I ran the same test. First with disclosure — gone, deleted it ([link]). Removed the disclosure, republished identical content — feed showed up, then vanished within a minute ([link]). Two posts, same result. It's not the disclosure. The content itself is getting filtered at publish time.😂
I want to let you know that the person behind the sloan messages were from me. Sloan doesn't detect articles automatically and is sent via human.
Based on the content you have published (mostly about stories which is fine), and how the content is written upon review, I believe it would be best practice to leave a disclaimer that you used AI to assist on your writing.
Let me know if you have any questions! (Usually @jess and @ben are busy and I am the only person using moderation to moderate the platform)! :D
AI testing storyteller. Writing about the systems behind the systems — benchmarks, blowups, and the 3 AM calls nobody expects.
15yr QA → building AI test frameworks.
My only question is — why are my two latest articles completely invisible in the feed and search, regardless of whether I added a disclosure or not? They can only be accessed through a direct link, and only my followers can see them. Why?
I just need an explanation. If there's something wrong with my articles, tell me what it is and I'll fix it. But right now, nobody is telling me why.
As a result, based on my observation, your profile was flagged ultimately. I recently unflagged it but if your post consist of using AI to assist in your writing in some way, please disclose it.
For a peace of mind, I do not play favorites when moderating. The workflow I do is I go on random articles I see and go from there. The deciding factor for me is:
Reading the whole article (yes I do that because I need to improve my english lol)
Running it through GPTzero
Overall profile
This allows balance. If I see a repeated rule breaker, it will be listed on the radar to check if the user improve their writing/content in some way. If it is proven, it is off the list.
For @dannwaneri, please reference to me in your post and note that ClassifierAI has nothing to do with the process. I believe you could have reach out to me via email for clarification questions on ClassifierAI and if it is being use (which is not at all).
Even though there are moderators on this platform, I am the most active and responsive when it comes to moderation questions. If you have questions on moderation, please reach out to me since @jess and @ben are usually busy. Sometimes they respond, but not to everyone.
If you have feedback on the moderation, I would love to improve! Please do let me know so I am not the only one doing this.
AI testing storyteller. Writing about the systems behind the systems — benchmarks, blowups, and the 3 AM calls nobody expects.
15yr QA → building AI test frameworks.
I do see that yes. However, initially, there was no disclaimer after the first publication for all three of them. After the Sloan warnings, it was then added.
If the disclaimer were present as a start, it would make sense that the Sloan message would not be present. If the issue is resolve, I can't delete the Sloan message (you can hide them? Not sure).
In the future, before publishing the article, please review and ensure if it is AI-assist or not. If anything, please let me know!
AI testing storyteller. Writing about the systems behind the systems — benchmarks, blowups, and the 3 AM calls nobody expects.
15yr QA → building AI test frameworks.
Well, my two latest articles actually had the AI disclosure at the end from the very beginning. But I never received any notification about my account being flagged.
Should there be a clear rule so we know what's happening? From what I understand now — 3 Sloan warnings = account flagged? Is that correct?
Yes (I have to check back because sometimes it depends). Do note that there are more Mods out there, but it seems I am more active when it comes to moderation. In other words, 1 versus 3 Million people on DEV.
With that said, I can't moderate MILLIONS of posts. It maybe the reason why your other post is not flagged. I am not a stalker like that lol. I believe in second chances.
The DEV rules are outdated and since the acquisition of MLH, there is a lot going on in the background, so it is hard for me to determine what is actually going on.
I am trying my best to improve as a MOD and would love to hear feedback like this. Criticism is what I needed since I need to improve on taking it and improving since I don't get a lot in life. Gotta get humble and hear others you know xd
Let me know if anything! I will make a post where you can ask questions about my moderation practices and DEV in general that it can be helpful for you and others!
AI testing storyteller. Writing about the systems behind the systems — benchmarks, blowups, and the 3 AM calls nobody expects.
15yr QA → building AI test frameworks.
AI testing storyteller. Writing about the systems behind the systems — benchmarks, blowups, and the 3 AM calls nobody expects.
15yr QA → building AI test frameworks.
