I'm not leaving, munchkins..I know あなた 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 あなた 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 クイズ where people have been informed of a mistake and yet months later the wrong クイズ still sits there.
Then I see highly amusing threats in comments: I SWEAR I WILL HAVE あなた DELETED OFF THIS SITE!!
I have come to the conclusion that some users just don't レポート または have a totally wrong idea of what a レポート does so here are some basics on reporting:
1)How do I レポート content?
Harold wrote a link including 画像 where あなた will find the レポート flag on the different types of content. He also made a handy little 一覧 of things あなた might stumble across and what あなた 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It's slightly outdated since this was written before we had the handy little "notes" section but it's a great guide if you're not sure what to do または where to find the レポート flag.
2)What happens when I レポート something?
As I mentioned I have seen a lot of コメント 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 または any type of content will not result in an immediate ban または 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) あなた 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 または see the film on a pop クイズ 質問 and maybe the answer is even a controversial one and ファン are still debating whether "Edwards シャツ to cover his sparkly body was a) a deep green または b) a deep turquoise". Be as precise as possible with your reports. If あなた have a lengthy answer put it in a コメント beneath the content and write "see comment" in the notes section.
B) あなた were being biased in your report.
If your reports are for very personal reasons (shipping, national pride, personal disagreement etc) chances are a もっと見る neutral observer will not agree and the content stays as it is. Unfortunately this is also true for uncredited and keywordless images..or 画像 with wrong キーワード *shudder*.
C) あなた 提出されました something yourself and now want it removed for personal reasons.
ファンポップ is a community and the content of all クラブ belongs to everyone not just you. If あなた added a クイズ または a pick that ファン have already answered and あなた just want it removed "CUZ OMG I DON'T EVEN SHIP THEM ANYMORE" または some other silly reason chances are it will stay. If あなた have made a controversial pick that sparked a fight あなた can レポート 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 ディナー with the kids! または playing scrabble with their wives! または having a beer! Or...something.
3)Isn't reporting someone mean?
Think of the reporting tool as an "alert" button. あなた 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 レポート someone for a reason than getting into an online argument with them and making the situation worse. If あなた are being harassed, stalked, attacked レポート and BLOCK the person. Let the powers of ファンポップ deal with internet trolls and don't attempt to take matters into your own hands (we have seen how that ends ;)). If however あなた get into a fight with someone over silly shipping issues: this isn't a reason to レポート someone. General disagreements are NOT a reason for reporting. フォーラム do not belong to groups または individuals and anyone can コメント anywhere- even if they aren't a ファン 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 あなた 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 あなた if your content was moved または removed. Maybe this will be changed in future but for now all あなた have is your common sense.
a) It was a repeat (Think: OMG DO U THINK EDWARD IS HAWT???)
b) It was miscategorized (Think: WAT 日 WUZ JUSTIN BIEBER BORN? in the ファンポップ 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 回答 section for picks (do あなた think...?) and フォーラ topics (What did あなた 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) レポート both content and user.
+ Offensive content (content that promote racism, bigotry, hatred または physical harm of any kind against any group または individual)
+ porn (pornographic または sexually explicit in nature)
+ illegal content
and anything that obstructs the fanpopping experience for other users:
+ repeated content (provide a URL 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 クイズ (state correct answer in notes section)
+ hateful and abusive コメント (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, クイズ with no specific time 与えられた that have become obsolete, picks aboot plot developments that have been revealed)
+(thank あなた ineedcoffee) リンク to episodes that take あなた to sites where あなた have to fill oot a survey/subscribe to something
+ irrelevant content 投稿されました によって bored users (what colour シャツ am I wearing today? as a quiz)
6a) Should I レポート the content または the user?
This very much depends on the situation at hand.
A) Obvious spam (selling stuff, リンク to survey sites etc)
If あなた レポート content the user will not automatically be reported (I used to think so but papa 発言しました its a separate thing) so since I have known this I make sure to レポート 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!? レポート these accounts and the spam content they posted.
B)Users who repeatedly abuse others/post content to annoy people on certain spots
レポート 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 レポート 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 あなた to do this lightly. If あなた are at fault as much as the other person あなた 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 あなた doing before あなた got banned?
Were あなた being naughty? Did あなた post something that's against fanpop's Terms of Service? DID あなた ASK A 質問 ABOOT HOW TO GET A MEDAL? (kidding...)
If あなた didn't do anything wrong, chances are あなた were auto-banned for posting the same コメント over and over. For もっと見る 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 ファンポップ from clutter! Think of reporting like a spring clean and best of all: あなた 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 発言しました 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 あなた banned each time あなた 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 クイズ 質問 like "DO U THINKK JUSTINE BEIBER IZ HAWT????" which then get reported によって some sane person got あなた banned!
But why should I even go through the trouble of reporting?
Some people take the time to write some elaborate コメント like "YOU SUCK. THIS IS WRONG. あなた SHOULD BE ABLE TO CALL URSELF A ファン IF U DONT KNOW DIS! EVRYBODY KNO DIS. WHEN UR RLLY A ファン U KNOWDIS OMG あなた SUCK GET OFF DIS SPOT"...but DON'T have the time to just friggin click the レポート flag. The result? PAGES and PAGES of useless content people (and the 検索 engine) have to sift through to get to ACTUAL interesting content!
+Report because あなた 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 によって putting the little post-its on content!
+Report because あなた understand that because the web these days lets EVERYONE add stuff we need もっと見る 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 あなた 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 あなた made a new account anyway (if you're 読書 this) and your silly メダル are worthless anyway and these days your props, too. So just be patient!
And since I am pretty conceited I will refer あなた to another 記事 I wrote:
link
This should be helpful to read when あなた have 質問 aboot how to contact the F4, deleting your submissions etc.
