I'm not leaving, munchkins..I know آپ are slightly disappointed now and were waiting for some eDrama (or happy to see me FINALLY desert the pop to live on my farm full time and stop clogging your "answers") but it's just boring old me sharing my thoughts on reporting. Forgive me..it's Sunday..and I had the time.
I sometimes stumble across obvious spam (yes, I'm talking aboot آپ chinese shoe and handbag sellers!) on this site that has been there for months and I wonder why it was never removed. I also see quizzes where people have been informed of a mistake and yet months later the wrong کوئز still sits there.
Then I see highly amusing threats in comments: I SWEAR I WILL HAVE آپ DELETED OFF THIS SITE!!
I have come to the conclusion that some users just don't رپورٹ یا have a totally wrong idea of what a رپورٹ does so here are some basics on reporting:
1)How do I رپورٹ content?
Harold wrote a link including تصاویر where آپ will find the رپورٹ flag on the different types of content. He also made a handy little فہرست of things آپ might stumble across and what آپ should do (rate, ignore, report).
It's slightly outdated since this was written before we had the handy little "notes" section but it's a great guide if you're not sure what to do یا where to find the رپورٹ flag.
2)What happens when I رپورٹ something?
As I mentioned I have seen a lot of تبصرے where people threaten to have "users deleted/banned". This is a silly and actually empty threat. The reporting system is not automated. Flagging a user یا any type of content will not result in an immediate ban یا deletion. Instead the F4 will look at reported content and deal with it as they see fit.
3) I stopped reporting because nothing ever happens when I report!
There might be a number of reasons why this is happening.
A) آپ didn't give a valid reason in the notes section.
The people handling the reports can not be experts on everything: They didn't read the book یا see the film on a pop کوئز سوال and maybe the answer is even a controversial one and شائقین are still debating whether "Edwards شرٹ, قمیض to cover his sparkly body was a) a deep green یا b) a deep turquoise". Be as precise as possible with your reports. If آپ have a lengthy answer put it in a تبصرہ beneath the content and write "see comment" in the notes section.
B) آپ were being biased in your report.
If your reports are for very personal reasons (shipping, national pride, personal disagreement etc) chances are a مزید neutral observer will not agree and the content stays as it is. Unfortunately this is also true for uncredited and keywordless images..or تصاویر with wrong الفاظ مطلوبہ *shudder*.
C) آپ کیا پیش something yourself and now want it removed for personal reasons.
fanpop is a community and the content of all کلب belongs to everyone not just you. If آپ added a کوئز یا a pick that شائقین have already answered and آپ just want it removed "CUZ OMG I DON'T EVEN SHIP THEM ANYMORE" یا some other silly reason chances are it will stay. If آپ have made a controversial pick that sparked a fight آپ can رپورٹ it and it will probably be removed.(Ah..good times :P)
D) It took time to be dealt with.
I remember there was an amusing picture of some naked lady's behind and there was an ootraged user who foresaw fanpops moral decline because the image wasn't removed within seconds. People run this site and sometimes the F4 might be at home! having رات کے کھانے, شام کا کھانا with the kids! یا playing scrabble with their wives! یا having a beer! Or...something.
3)Isn't reporting someone mean?
Think of the reporting tool as an "alert" button. آپ are alerting the F4 to someones behaviour. Chances are that if this user is abusive there will be others reporting them,too. It's better to رپورٹ someone for a reason than getting into an online argument with them and making the situation worse. If آپ are being harassed, stalked, attacked رپورٹ and BLOCK the person. Let the powers of fanpop deal with internet trolls and don't attempt to take matters into your own hands (we have seen how that ends ;)). If however آپ get into a fight with someone over silly shipping issues: this isn't a reason to رپورٹ someone. General disagreements are NOT a reason for reporting. فورم do not belong to groups یا individuals and anyone can تبصرہ anywhere- even if they aren't a پرستار of the club so that's not a valid reason either. Be reasonable in your reports and rest assured that the F4 know what they are doing (if آپ alerted them to the situation properly and they have all the facts).
4) My content got deleted and I don't know why!
