asking to be selected as correct:
name of that girl please
What's the name of the curly girl?
You're skipping these ones, and they’ll probably get selected as correct... even though they’ve got a bunch of false confirmations... because they don’t actually answer the question.
That’s exactly why this process should take time.
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Name of this babe?
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name of that girl please
name of that girl please
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What's the name of the curly girl?
What's the name of the curly girl?
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You're skipping these ones, and they’ll probably get selected as correct... even though they’ve got a bunch of false confirmations... because they don’t actually answer the question.
That’s exactly why this process should take time.
@D-Mac Regarding the followings, you can click the bull horn icon to remove a post from the following list.
In my maintenance process, I do this for any answer I have solved once it is marked as solved. If I still have an interest in the post I mark it as a favorite. This means my followings are primarily things I have answered but still haven't been marked correct.
As for untitled, I assume those are inappropriate posts that the Mods have deleted for whatever reason such as not a pornstar. I have a few of those. I have been told there is no solution to that at this time. They are slowly drifting down my page to the bottom.
In my maintenance process, I do this for any answer I have solved once it is marked as solved. If I still have an interest in the post I mark it as a favorite. This means my followings are primarily things I have answered but still haven't been marked correct.
As for untitled, I assume those are inappropriate posts that the Mods have deleted for whatever reason such as not a pornstar. I have a few of those. I have been told there is no solution to that at this time. They are slowly drifting down my page to the bottom.
Hey there@harold unfortunately my privileges on the site do not vary of yours, best I can do is to drop a confirm those answers I think to be good; Same as you I'm bound to the limits offered to a regular user of the site; On that topic I advise you to remove the tag of the photographer Mark Hollywood from your answer (below), as he's not a performer therefore has no place on the database, however I do applaud the attempt of providing credit to the hard work of the photographers and advise you to leave the name if you want but do it in a less intrusive way and just add format to it to make it stand out :)
Here you can see how I'v done it as well, photographer is there but isn't tagged.
Friendly advise don't get hasty on not getting accepted unfortunately thousands like yours or mine remain unsolved for a long time before getting noticed, auto_moderator is after all an algorithm and just as us is flawed, most of your answers seem to be good and contain clues of hard work and an excellent tracker, in this scenario the best advise I can provide is to befriend som high scoring users (maybe confirm some of their answers for some good will) and most surely they'll be glad drop a confirm here and there that could finally get you solved by auto_mod :D
Cheers!
Who is she? More of her, please?
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AnsweredHere you can see how I'v done it as well, photographer is there but isn't tagged.
Who is this tanned blondie hottie?
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AnsweredFriendly advise don't get hasty on not getting accepted unfortunately thousands like yours or mine remain unsolved for a long time before getting noticed, auto_moderator is after all an algorithm and just as us is flawed, most of your answers seem to be good and contain clues of hard work and an excellent tracker, in this scenario the best advise I can provide is to befriend som high scoring users (maybe confirm some of their answers for some good will) and most surely they'll be glad drop a confirm here and there that could finally get you solved by auto_mod :D
Cheers!
@Operator @Don @Yoni
The auto_moderator appears to be broken. I have the following answers waiting to be marked CORRECT:
12 days old - 7 confirms -
7 days old - 6 confirms
7 days old - 5 confirms
7 days old - 5 confirms
5 days old - 7 confirms
Could someone please look into this? Maybe mark these CORRECT manually or something?
The auto_moderator appears to be broken. I have the following answers waiting to be marked CORRECT:
12 days old - 7 confirms -
What's the name of this pornstar ?
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Another unknow beauty, who is she ?
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What's the name of this girl in stockings taking 2 bbc at 2:31
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Who is she? More of her, please?
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Anyone got the source?
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AnsweredCould someone please look into this? Maybe mark these CORRECT manually or something?
@LonelyCurious13 Well, atm, I am more concerned because the staff seems to be asleep at the wheel. I have been pointing out that there is an issue with the auto-moderator because a bunch of my posts have been sitting there for >4-5 days with 5+ confirms each. I haven't had a single response from anyone.