I sometimes stumble across obvious spam (yes, I'm talking aboot あなた 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 クイズ where people have been informed of a mistake and yet months later the wrong クイズ still sits there.
Then I see highly amusing threats in comments: I SWEAR I WILL HAVE あなた DELETED OFF THIS SITE!!
I have come to the conclusion that some users just don't レポート または have a totally wrong idea of what a レポート does so here are some basics on reporting:
1)How do I レポート content?
Harold wrote a link including 画像 where あなた will find the レポート flag on the different types of content. He also made a handy little 一覧 of things あなた might stumble across and what あなた 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 または where to find the レポート flag.
2)What happens when I レポート something?
As I mentioned I have seen a lot of コメント 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 または any type of content will not result in an immediate ban または 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) あなた 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 または see the film on a pop クイズ 質問 and maybe the answer is even a controversial one and ファン are still debating whether "Edwards シャツ to cover his sparkly body was a) a deep green または b) a deep turquoise". Be as precise as possible with your reports. If あなた have a lengthy answer put it in a コメント beneath the content and write "see comment" in the notes section.
B) あなた were being biased in your report.
If your reports are for very personal reasons (shipping, national pride, personal disagreement etc) chances are a もっと見る neutral observer will not agree and the content stays as it is. Unfortunately this is also true for uncredited and keywordless images..or 画像 with wrong キーワード *shudder*.
C) あなた 提出されました something yourself and now want it removed for personal reasons.
ファンポップ is a community and the content of all クラブ belongs to everyone not just you. If あなた added a クイズ または a pick that ファン have already answered and あなた just want it removed "CUZ OMG I DON'T EVEN SHIP THEM ANYMORE" または some other silly reason chances are it will stay. If あなた have made a controversial pick that sparked a fight あなた can レポート 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 ディナー with the kids! または playing scrabble with their wives! または having a beer! Or...something.
3)Isn't reporting someone mean?
Think of the reporting tool as an "alert" button. あなた 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 レポート someone for a reason than getting into an online argument with them and making the situation worse. If あなた are being harassed, stalked, attacked レポート and BLOCK the person. Let the powers of ファンポップ deal with internet trolls and don't attempt to take matters into your own hands (we have seen how that ends ;)). If however あなた get into a fight with someone over silly shipping issues: this isn't a reason to レポート someone. General disagreements are NOT a reason for reporting. フォーラム do not belong to groups または individuals and anyone can コメント anywhere- even if they aren't a ファン 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 あなた 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 あなた if your content was moved または removed. Maybe this will be changed in future but for now all あなた have is your common sense.
a) It was a repeat (Think: OMG DO U THINK EDWARD IS HAWT???)
b) It was miscategorized (Think: WAT 日 WUZ JUSTIN BIEBER BORN? in the ファンポップ 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 回答 section for picks (do あなた think...?) and フォーラ topics (What did あなた 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) レポート both content and user.
+ Offensive content (content that promote racism, bigotry, hatred または physical harm of any kind against any group または individual)
+ porn (pornographic または sexually explicit in nature)
+ illegal content
and anything that obstructs the fanpopping experience for other users:
+ repeated content (provide a URL 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 クイズ (state correct answer in notes section)
+ hateful and abusive コメント (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, クイズ with no specific time 与えられた that have become obsolete, picks aboot plot developments that have been revealed)
+(thank あなた ineedcoffee) リンク to episodes that take あなた to sites where あなた have to fill oot a survey/subscribe to something
+ irrelevant content 投稿されました によって bored users (what colour シャツ am I wearing today? as a quiz)
6a) Should I レポート the content または the user?
This very much depends on the situation at hand.
A) Obvious spam (selling stuff, リンク to survey sites etc)
If あなた レポート content the user will not automatically be reported (I used to think so but papa 発言しました its a separate thing) so since I have known this I make sure to レポート 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!? レポート these accounts and the spam content they posted.
B)Users who repeatedly abuse others/post content to annoy people on certain spots
レポート 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 レポート 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 あなた to do this lightly. If あなた are at fault as much as the other person あなた 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 あなた doing before あなた got banned?
Were あなた being naughty? Did あなた post something that's against fanpop's Terms of Service? DID あなた ASK A 質問 ABOOT HOW TO GET A MEDAL? (kidding...)
If あなた didn't do anything wrong, chances are あなた were auto-banned for posting the same コメント over and over. For もっと見る 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 ファンポップ from clutter! Think of reporting like a spring clean and best of all: あなた 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 発言しました 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 あなた banned each time あなた 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 クイズ 質問 like "DO U THINKK JUSTINE BEIBER IZ HAWT????" which then get reported によって some sane person got あなた banned!
But why should I even go through the trouble of reporting?
Some people take the time to write some elaborate コメント like "YOU SUCK. THIS IS WRONG. あなた SHOULD BE ABLE TO CALL URSELF A ファン IF U DONT KNOW DIS! EVRYBODY KNO DIS. WHEN UR RLLY A ファン U KNOWDIS OMG あなた SUCK GET OFF DIS SPOT"...but DON'T have the time to just friggin click the レポート flag. The result? PAGES and PAGES of useless content people (and the 検索 engine) have to sift through to get to ACTUAL interesting content!
+Report because あなた 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 によって putting the little post-its on content!
+Report because あなた understand that because the web these days lets EVERYONE add stuff we need もっと見る 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 あなた 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 あなた made a new account anyway (if you're 読書 this) and your silly メダル are worthless anyway and these days your props, too. So just be patient!
And since I am pretty conceited I will refer あなた to another 記事 I wrote:
link
This should be helpful to read when あなた have 質問 aboot how to contact the F4, deleting your submissions etc.