As of now there is no automated system that tells آپ if your content was moved یا removed. Maybe this will be changed in future but for now all آپ have is your common sense.
a) It was a repeat (Think: OMG DO U THINK EDWARD IS HAWT???)
b) It was miscategorized (Think: WAT دن WUZ JUSTIN BIEBER BORN? in the fanpop club)
c) It was in the wrong category (THINK: IS DEMI LOVATO HOTTER THEN SELENA GOMEZ? as a quiz)
d) It was (and this is the most likely these days) NOT AN ANSWER REQUEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SAY IT WITH ME CHILDREN:
"I vow to NOT use the جوابات section for picks (do آپ think...?) and فورم topics (What did آپ think of the latest plot development in XYZ)"
5) Why should I even use the notes section?
I have finally reached the critical point where I always quote myself:link
6) What should I report?
Anything that violates the link but since I doubt that anyone has ever actually READ them here are some basics:
+ Spam (selling clothes,jewelery, condos etc) رپورٹ both content and user.
+ Offensive content (content that promote racism, bigotry, hatred یا physical harm of any kind against any group یا individual)
+ porn (pornographic یا sexually explicit in nature)
+ illegal content
and anything that obstructs the fanpopping experience for other users:
+ repeated content (provide a ایل آر یو to the original in the notes section)
+ miscategorized content (put the correct club in the notes section)
+ biased content (picks with effectively one answer: "yes" and "omg yes")
+ incorrect quizzes (state correct answer in notes section)
+ hateful and abusive تبصرے (remember children: fanpoppers don't tell other fanpoppers that they "are fat assed cows and should go cut their wrists and go die in a corner")
+ outdated/broken content (links,videos that no longer work, quizzes with no specific time دیا that have become obsolete, picks aboot plot developments that have been revealed)
+(thank آپ ineedcoffee) لنکس to episodes that take آپ to sites where آپ have to fill oot a survey/subscribe to something
+ irrelevant content گیا کیا پوسٹ سے طرف کی bored users (what colour شرٹ, قمیض am I wearing today? as a quiz)
6a) Should I رپورٹ the content یا the user?
This very much depends on the situation at hand.
A) Obvious spam (selling stuff, لنکس to survey sites etc)
If آپ رپورٹ content the user will not automatically be reported (I used to think so but papa کہا its a separate thing) so since I have known this I make sure to رپورٹ the content AND the user. Sometimes people will address one of those spam accounts politely and write something like "Oh please dont spam" on their walls which cracks me up..LIKE THEY WILL CARE..or even go back to read it!? رپورٹ these accounts and the spam content they posted.
B)Users who repeatedly abuse others/post content to annoy people on certain spots
رپورٹ both the user and the content. Remember to use the notes section! Be reasonable in your expectations as to what will happen. Explain what they are doing so that people who AREN'T part of your shipping war know whats going on.
C)Miscategorized content/honest mistakes/noobz who are very confused/ootdated picks,quizzes
Just رپورٹ the content.
7) I have reported a user a number of times but nothing happened and they still harass me.
Ignore,report,block!
Last resort: Message one of the F4 privately via their profile. I do NOT encourage آپ to do this lightly. If آپ are at fault as much as the other person آپ better settle it privately. They are busy people! They have other things to worry aboot than personal wars on fanpop. But sometimes the situation gets oot of hand and I know from what I have seen that the F4 are always willing to help people oot if they are having trouble with trolls on this site.
8) I got a message saying my content was reported as broken. What do I do?
Read link
9)HELP MEEEEE! I got banned! I can't access my account!*runs in circles**flails**collapses*
Step 1:
Breathe!
Step 2:
THINK!
What were آپ doing before آپ got banned?
Were آپ being naughty? Did آپ post something that's against fanpop's Terms of Service? DID آپ ASK A سوال ABOOT HOW TO GET A MEDAL? (kidding...)
If آپ didn't do anything wrong, chances are آپ were auto-banned for posting the same تبصرہ over and over. For مزید info read link.
10)But...I mean really really... isn't reporting something/someone REALLY mean? Will they get banned? Will I get banned if someone reports my content?
Again: The act of reporting is a neutral step to clear fanpop from clutter! Think of reporting like a spring clean and best of all: آپ don't even have to do the work. You're basically just putting a little post it on something that says:
I think this needs to go/be donated/moved/archived!
Reporting is not automated. As I کہا PEOPLE run this site and PEOPLE deal with the reports. We don't really know how it works exactly but from what I know the F4 look at all the stuff thats reported and then decide what to do with it. Should it be moved? Should it be removed? Is it actual spam? Did someone make an honest mistake?
Really if reporting were mean and got آپ banned each time آپ made a mistake THE POP WOULD BE EMPTY!