Let's be reasonable...Can a brother get his answers marked CORRECT ffs??? It's like 20-30k of points which isn't much to ask for HOURS of my FREE research time spent to contribute to this site.
Let's be reasonable...Can a brother get his answers marked CORRECT ffs??? It's like 20-30k of points which isn't much to ask for HOURS of my FREE research time spent to contribute to this site.
@LonelyCurious13 100%. It's complete bullshit that someone would delete CORRECT answers to requests and/or their own requests that were confirmed as CORRECT. It's the behavior of an utterly selfish cunt...
Trusted Links
Are trusted links still useful to the Mods or Auto Mods?
I find them less than useful and usually counter productive. At one time, most sites allowed you to come browse pornstars and images of their movies. I rarely find that to be the case today. Almost all now require you to sign in to view anything beyond the first page.
This is counterproductive when the "trusted links" are provided as proof, especially in the cases when it is the only proof. How can you confirm based on a trusted link if no one can see the pornstar? I personally won't confirm a post with only a trusted link.
Do these links provide a revenue source to the site. I can understand that, something has to pay for this. If so, should we always include a trusted site link even if we can't see it. I occasionally find links to sites in places like data18 but don't post them because I can't see them.
Happy to help the site when I can, I just don't see the point.
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Are trusted links still useful to the Mods or Auto Mods?
I find them less than useful and usually counter productive. At one time, most sites allowed you to come browse pornstars and images of their movies. I rarely find that to be the case today. Almost all now require you to sign in to view anything beyond the first page.
This is counterproductive when the "trusted links" are provided as proof, especially in the cases when it is the only proof. How can you confirm based on a trusted link if no one can see the pornstar? I personally won't confirm a post with only a trusted link.
Do these links provide a revenue source to the site. I can understand that, something has to pay for this. If so, should we always include a trusted site link even if we can't see it. I occasionally find links to sites in places like data18 but don't post them because I can't see them.
Happy to help the site when I can, I just don't see the point.
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@soytupapiperra And, I don't trust you either... member for 9 years and you only have 69.4k points... lol. I joined because I had a few questions; none of which have been answered to this day. Recently, I have had more time to kill and "tracking down" IDs etc. is like solving a puzzle to me. I have a background in forensics. So, similar in a way; gathering evidence, proof, support, etc.
My point is at some point you have to trust people because you cannot rely on rules to keep people honest. And again, it wouldn't just be based on points alone. As you say, if someone has 1.2M points in a month, I might even consider suspending their account, let alone making them an admin. On the other hand, there might be someone like yourself who has been on here a long time, is helpful, not "cheating" etc. who would be a great moderator. Moderators don't just fall out of the sky, but we certainly need more of them to handle the ridiculous backlog of answers that have been CONFIRMED but are sitting there waiting to be marked CORRECT. (Read: there are a LOT)
Another super power that would be great is the ability to delete posts. E.g. there are a LOT of requests that say "Who is this girl?" from 7-9 years ago and the only other clue is a PH link that is now dead. Unlike other sites, PH doesn't have anything descriptive in their links. Just their own unique ID number. So, you cannot even search a title for the clip on another site. Those are essentially unsolvable.
My point is at some point you have to trust people because you cannot rely on rules to keep people honest. And again, it wouldn't just be based on points alone. As you say, if someone has 1.2M points in a month, I might even consider suspending their account, let alone making them an admin. On the other hand, there might be someone like yourself who has been on here a long time, is helpful, not "cheating" etc. who would be a great moderator. Moderators don't just fall out of the sky, but we certainly need more of them to handle the ridiculous backlog of answers that have been CONFIRMED but are sitting there waiting to be marked CORRECT. (Read: there are a LOT)
Another super power that would be great is the ability to delete posts. E.g. there are a LOT of requests that say "Who is this girl?" from 7-9 years ago and the only other clue is a PH link that is now dead. Unlike other sites, PH doesn't have anything descriptive in their links. Just their own unique ID number. So, you cannot even search a title for the clip on another site. Those are essentially unsolvable.
