Thread:Talk:New Page Patrol Zoom Interface/New page PATROLLERS/reply (10)

So, I get what you're saying. It's clearly a problem, and probably a super-frustrating one. Here's an idea I've been kicking around:

Maybe we have a user right - pagepatroller - but instead of it being granted to you by a Magical Wizard, you'll automatically earn it over time. It can still be taken away from you, though - which will set you back to step 1.

Let's say it works like this:

Bob decides to page patrol. He fires up the interface and goes to town. His first attempts at page patrol, however, automatically require review by someone who has the pagepatroller right. Say, his first ten. He patrols ten pages, and they're marked as "patrolled, but needing review" (so technically unpatrolled).

Then, someone who has the right (say, Snottywong), can review his reviews. And mark them as "good" or "bad". Once Bob has ten reviews marked "good", he is automatically awarded the pagepatroller user right (and with it the ability to review other people's patrols that "need review").

Obviously the numbers will need working out, and it will increase workload in the very short term (but possibly not, since, as you say, you guys are already re-reviewing anyway), but will decrease it overall (since you won't have to re-review these guys once they earn the right).

And if Bob goofs up? A conversation and a couple clicks by an admin and the right is revoked. He has to start over again, and earn ten "good" re-reviews.

What I'm trying to avoid is a situation where there's a whole level of bureaucracy that a potential patroller has to go through before they can start (another "RfA" type process). We should be open with letting people into the door, but be able to push them back out if need be.

Obviously, the numbers involved can be modified. And with decent messaging we can make this user-acceptable and friendly:

"Hey! You've just patrolled your first page! That's great! Just so you know, everyone who starts patrolling has a grace period where their work is reviewed by a more experienced patroller. Once the review period is over, we'll let you know, and you'll then be able to do reviews yourself!" or something along those lines.

What do you think?