I think a Report button instead of a downvote button would be nice, but only if a few things are implemented first, such as the "reason for report" and a ticket system that adds the report to an inbox of sort for the staff to see that the snap/comment was reported in. Right now, I don't see that as possible since once you click the snap you leave that tribe, unless you use some sort of token system that tells you which tribe you came from when you clicked into the tribe.
It would be either that, or allow the OP of the snap to moderate his/her own comment thread when a report is made, and then admins/staff would moderate the snaps but as the site grows this would get more complex and require quite the staff to handle, it would be better if it was all handled within the tribes themselves.
The problem I see with the report button is that it puts extra weight on the admins/moderators. That is exactly what the downvote button was invented for in the first place. It would take an incredible amount of effort if the admins had to go and personally moderate everything that is reported. The downvote button allows for the post to not raise up on the front page and also not require constant moderation.
I think a Report button instead of a downvote button would be nice, but only if a few things are implemented first, such as the "reason for report" and a ticket system that adds the report to an inbox of sort for the staff to see that the snap/comment was reported in. Right now, I don't see that as possible since once you click the snap you leave that tribe, unless you use some sort of token system that tells you which tribe you came from when you clicked into the tribe.
It would be either that, or allow the OP of the snap to moderate his/her own comment thread when a report is made, and then admins/staff would moderate the snaps but as the site grows this would get more complex and require quite the staff to handle, it would be better if it was all handled within the tribes themselves.
The problem I see with the report button is that it puts extra weight on the admins/moderators. That is exactly what the downvote button was invented for in the first place. It would take an incredible amount of effort if the admins had to go and personally moderate everything that is reported. The downvote button allows for the post to not raise up on the front page and also not require constant moderation.
When filing a report you should definitely be given check boxes to select what tribe(s) your report applies to.