@harold Even if someone had 16 million points, I wouldn't trust it just look at mbvalentsage: 1.2 million points and only a member for a month, #1 on "TOP 15 IN JULY".
Yes, I trust the admins. They take their time to clean up the nonsense and have kept this site afloat for a long time. I've been around for 9 years, seen a lot of changes, but they've always held it together. I lost my temper on a previous post in this threath for kinda logical reason, but i trust them.
“there could be 100s of rules and some people would still find loopholes.”
Exactly and having a system that allows users to gain mod-like powers or mark answers as correct would be the number one loophole.
I mean, I don't trust you — you're new to me. I see you've been a member for 7 years, but your activity is minimal compared to others and just started to be more active a month ago.
Yes, I trust the admins. They take their time to clean up the nonsense and have kept this site afloat for a long time. I've been around for 9 years, seen a lot of changes, but they've always held it together. I lost my temper on a previous post in this threath for kinda logical reason, but i trust them.
“there could be 100s of rules and some people would still find loopholes.”
Exactly and having a system that allows users to gain mod-like powers or mark answers as correct would be the number one loophole.
I mean, I don't trust you — you're new to me. I see you've been a member for 7 years, but your activity is minimal compared to others and just started to be more active a month ago.
@soytupapiperra It could be 3M points or whatever, could be some other criteria... I just used 1M as an example. AND as I said, there would need to be an additional verification step of some kind. Or, a vote. There are a few users on here who have been SUPER helpful and generous with their time. I would trust them if they said "Yes, this answer is correct." because I know that they took the time to review it instead of just rubber stamping it.
I mean, do you trust the admins of this board?? You know nothing about them. The other mods?? You know nothing about them, I don't know you, you don't know me. On some level, there could be a system that works better than the "auto mod" which isn't cutting it rn.
BTW, I am with you on confirming things. I spend time to actually confirm everything I mark as CONFIRMED. Maybe there should be a rate imposed for that or some kind of throttling like with other things on here.
When it comes down to it, there could be 100s of rules and some people would still find loopholes or ways around the rules... There has to be a balance between efficiency, effectiveness, and "safety".
I mean, do you trust the admins of this board?? You know nothing about them. The other mods?? You know nothing about them, I don't know you, you don't know me. On some level, there could be a system that works better than the "auto mod" which isn't cutting it rn.
BTW, I am with you on confirming things. I spend time to actually confirm everything I mark as CONFIRMED. Maybe there should be a rate imposed for that or some kind of throttling like with other things on here.
When it comes down to it, there could be 100s of rules and some people would still find loopholes or ways around the rules... There has to be a balance between efficiency, effectiveness, and "safety".
@harold I'm strongly against it. Giving the power to mark a post as correct to just anyone is one of the worst decisions you could make all because they hit 1 million points? Nah, man. There are plenty of users who confirm 30–50 posts in under an hour, while it takes me 20–30 minutes just to properly verify 10. That’s going to create more problems than it solves.
@EphraimGadsby Having been an admin and mod on various boards (BBSes) and sites going back to the 80s, I disagree. Are there high-level people who suck? Sure. For the most part though, I think people are trustworthy, especially after they have been around a while.
Perhaps a more refined approach would be that a certain level makes you ELIGIBLE to become a moderator but there would still be a vetting process by the other mods and Admins of the site. I am talking like 1M points or something like that. It would likely be a great solution based on my experience over the last 40 years...
Having a solution where high-level people are able to bless answers as CORRECT would be a capability, not an obligation. E.g. if I hit 1M points, maybe I earn the ability to mark things correct but I am not obligated to do anything.
I see some answers that are so awesome that only a complete imbecile would argue that they are incorrect; i.e. lots of proof, thumbnails, links, etc. They are so obviously CORRECT, I would mark them as such. I mean, the OP for each request already has this power (mark answers correct for their own posts). Why not someone who has been on the site for a LONG time and has a lot of experience?