Think of all the twihards and bEiberkidz- they wouldn't BE here anymore if asking silly pop کوئز سوالات like "DO U THINKK JUSTINE BEIBER IZ HAWT????" which then get reported سے طرف کی some sane person got آپ banned!
But why should I even go through the trouble of reporting?
Some people take the time to write some elaborate تبصرہ like "YOU SUCK. THIS IS WRONG. آپ SHOULD BE ABLE TO CALL URSELF A پرستار IF U DONT KNOW DIS! EVRYBODY KNO DIS. WHEN UR RLLY A پرستار U KNOWDIS OMG آپ SUCK GET OFF DIS SPOT"...but DON'T have the time to just friggin click the رپورٹ flag. The result? PAGES and PAGES of useless content people (and the تلاش engine) have to sift through to get to ACTUAL interesting content!
+Report because آپ want the pop to be a nice place with INTERESTING useful content!
+Report because you're a good user who understands that the site creators can't be everywhere and you're willing to HELP them سے طرف کی putting the little post-its on content!
+Report because آپ understand that because the web these days lets EVERYONE add stuff we need مزید people paying attention to what is right and useful.
How long will my account be suspended?
Of course no one is ever rightfully banned- IT TTLLY WASNT MY FAULT I DIDZ NOTHING WRONGZ!!!111!!! and yet people get suspended. How long does this suspension last?
NO ONE KNOWS! repeat after me: NO ONE KNOWS!
Stop asking, please! The F4 would know because they are the only ones who know WHY آپ got suspended. BUT now we think back to the fact that there are millions of fanpoppers and no! they don't have time to explain to everyone why and how they were naughty and how and when they can get their account back.
Now quit whining because chances are آپ made a new account anyway (if you're reading this) and your silly تمغے are worthless anyway and these days your props, too. So just be patient!
And since I am pretty conceited I will refer آپ to another مضمون I wrote:
link
This should be helpful to read when آپ have سوالات aboot how to contact the F4, deleting your submissions etc.
I sometimes stumble across obvious spam (yes, I'm talking aboot آپ chinese shoe and handbag sellers!) on this site that has been there for months and I wonder why it was never removed. I also see quizzes where people have been informed of a mistake and yet months later the wrong کوئز still sits there.
Then I see highly amusing threats in comments: I SWEAR I WILL HAVE آپ DELETED OFF THIS SITE!!
I have come to the conclusion that some users just don't رپورٹ یا have a totally wrong idea of what a رپورٹ does so here are some basics on reporting:
1)How do I رپورٹ content?
Harold wrote a link including تصاویر where آپ will find the رپورٹ flag on the different types of content. He also made a handy little فہرست of things آپ might stumble across and what آپ should do (rate, ignore, report).
It's slightly outdated since this was written before we had the handy little "notes" section but it's a great guide if you're not sure what to do یا where to find the رپورٹ flag.
2)What happens when I رپورٹ something?
As I mentioned I have seen a lot of تبصرے where people threaten to have "users deleted/banned". This is a silly and actually empty threat. The reporting system is not automated. Flagging a user یا any type of content will not result in an immediate ban یا deletion. Instead the F4 will look at reported content and deal with it as they see fit.
3) I stopped reporting because nothing ever happens when I report!
There might be a number of reasons why this is happening.
A) آپ didn't give a valid reason in the notes section.
The people handling the reports can not be experts on everything: They didn't read the book یا see the film on a pop کوئز سوال and maybe the answer is even a controversial one and شائقین are still debating whether "Edwards شرٹ, قمیض to cover his sparkly body was a) a deep green یا b) a deep turquoise". Be as precise as possible with your reports. If آپ have a lengthy answer put it in a تبصرہ beneath the content and write "see comment" in the notes section.
B) آپ were being biased in your report.
If your reports are for very personal reasons (shipping, national pride, personal disagreement etc) chances are a مزید neutral observer will not agree and the content stays as it is. Unfortunately this is also true for uncredited and keywordless images..or تصاویر with wrong الفاظ مطلوبہ *shudder*.
C) آپ کیا پیش something yourself and now want it removed for personal reasons.
fanpop is a community and the content of all کلب belongs to everyone not just you. If آپ added a کوئز یا a pick that شائقین have already answered and آپ just want it removed "CUZ OMG I DON'T EVEN SHIP THEM ANYMORE" یا some other silly reason chances are it will stay. If آپ have made a controversial pick that sparked a fight آپ can رپورٹ it and it will probably be removed.(Ah..good times :P)
D) It took time to be dealt with.
