If I understand the implementation correctly here, all that 'spamhunters' can do
is move posts to a hidden 'recycler' forum? I so, that is in fact sufficient.
I am not sure if that is how they do it here, I think so too. It is a good method.
We have something similar at SFS, and the post in question is moved to a "trashbin",
once there the only person that can edit, or move it again, etc. is the administrator.
On the bans, similar, for example, if I see a spam post and the bot is still online,
the first thing I do is ban it, often, because bots post so fast, they will have all ready
posted 3 or 4 spams, just in the few seconds it took to do the ban.
Then I go, back, move the posts to the trashbin, or at least one. The main point, is,
if I ban a person, and later it turns out I was mistaken, either I or the admin, or another
moderator can remove the ban.
When it is a definite "spambot" there is more work to do, I have to submit the details
into the database, that includes a copy of the "spampost" as evidence, but that kind of
is another topic too.
Most sane people have no real interest in this, but for certain people it's truly a
sickness. They will often suck up and 'brown nose' their way onto the staff,......
We had one, in many ways he was a very good mod, and I am not sure what happened,
but he started getting "carried" away, so to speak, was banning people right and left,
many had been long time members, ...but also, what happened was, every time he banned someone, the admin, or another mod, removed the ban, and restored the post,...needless
to say and as you say :
Good news is that this type of user has a 'soft centre' and after some repeated prodding will usually just throw their toys out of the pram and resign their position (especially when being told they've overstepped the mark).
That is what happened, he got mad, and left the forum.
I didn't start being a mod, because I was a ""ambitious' staff wannabe"", it happened ,
because the person keeping the "spanish" forum, left, and they were going to close it,
then when they learned that I am in Mexico, and speak spanish , well, ....one thing leads
to another, for me it is pretty easy, and there is not much traffic on the spanish forum,
But anyway that is another topic.
@Dasein, At FDN, spamhunters have basically two tools: the ability to move a given post (or thread) and to ban a user. Global powers (such as removing all posts by a given user) are reserved to mods and admins.
That is enough, if a "spamhunter" happens to be on line at the time,...Ok well any way, I can't think of much else to say on this at the moment.