I myself couldn't care less about points or levels apart from earning additional capabilities... whatever those are. It isn't clear what you get after Level 5, if anything. I can certainly see how someone at Level 5 or above who is unscrupulous might just run down the list of Confirm Requests and mark them all as CONFIRMED (without even looking at them) just to get the points.
I think the leader board is a horrible idea. The minute you introduce competition, then the risk of sheisty behavior increases exponentially.
Anyway...
Yes, I am have been resubmitting my confirm requests. However, that is only part of the problem, as you have also pointed out. I have like 20-30k worth of high bounty posts sitting there waiting for the "auto_moderator" to get back from vacation (or whatever tf it is doing or not doing) so that they can be marked as CORRECT.
Yes, I have learned my lesson on responding to posts that are not strictly speaking porn. For one of the posts that I am stuck with, I just marked it as a favorite. The post is from a year ago:
#314347 - What's the name of this porn actor?
The other post I am stuck with, I favorited and followed it:
#1730278 - What's her name?
I answered this one by pointing out that it appears the female in the picture was photographed without her knowledge or consent and that she looks like a "civilian" (non-porn). I suggested that maybe it should be removed. In retrospect, I should have just flagged it.
And, yes, the features for organizing posts on here are essentially non-existent. So, I bookmark things in my browser instead of marking them as favorites or following them.
I am also starting to flag posts that are unsolvable. E.g. it seems like PH has been deleting / disabling a LOT of videos lately. Way more than XV or XH. It's odd because I will see a thumbnail in the sidebar here on NTP that looks interesting, but when I click it, the post has a video that is no longer available. Why not at least show the thumbnail on the actual post?
Anyway, keep up the good work, my friend. Your advice and opinions are valuable.
Perhaps a more refined approach would be that a certain level makes you ELIGIBLE to become a moderator but there would still be a vetting process by the other mods and Admins of the site. I am talking like 1M points or something like that. It would likely be a great solution based on my experience over the last 40 years...
Having a solution where high-level people are able to bless answers as CORRECT would be a capability, not an obligation. E.g. if I hit 1M points, maybe I earn the ability to mark things correct but I am not obligated to do anything.
I see some answers that are so awesome that only a complete imbecile would argue that they are incorrect; i.e. lots of proof, thumbnails, links, etc. They are so obviously CORRECT, I would mark them as such. I mean, the OP for each request already has this power (mark answers correct for their own posts). Why not someone who has been on the site for a LONG time and has a lot of experience?
I myself couldn't care less about points or levels apart from earning additional capabilities... whatever those are. It isn't clear what you get after Level 5, if anything. I can certainly see how someone at Level 5 or above who is unscrupulous might just run down the list of Confirm Requests and mark them all as CONFIRMED (without even looking at them) just to get the points.
I think the leader board is a horrible idea. The minute you introduce competition, then the risk of sheisty behavior increases exponentially.
Anyway...
Yes, I am have been resubmitting my confirm requests. However, that is only part of the problem, as you have also pointed out. I have like 20-30k worth of high bounty posts sitting there waiting for the "auto_moderator" to get back from vacation (or whatever tf it is doing or not doing) so that they can be marked as CORRECT.
Yes, I have learned my lesson on responding to posts that are not strictly speaking porn. For one of the posts that I am stuck with, I just marked it as a favorite. The post is from a year ago:
#314347 - What's the name of this porn actor?
The other post I am stuck with, I favorited and followed it:
#1730278 - What's her name?
I answered this one by pointing out that it appears the female in the picture was photographed without her knowledge or consent and that she looks like a "civilian" (non-porn). I suggested that maybe it should be removed. In retrospect, I should have just flagged it.
And, yes, the features for organizing posts on here are essentially non-existent. So, I bookmark things in my browser instead of marking them as favorites or following them.
