I'm not albert so I don't have hard numbers, but I feel like the moderation is slipping on checking new mod queue uploads.
I admit I miss some images too, and I don't see every single one like I used to. A lot of my time here is spent on the forums and in dmail. But I still spend considerable time in the queue and I've noticed some troubling things. This is all based on my own impressions, but I feel like I've been doing this long enough to note trends.
For one, the number of Hides on the oldest posts. I always, always begin modding from the oldest stuff in the queue to make sure it gets at least one pair of eyes. It used to be that the oldest posts in the queue had at least 5-6 hides when I looked. Well, right now all the oldest posts have only 2 hides. At the very least, 60% of the mods who consistently use Hide haven't seen those images. I doubt everyone suddenly stopped using Hide.
Next, I'm approving a higher percentage of 3 day images than in the past. It used to be that when I started at the back of the queue, it was generally all crap. Maybe a few missed gems. But that percentage has steadily risen lately and while right this second there's not a huge amount I'd approve back at 3 days, over the past couple weeks there sure has been.
Lastly, there are too many images in the deletion appeal thread that look like they should have been accepted the first time around. Like the queue, it used to be that maybe 10% of the appeals were justified. That percentage has risen significantly lately.
Just putting this out there as my own opinion as an admin, to hopefully spur people to be more attentive to what seems, at least to my eyes, to be a problem lately. I'm sure some mods are a dedicated and on top of it as ever but on the whole I'm a little worried.
I know some people will seize on this as an excuse to criticize the mod process, so I'll say right now that I do think the method is sound and I completely oppose removing or significantly altering moderation. It's just an issue of manpower in my eyes.
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