Hi everyone.
As JetPhotos.Net continues to move forward, and new and exciting features continue to be introduced, we need your opinions on one specific feature which we've been considering for awhile.
We would like to introduce a feature where other members could post comments regarding each photo in the database. These comments would be publicly viewable by anyone, and could only be posted by registered members of JetPhotos.Net.
There are several inherent problems with this idea, however.
Quite frankly, this is the internet, and the internet is a big place filled with a lot of people. There will always be troublemakers out there, people who insist on making others' lives miserable, or people who are just plain mean. Registering an account at JetPhotos.Net is free, and immediate, so a devious person could easily register and immediately begin posting inappropriate comments to photos in the database.
This is what we're trying to prevent.
The safest option for the inclusion of this list, obviously, would be to have the current screening team approve/reject each comment before it is made publicly viewable, similar to what we do with comments in the Airport/Spotting Database. With the ever-growing size and scope of our database, as well as the website, however, I'm concerned that the burden of screening might begin to catch up to the limited number of screeners we have.
The second option, while similar to the first, would allow photographers to screen the comments for their own photos, before they are made public. The inherent problem with this is that many photographers are away for periods of time, may be busy with other activities, or just plain forget to screen comments related to their photos. I'd like users who submit comments to believe in good faith that their comments will be added if they are appropriate.
The third, and final, suggestion would have all comments added to photos immediately, but would give photographers the option of deleting comments for their own photos. This also has a problem, however, in that disparaging-and-like comments could be left publicly viewable for days, if not weeks or months, at a time.
Do you guys have any suggestions on different ways this might be implemented, or secured, to prevent abuse?
Thanks! [img]images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img]
As JetPhotos.Net continues to move forward, and new and exciting features continue to be introduced, we need your opinions on one specific feature which we've been considering for awhile.
We would like to introduce a feature where other members could post comments regarding each photo in the database. These comments would be publicly viewable by anyone, and could only be posted by registered members of JetPhotos.Net.
There are several inherent problems with this idea, however.
Quite frankly, this is the internet, and the internet is a big place filled with a lot of people. There will always be troublemakers out there, people who insist on making others' lives miserable, or people who are just plain mean. Registering an account at JetPhotos.Net is free, and immediate, so a devious person could easily register and immediately begin posting inappropriate comments to photos in the database.
This is what we're trying to prevent.
The safest option for the inclusion of this list, obviously, would be to have the current screening team approve/reject each comment before it is made publicly viewable, similar to what we do with comments in the Airport/Spotting Database. With the ever-growing size and scope of our database, as well as the website, however, I'm concerned that the burden of screening might begin to catch up to the limited number of screeners we have.
The second option, while similar to the first, would allow photographers to screen the comments for their own photos, before they are made public. The inherent problem with this is that many photographers are away for periods of time, may be busy with other activities, or just plain forget to screen comments related to their photos. I'd like users who submit comments to believe in good faith that their comments will be added if they are appropriate.
The third, and final, suggestion would have all comments added to photos immediately, but would give photographers the option of deleting comments for their own photos. This also has a problem, however, in that disparaging-and-like comments could be left publicly viewable for days, if not weeks or months, at a time.
Do you guys have any suggestions on different ways this might be implemented, or secured, to prevent abuse?
Thanks! [img]images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img]
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