I am also starting to flag posts that are unsolvable. E.g. it seems like PH has been deleting / disabling a LOT of videos lately. Way more than XV or XH. It's odd because I will see a thumbnail in the sidebar here on NTP that looks interesting, but when I click it, the post has a video that is no longer available. Why not at least show the thumbnail on the actual post?
Anyway, keep up the good work, my friend. Your advice and opinions are valuable.
@harold
The problem, as I'm sure you're aware of, is that for some people on the site, there seems to be an obsession with accumulating points for their own sake.
Rules are broken, answers are stolen, people confirm answers where no proof is provided, people confirm when the OPs original question has been ignored in the answer.
I have to say that your idea of allowing high level users to mark posts as correct would likely be a disaster.
I suspect very few people take the time to actually review an answer before confirming as it just takes too long.
If you check someones posts who submits 30 answers (all different), it's going to take you at least an hour minimum to check them properly, & most people haven't got the time, or, the inclination to do so.
Always make sure to keep resubmitting your answers to the Confirm Thread if they don't get picked up the first time.
The auto-moderator does have its faults/blind spots.
I have an answer (from someone else) that I have been trying to get confirmed for ages, which had 26 confirms at the last check, but it's obvious the auto-mod isn't going to pick it up. I've also got two of my own answers (featuring the same lady) which are now in double figures for confirms & again aren't looking likely to get picked up.
Finally, regarding the disabled posts.
Make sure the posts you're favouring/following are porn only.
This is another problem, people answering a question & starting off by saying 'Not a porn star.'
This is a site for porn only.
No woman who doesn't appear at least topless is suitable for the site.
Even if a person has appeared nude, say, an actress in a mainstream movie, it shouldn't be posted on here.
If you have any doubts at all save the post off site, the bookmarks bar, or a folder.
The problem, as I'm sure you're aware of, is that for some people on the site, there seems to be an obsession with accumulating points for their own sake.
Rules are broken, answers are stolen, people confirm answers where no proof is provided, people confirm when the OPs original question has been ignored in the answer.
I have to say that your idea of allowing high level users to mark posts as correct would likely be a disaster.
I suspect very few people take the time to actually review an answer before confirming as it just takes too long.
If you check someones posts who submits 30 answers (all different), it's going to take you at least an hour minimum to check them properly, & most people haven't got the time, or, the inclination to do so.
Always make sure to keep resubmitting your answers to the Confirm Thread if they don't get picked up the first time.
The auto-moderator does have its faults/blind spots.
I have an answer (from someone else) that I have been trying to get confirmed for ages, which had 26 confirms at the last check, but it's obvious the auto-mod isn't going to pick it up. I've also got two of my own answers (featuring the same lady) which are now in double figures for confirms & again aren't looking likely to get picked up.
Finally, regarding the disabled posts.
Make sure the posts you're favouring/following are porn only.
This is another problem, people answering a question & starting off by saying 'Not a porn star.'
This is a site for porn only.
No woman who doesn't appear at least topless is suitable for the site.
Even if a person has appeared nude, say, an actress in a mainstream movie, it shouldn't be posted on here.
If you have any doubts at all save the post off site, the bookmarks bar, or a folder.
Is there any level at which an individual is able to simply mark an answer as CORRECT? One would think that if a person is like over Level 100 or has 1M points, they would be trustworthy enough to mark answers as CORRECT instead of just confirming them. Might be a good solution to consider to address the significant delay that I am seeing in getting answers marked CORRECT.
Hi, SW Dev for 40 years here... can someone please explain what this so-called "auto_moderator" is supposed to do? When does it run? What criteria is it looking for? How many confirms does it need? How old does the answer post need to be in order to be closed out as CORRECT? What limits does it have (if any) on how many posts it marks correct / hour, / day, etc?
I have answers with 4+ confirms that have been sitting there for almost two weeks and still, not marked as CORRECT; i.e. no points.
I have answers with 4+ confirms that have been sitting there for almost two weeks and still, not marked as CORRECT; i.e. no points.
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