documented more env vars

config.js

@@ -102,7 +102,10 @@ const CONFIG = {
 
   // DISABLE_AUTOFLAG_SUSPECT_WORDS is true when the suspect words that are
   // matched should not be flagged.
-  DISABLE_AUTOFLAG_SUSPECT_WORDS: process.env.TALK_DISABLE_AUTOFLAG_SUSPECT_WORDS === 'TRUE'
+  DISABLE_AUTOFLAG_SUSPECT_WORDS: process.env.TALK_DISABLE_AUTOFLAG_SUSPECT_WORDS === 'TRUE',
+
+  // TRUST_THRESHOLDS defines the thresholds used for automoderation.
+  TRUST_THRESHOLDS: process.env.TRUST_THRESHOLDS || 'comment:-1,-1;flag:-1,-1'
 };
 
 //==============================================================================

docs/_docs/02-01-configuration.md

@@ -37,6 +37,15 @@ environment variables. Refer to the
 [config.js](https://github.com/coralproject/talk/blob/master/config.js) file to
 see how the configuration is parsed.
 
+### Webpack
+
+These are only used during the webpack build.
+
+- `TALK_THREADING_LEVEL` (_optional_) - specify the maximum depth of the comment
+  thread. (Default `3`)
+- `TALK_DEFAULT_STREAM_TAB` (_optional_) - specify the default stream tab in the
+  admin. (Default `all`)
+
 ### Database
 
 - `TALK_MONGO_URL` (*required*) - the database connection string for the MongoDB database.
@@ -91,6 +100,29 @@ on the contents of those variables.**
 - `TALK_RECAPTCHA_SECRET` (*required for reCAPTCHA support*) - server secret used for enabling reCAPTCHA powered logins. If not provided it will instead default to providing only a time based lockout.
 - `TALK_RECAPTCHA_PUBLIC` (*required for reCAPTCHA support*) - client secret used for enabling reCAPTCHA powered logins. If not provided it will instead default to providing only a time based lockout.
 
+### Trust
+
+Trust can automoderate comments based on user history. By specifying this
+option, the beheviour can be changed to offer different results.
+
+- `TRUST_THRESHOLDS` (_optional_) - configure the reliability thresholds for
+  flagging and commenting. (Default `comment:-1,-1;flag:-1,-1`)
+
+The form of the environment variable:
+
+```
+<name>:<RELIABLE>,<UNRELIABLE>;<name>:<RELIABLE>,<UNRELIABLE>;...
+```
+
+The default could be read as:
+
+- When a commenter has one comment rejected, their next comment must be
+  premoderated once in order to post freely again. If they instead get rejected
+  again, then they must have two of their comments approved in order to get
+  added back to the queue.
+- At the moment of writing, beheviour is not attached to the flagging
+  reliability, but it is recorded.
+
 ### Plugins
 
 - `TALK_PLUGINS_JSON` (_optional_) - used to specify the plugin config via the

services/karma.js

@@ -1,22 +1,25 @@
 const debug = require('debug')('talk:services:karma');
 const UserModel = require('../models/user');
+const {
+  TRUST_THRESHOLDS
+} = require('../config');
 
 /**
  * This will create an object with the property name of the action type as the
  * key and an object as it's value. This will contain a RELIABLE, and UNRELIABLE
  * property with the number of karma points associated with their particular
  * state.
- * 
+ *
  * If only the RELIABLE variable is provided, then it will also be used as the
  * UNRELIABLE variable.
- * 
+ *
  * The form of the environment variable is:
- * 
+ *
  *  <name>:<RELIABLE>,<UNRELIABLE>;<name>:<RELIABLE>,<UNRELIABLE>;...
- * 
+ *
  * The default used is:
- * 
- *  comment:1,1;flag:-1,-1
+ *
+ *  comment:-1,-1;flag:-1,-1
  */
 const parseThresholds = (thresholds) => thresholds
   .split(';')
@@ -50,16 +53,16 @@ const parseThresholds = (thresholds) => thresholds
     return acc;
   }, {
     comment: {
-      RELIABLE: -1,
-      UNRELIABLE: -1
+      RELIABLE: 0,
+      UNRELIABLE: 0
     },
     flag: {
-      RELIABLE: -1,
-      UNRELIABLE: -1
+      RELIABLE: 0,
+      UNRELIABLE: 0
     }
   });
 
-const THRESHOLDS = parseThresholds(process.env.TRUST_THRESHOLDS || '');
+const THRESHOLDS = parseThresholds(TRUST_THRESHOLDS);
 
 debug('using thresholds: ', THRESHOLDS);