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Hello worlds,

😎 💞 🐍 We're still working hard in delivering the best we can for Similar Worlds.
Here's what's new since my last post.

[b]- Hearts[/b]
You can finally Heart posts and comments.
Make sure you show how much you like what other people are saying, but don't forget to comment too :)
We will soon activate the notifications for the hearts (Hearts will not send emails).

[b]- Privacy Settings[/b]
There are a few Privacy Settings that you can find in your Account Settings:
- Can logged out users view your profile?
- Can users view your Friends list?
- Can users view your Latest Replies on your profile?

We will be adding more settings as the time goes on, so keep an eye on them!

[b]- Adult Contents[/b]
This is where we've been mainly busy in the past few days. Andrew is doing a very good job on this matter and we're still working every day in improving our Adult filters.
Even though you may see some Adult posts from time to time, please trust me here that we are already filtering 80%-90% of the adult contents.
We are not done yet, so we hope that in a few days there will be ZERO adult contents being shown to people who don't expect any.

In addition, we've added a few warnings on posts and profiles that we believe have adult contents, so that if you ever head in those pages, you can decide if you want to stay or leave that page straight away.

[b]- Performance[/b]
Another area we are constantly working is in improving the performance of the site.
As our member base and the contents are growing, there are some technical things that need to be improved sometimes.

Thank you for your support and we hope you stay with us.

We are constantly listening to your suggestions, so please keep giving them to us, as they are very important to the future of Similar Worlds.

Very kind regards,
Nuno

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Andrew · Admin

Hello @questionWeaver,
Thank you very much for your suggestions.
We will be reviewing your idea and will take it into consideration.

However, I believe I see several instances where this method can be misused to take advantage of legitimate members.

Example:
1) A "troll" creates a post insulting an individual they dislike on this site.

2) The victim naturally responds on the troll's post, to defend themselves.

3) The troll presses the "Stun Button" and gets the user temporarily disabled from the site.

In other cases, post author may simply be moody or dislike an individual who isn't necessarily a troll/spammer.

They may not agree with the commenter's response, and may decide to punish them with such a tool.

So I see quite a few cases where this feature can be misused and cause confusion on this site.

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We are however, working to release a [b]Report Button[/b] very soon.

When a certain number of users report an offensive post, the poster will become temporarily suspended until staff can look into the situation.

The post may also be removed with sufficient reports.

As mentioned previously, we will be working on developing a reputation system on this site, based on each user's history and behavior.

Those members who keep within the rules, make accurate reports, etc... will gain better reputation over time, and vice versa.

The reports of reputable members will have greater impact than those of low reputation.

With this strategy, we believe that we will be putting some moderation power and control in the hands of trusted members within this community.

While members who are troublesome will not be able to get away with much.

Repeatedly annoying others and breaking rules, will make the offending user get limited/suspended much more quickly the next times around.

Thanks again,
Kind regards!