A number of us have discussed this quite a bit internally (including @chapoi, @nat, @JammyDodger and others).
We don’t yet have this prioritized, so I’m not sure when we’ll get to it, but at the moment, we’re planning to do something like this. Feedback welcome!
Allow moderators to share feedback with authors when rejecting a post so that they can adopt a more collaborative approach to moderating posts that require approval when they deem it appropriate.
We’re envisioning that moderators will see a new option on Queued Post items in the review queue:
Clicking the button will open a modal that allows the moderator to select a Reason and optionally type in additional freeform feedback:
The Reasons dropdown will include preconfigured options, plus an “Other…” option
If “Other…” is chosen, an additional text box allows entry of that reason
After clicking “Send PM”, a personal message will be sent to the user from @moderators that includes:
- A title in the form
Feedback on your post in %{topic title} - A body that includes the reason, the feedback text, and the original post contents
The reasons will be configurable via a new site setting like this:
The default reasons to include are still a bit up in the air…
- Duplicate
- Does not meet posting guidelines