[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #5688: Preventative measures for forum users sharing e-mail addresses

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#5688: Preventative measures for forum users sharing e-mail addresses
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 Reporter:  carike          |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect          |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal          |  Milestone:
Component:  Support Forums  |   Keywords:
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 Discussion here:
 https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02RQC6RW/p1617351094038700

 I wanted to create a ticket to make words with @ in them only visible to
 the OP (original poster), to help combat the sharing of e-mail addresses
 on the forums.

 I like the alternative process as suggested by @tobifjellner:

 - Whitelist certain e-mails, like plugins at wordpress.org;
 - Explain to the user why it is inadvisable to share e-mail addresses
 (through some nifty JavaScript);
 - Ask them to confirm that they are sure that they do want to post the
 e-mail address;
 - Automatically hold e-mail addresses in posts (other than those
 whitelisted above) for moderation.

 The moderation receives several requests per week to redact personal
 information from posts.
 Some personal information can stay up for months and will certainly have
 been scraped by search engines / bots.
 This way we can prevent problems before they become problems by empowering
 users - and take some of the pressure off the moderation team.

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Ticket URL: <https://meta.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/5688>
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