I remember there was an amusing picture of some naked lady's behind and there was an ootraged user who foresaw fanpops moral decline because the image wasn't removed within seconds. People run this site and sometimes the F4 might be at home! having رات کے کھانے, شام کا کھانا with the kids! یا playing scrabble with their wives! یا having a beer! Or...something.
3)Isn't reporting someone mean?
Think of the reporting tool as an "alert" button. آپ are alerting the F4 to someones behaviour. Chances are that if this user is abusive there will be others reporting them,too. It's better to رپورٹ someone for a reason than getting into an online argument with them and making the situation worse. If آپ are being harassed, stalked, attacked رپورٹ and BLOCK the person. Let the powers of fanpop deal with internet trolls and don't attempt to take matters into your own hands (we have seen how that ends ;)). If however آپ get into a fight with someone over silly shipping issues: this isn't a reason to رپورٹ someone. General disagreements are NOT a reason for reporting. فورم do not belong to groups یا individuals and anyone can تبصرہ anywhere- even if they aren't a پرستار of the club so that's not a valid reason either. Be reasonable in your reports and rest assured that the F4 know what they are doing (if آپ alerted them to the situation properly and they have all the facts).
4) My content got deleted and I don't know why!
As of now there is no automated system that tells آپ if your content was moved یا removed. Maybe this will be changed in future but for now all آپ have is your common sense.
a) It was a repeat (Think: OMG DO U THINK EDWARD IS HAWT???)
b) It was miscategorized (Think: WAT دن WUZ JUSTIN BIEBER BORN? in the fanpop club)
c) It was in the wrong category (THINK: IS DEMI LOVATO HOTTER THEN SELENA GOMEZ? as a quiz)
d) It was (and this is the most likely these days) NOT AN ANSWER REQUEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SAY IT WITH ME CHILDREN:
"I vow to NOT use the جوابات section for picks (do آپ think...?) and فورم topics (What did آپ think of the latest plot development in XYZ)"
5) Why should I even use the notes section?
I have finally reached the critical point where I always quote myself:link
6) What should I report?
Anything that violates the link but since I doubt that anyone has ever actually READ them here are some basics:
+ Spam (selling clothes,jewelery, condos etc) رپورٹ both content and user.
+ Offensive content (content that promote racism, bigotry, hatred یا physical harm of any kind against any group یا individual)
+ porn (pornographic یا sexually explicit in nature)
+ illegal content
and anything that obstructs the fanpopping experience for other users:
+ repeated content (provide a ایل آر یو to the original in the notes section)
+ miscategorized content (put the correct club in the notes section)
+ biased content (picks with effectively one answer: "yes" and "omg yes")
+ incorrect quizzes (state correct answer in notes section)
+ hateful and abusive تبصرے (remember children: fanpoppers don't tell other fanpoppers that they "are fat assed cows and should go cut their wrists and go die in a corner")
+ outdated/broken content (links,videos that no longer work, quizzes with no specific time دیا that have become obsolete, picks aboot plot developments that have been revealed)
+(thank آپ ineedcoffee) لنکس to episodes that take آپ to sites where آپ have to fill oot a survey/subscribe to something
+ irrelevant content گیا کیا پوسٹ سے طرف کی bored users (what colour شرٹ, قمیض am I wearing today? as a quiz)
6a) Should I رپورٹ the content یا the user?
This very much depends on the situation at hand.
A) Obvious spam (selling stuff, لنکس to survey sites etc)
If آپ رپورٹ content the user will not automatically be reported (I used to think so but papa کہا its a separate thing) so since I have known this I make sure to رپورٹ the content AND the user. Sometimes people will address one of those spam accounts politely and write something like "Oh please dont spam" on their walls which cracks me up..LIKE THEY WILL CARE..or even go back to read it!? رپورٹ these accounts and the spam content they posted.
B)Users who repeatedly abuse others/post content to annoy people on certain spots
رپورٹ both the user and the content. Remember to use the notes section! Be reasonable in your expectations as to what will happen. Explain what they are doing so that people who AREN'T part of your shipping war know whats going on.
C)Miscategorized content/honest mistakes/noobz who are very confused/ootdated picks,quizzes
Just رپورٹ the content.
7) I have reported a user a number of times but nothing happened and they still harass me.
Ignore,report,block!