One more thing — my article "I Spent 3 Months Training An AI. My VP 'Reallocated' It. Then I Got Two Calls At 1 AM." (dev.to/xulingfeng/i-spent-3-months...) still can't be found in search. Could you take a look? The latest article is fine now.
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Hey @xulingfeng
I want to let you know that the person behind the sloan messages were from me. Sloan doesn't detect articles automatically and is sent via human.
Based on the content you have published (mostly about stories which is fine), and how the content is written upon review, I believe it would be best practice to leave a disclaimer that you used AI to assist on your writing.
Let me know if you have any questions! (Usually @jess and @ben are busy and I am the only person using moderation to moderate the platform)! :D
My only question is — why are my two latest articles completely invisible in the feed and search, regardless of whether I added a disclosure or not? They can only be accessed through a direct link, and only my followers can see them. Why?
I just need an explanation. If there's something wrong with my articles, tell me what it is and I'll fix it. But right now, nobody is telling me why.
Reviewing standby
Okay that was a quick review (thought it would take longer).
It seems that I gave you a few warnings on disclosing the use of AI as seen below:
dev.to/sloan/comment/39836
dev.to/sloan/comment/399b0
dev.to/sloan/comment/39b2h
As a result, based on my observation, your profile was flagged ultimately. I recently unflagged it but if your post consist of using AI to assist in your writing in some way, please disclose it.
For a peace of mind, I do not play favorites when moderating. The workflow I do is I go on random articles I see and go from there. The deciding factor for me is:
This allows balance. If I see a repeated rule breaker, it will be listed on the radar to check if the user improve their writing/content in some way. If it is proven, it is off the list.
Please read the comment I made to @dannwaneri about this on his previous post for more information: dev.to/francistrdev/comment/39flb
For @dannwaneri, please reference to me in your post and note that ClassifierAI has nothing to do with the process. I believe you could have reach out to me via email for clarification questions on ClassifierAI and if it is being use (which is not at all).
Even though there are moderators on this platform, I am the most active and responsive when it comes to moderation questions. If you have questions on moderation, please reach out to me since @jess and @ben are usually busy. Sometimes they respond, but not to everyone.
If you have feedback on the moderation, I would love to improve! Please do let me know so I am not the only one doing this.
After those three warnings, I replied to you and added an AI disclosure at the end of my articles. You can go check.
I do see that yes. However, initially, there was no disclaimer after the first publication for all three of them. After the Sloan warnings, it was then added.
If the disclaimer were present as a start, it would make sense that the Sloan message would not be present. If the issue is resolve, I can't delete the Sloan message (you can hide them? Not sure).
In the future, before publishing the article, please review and ensure if it is AI-assist or not. If anything, please let me know!
Well, my two latest articles actually had the AI disclosure at the end from the very beginning. But I never received any notification about my account being flagged.
Should there be a clear rule so we know what's happening? From what I understand now — 3 Sloan warnings = account flagged? Is that correct?
Yes (I have to check back because sometimes it depends). Do note that there are more Mods out there, but it seems I am more active when it comes to moderation. In other words, 1 versus 3 Million people on DEV.
With that said, I can't moderate MILLIONS of posts. It maybe the reason why your other post is not flagged. I am not a stalker like that lol. I believe in second chances.
The DEV rules are outdated and since the acquisition of MLH, there is a lot going on in the background, so it is hard for me to determine what is actually going on.
I am trying my best to improve as a MOD and would love to hear feedback like this. Criticism is what I needed since I need to improve on taking it and improving since I don't get a lot in life. Gotta get humble and hear others you know xd
Let me know if anything! I will make a post where you can ask questions about my moderation practices and DEV in general that it can be helpful for you and others!
Looking forward to your upcoming post. Just so you know — I'm a QA by trade. I'll be looking for bugs 😏
lol sounds good! It has been posted! dev.to/francistrdev/ask-a-dev-comm...
One more thing — my article "I Spent 3 Months Training An AI. My VP 'Reallocated' It. Then I Got Two Calls At 1 AM." (dev.to/xulingfeng/i-spent-3-months...) still can't be found in search. Could you take a look? The latest article is fine now.