What the heck is "!Watched"

[abefroman329]

Will I be pulled aside for further screening at airports?

[US71]

Will I be pulled aside for further screening at airports?

We are monitoring your thoughts, unless you make yourself a hat out of tin foil

[abefroman329]

Will I be pulled aside for further screening at airports?

We are monitoring your thoughts, unless you make yourself a hat out of tin foil

Too flimsy, I just strap a cast-iron Dutch oven to my head.

[ET21]

Skynet

[abefroman329]

Everyone's a comedian...

[webny99]

What on earth is the point of this thread?

"Watched" (being put on the moderators watch list) is the forum's first level of moderation, if that's what you're wondering. Mod approval on all posts is next.

[hotdogPi]

What on earth is the point of this thread?

"Watched" (being put on the moderators watch list) is the forum's first level of moderation, if that's what you're wondering. Mod approval on all posts is next.

I didn't even know that such a thing existed.

[webny99]

"Watched" (being put on the moderators watch list) is the forum's first level of moderation, if that's what you're wondering. Mod approval on all posts is next.

I didn't even know that such a thing existed.

Well, you wouldn't, if you've never done anything rebel enough to receive a warning

It's a little green diamond with an exclamation mark and the word "watched" in green text, which appears beneath your avatar. Only the watched user (and I assume mods/admin) can see it. Ditto for "moderated", except that's orange text instead of green, and that requires physical moderator approval before your posts display.

Not that I want to publicize all that knowledge, but it is what it is, and it does (I think) answer the OP's question 

[hotdogPi]

"Watched" (being put on the moderators watch list) is the forum's first level of moderation, if that's what you're wondering. Mod approval on all posts is next.

I didn't even know that such a thing existed.

Well, you wouldn't, if you've never done anything rebel enough to receive a warning

It's a little green diamond with an exclamation mark and the word "watched" in green text, which appears beneath your avatar. Only the watched user (and I assume mods/admin) can see it. Ditto for "moderated", except that's orange text instead of green, and that requires physical moderator approval before your posts display.

Not that I want to publicize all that knowledge, but it is what it is, and it does (I think) answer the OP's question 

I've received a few warnings before, the most significant being a thread I created that was a proposal to temporarily ban someone. I've never received the "!Watched" warning, though.

[webny99]

It seems to be a points system, in which points are bad, but are set to automatically decrease at a rate of one per day.

I switched from "moderated" to "watched" at around 30 points, and then dropped off the watch list altogether at 10 points. So I assume "watched" only appears for accruals of more than 10 points.

Credits (negative points for good or improved behavior) can also be issued. And with that, I think I've said enough.

[abefroman329]

What on earth is the point of this thread?

"Watched" (being put on the moderators watch list) is the forum's first level of moderation, if that's what you're wondering. Mod approval on all posts is next.

Thank you for answering my question.

[hotdogPi]

It seems to be a points system, in which points are bad, but are set to automatically decrease at a rate of one per day.

I switched from "moderated" to "watched" at around 30 points, and then dropped off the watch list altogether at 10 points. So I assume "watched" only appears for accruals of more than 10 points.

Credits (negative points for good or improved behavior) can also be issued. And with that, I think I've said enough.

How do you know what your point values are? I've never seen mine.

[abefroman329]

It seems to be a points system, in which points are bad, but are set to automatically decrease at a rate of one per day.

I switched from "moderated" to "watched" at around 30 points, and then dropped off the watch list altogether at 10 points. So I assume "watched" only appears for accruals of more than 10 points.

Credits (negative points for good or improved behavior) can also be issued. And with that, I think I've said enough.

How do you know what your point values are? I've never seen mine.

Your profile has a warning level (mine is currently 24%).

[webny99]

"Watched" (being put on the moderators watch list) is the forum's first level of moderation, if that's what you're wondering. Mod approval on all posts is next.

Thank you for answering my question.

US 71 did actually answer it, but you might not have known it was a legit answer.
But yeah, I've definitely been there, so I figured I might be one of the only non-moderators that actually knew what you were talking about. 

zips lips and discards key

[abefroman329]

"Watched" (being put on the moderators watch list) is the forum's first level of moderation, if that's what you're wondering. Mod approval on all posts is next.

Thank you for answering my question.

US 71 did actually answer it, but you might not have known it was a legit answer.
But yeah, I've definitely been there, so I figured I might be one of the only non-moderators that actually knew what you were talking about. 

zips lips and discards key

I did think he was being tongue-in-cheek.

[webny99]

How do you know what your point values are? I've never seen mine.

It's probably possible, for minor offences, for the mods to issue a warning without assigning points.

In my case, the warning message told me how many points I'd been assigned.

[1995hoo]

It seems to be a points system, in which points are bad, but are set to automatically decrease at a rate of one per day.

I switched from "moderated" to "watched" at around 30 points, and then dropped off the watch list altogether at 10 points. So I assume "watched" only appears for accruals of more than 10 points.

Credits (negative points for good or improved behavior) can also be issued. And with that, I think I've said enough.

How do you know what your point values are? I've never seen mine.

Your profile has a warning level (mine is currently 24%).

This is how it works (an explanation I received several years ago when I was adjudged to have been picking on NE2):

The moderation system works on a 100-point scale, with points issued falling off at a steady rate (I think it is one point per day). Currently you are at 24 points. I am not sure if the warn level is viewable by non-moderators, but if so, it will be on your profile page.

A level of 24% simply puts you on the moderator watch list. (Beyond a certain level posts require moderator approval before becoming publicly viewable, and at 100% the user is muted.) Simply put, as long as you don't accrue any more points you don't have anything to worry about as the warn level will slowly tick back down to 0%.

[US71]

"Watched" (being put on the moderators watch list) is the forum's first level of moderation, if that's what you're wondering. Mod approval on all posts is next.

Thank you for answering my question.

US 71 did actually answer it, but you might not have known it was a legit answer.
But yeah, I've definitely been there, so I figured I might be one of the only non-moderators that actually knew what you were talking about. 

zips lips and discards key

I did think he was being tongue-in-cheek.

Yeah, I forgot to use the sarcasm font

SM-G930V

[bugo]

What the hell are you talking about?

[abefroman329]

Read the thread and let me know if you still have questions.

[SSOWorld]

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