Last resort: Message one of the F4 privately via their profile. I do NOT encourage آپ to do this lightly. If آپ are at fault as much as the other person آپ better settle it privately. They are busy people! They have other things to worry aboot than personal wars on fanpop. But sometimes the situation gets oot of hand and I know from what I have seen that the F4 are always willing to help people oot if they are having trouble with trolls on this site.
8) I got a message saying my content was reported as broken. What do I do?
Read link
9)HELP MEEEEE! I got banned! I can't access my account!*runs in circles**flails**collapses*
Step 1:
Breathe!
Step 2:
THINK!
What were آپ doing before آپ got banned?
Were آپ being naughty? Did آپ post something that's against fanpop's Terms of Service? DID آپ ASK A سوال ABOOT HOW TO GET A MEDAL? (kidding...)
If آپ didn't do anything wrong, chances are آپ were auto-banned for posting the same تبصرہ over and over. For مزید info read link.
10)But...I mean really really... isn't reporting something/someone REALLY mean? Will they get banned? Will I get banned if someone reports my content?
Again: The act of reporting is a neutral step to clear fanpop from clutter! Think of reporting like a spring clean and best of all: آپ don't even have to do the work. You're basically just putting a little post it on something that says:
I think this needs to go/be donated/moved/archived!
Reporting is not automated. As I کہا PEOPLE run this site and PEOPLE deal with the reports. We don't really know how it works exactly but from what I know the F4 look at all the stuff thats reported and then decide what to do with it. Should it be moved? Should it be removed? Is it actual spam? Did someone make an honest mistake?
Really if reporting were mean and got آپ banned each time آپ made a mistake THE POP WOULD BE EMPTY!
Think of all the twihards and bEiberkidz- they wouldn't BE here anymore if asking silly pop کوئز سوالات like "DO U THINKK JUSTINE BEIBER IZ HAWT????" which then get reported سے طرف کی some sane person got آپ banned!
But why should I even go through the trouble of reporting?
Some people take the time to write some elaborate تبصرہ like "YOU SUCK. THIS IS WRONG. آپ SHOULD BE ABLE TO CALL URSELF A پرستار IF U DONT KNOW DIS! EVRYBODY KNO DIS. WHEN UR RLLY A پرستار U KNOWDIS OMG آپ SUCK GET OFF DIS SPOT"...but DON'T have the time to just friggin click the رپورٹ flag. The result? PAGES and PAGES of useless content people (and the تلاش engine) have to sift through to get to ACTUAL interesting content!
+Report because آپ want the pop to be a nice place with INTERESTING useful content!
+Report because you're a good user who understands that the site creators can't be everywhere and you're willing to HELP them سے طرف کی putting the little post-its on content!
+Report because آپ understand that because the web these days lets EVERYONE add stuff we need مزید people paying attention to what is right and useful.
How long will my account be suspended?
Of course no one is ever rightfully banned- IT TTLLY WASNT MY FAULT I DIDZ NOTHING WRONGZ!!!111!!! and yet people get suspended. How long does this suspension last?
NO ONE KNOWS! repeat after me: NO ONE KNOWS!
Stop asking, please! The F4 would know because they are the only ones who know WHY آپ got suspended. BUT now we think back to the fact that there are millions of fanpoppers and no! they don't have time to explain to everyone why and how they were naughty and how and when they can get their account back.
Now quit whining because chances are آپ made a new account anyway (if you're reading this) and your silly تمغے are worthless anyway and these days your props, too. So just be patient!
And since I am pretty conceited I will refer آپ to another مضمون I wrote:
link
This should be helpful to read when آپ have سوالات aboot how to contact the F4, deleting your submissions etc.
I LOVE fanpop! I wish I was here years earlier ! It thrills me to no end that I can talk to people from all over the world! I have met some really lovely, charming, friendly people here! I met my new husband here! We can't be any happier! A پرستار of ours even made a club about us! (it's the Speter club!) Thanks sapherequeen! I fanned (and they fanned me back!) 2 of the fab 4, Dave and papa ! They found out about Peter and I meeting here then getting married! They were very happy and congratulated us! That was soooo cool ! Sorry I don't know the other 2 :/ Random is really fun because I can post random images! My پسندیدہ club is 'God-the-Creator' and of course 'Speter' ~LOL~ The only thing I don't like is the childish behavior of some of the people. And the hate :P Over all, there is مزید good than bad :)
