Have you ever reported someone?
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Doesn't it take more than one report to actually draw mod attention? Based on that naive assumption, I assume the mantra of "if in doubt, report", anything really discriminatory I usually report, obvious trolls etc. I figure worse case scenario and the comment isn't really that bad, it gets passed over.
I've reported a couple obvious trolls, and one person who was either just being really, super offensive (and I don't get offended easily, but any means), or was actually a troll.
Yeah, this. Heh... asshattery.AmayaOnnaOtaku said:
Only when Zynga4Life was posting those child-murder pics on every board that he could.
I'll let most things slide,but outright aggressive trolling I won't abide by...especially if it isn't even remotely funny.
I'll let most things slide,but outright aggressive trolling I won't abide by...especially if it isn't even remotely funny.
not that i don't agree with him (the pc is the true medium for indiegames, which are typically made of pure, ifinite quality(also the braincell shit is retarded but some ex-friends make me unsure whether isn't true))Kharloth said:
but those two(?) sound like fuckwads...
any you guys remember "ZYNGA4LIFE"?
the serial? autopsy pic poster? i reported the ************ in a heart beat.
Yes, usaully only for blatant insults or one word posts from 400+ post users.
I believe I have reported Jimmy Basetti at least 15 times. He likes to insult me (and others...)
I believe I have reported Jimmy Basetti at least 15 times. He likes to insult me (and others...)
The one and only time I've ever reported anyone anywhere is on DeviantArt: was browsing the day's random deviations, and found something that was, plain as a day, for mature audiences, with very explicit sexual content. What everyone does in his or her own time is their business, but they don't need to post that kind of explicit content on DeviantArt. The least they could've done is use the Mature filter.
Other than that, no, I've never used the report button.
Other than that, no, I've never used the report button.
I never report people in my own threads. It seems self serving.
Reporting someone requires a whole new level of offensiveness, and blatant rancor. Your average caustic personality will not suffice.
Reporting someone requires a whole new level of offensiveness, and blatant rancor. Your average caustic personality will not suffice.
I've used it three times,but twice were a misclick,and the third time was near when I joined,people calling us all lazy murderers who needed to get off the couch and be real people,ironically,they only had one post,made a topic without reading anything else on the site.Imagine EVERY report that went in there?
Only when I saw the obvious spambot. You know "Mek ur p3n1$ l@rgeR" then again I do that where ever I go and have an account. Youtube I liked going on their accounts and making rude comments, call it childish but it lets me blow off steam and no one gets hurt. After all spambots have no souls!
Never had, never will. I'm an adult and I don't feel the need to run to mommy if someone upsets me. Either speak with the person and have a dialogue about why you disagree with what they're saying, or ignore them. I've had a probation and a warning, one was for calling out an obvious troll. Probably shouldn't have used the language I did, the warning was for posting a single picture post, which while not offensive and I feel if you got the joke made sense in the thread, was against the rules. But really, the mods seem to patrol the threads pretty decently. If you don't like what someone has to say ignore them. It may not be a free internet, but keep in mind people may have things to say that you don't like, or people may just be jackasses. Neither one is going to kill you.
Yes, I hit report when necessary. It is my duty to do so.
Of course, more often, I send the link straight to the mods, for near-instantaneous results.
Of course, more often, I send the link straight to the mods, for near-instantaneous results.
That's all well and good, but it's not about being vindictive towards a bad person, it's just about upholding the standards of the community. It's not taddle-telling, or a cop-out to your own ability to defend yourself, failing to report something is damaging the system. When a breach of the rules goes unreported, and unpunished, it means that other moderated examples of that infraction are now in conflict with what a user sees. It stops a uniform standard of posting, it hurts quality control and it can often mean an arsehole of a user sticks around for ten times as long as he or she should.Vern said:
The idea behind the Escapists moderation system (as I see it) is that a moderator can draw on all the information and resources possible to make an informed decision. When something goes unreported or unflagged, it means they start to run into error and it slows down what should be a fairly direct system: Screw up, get slapped. Giving a user time to form bad habits, get away with them, and eventually get themselves banned in one shot for crossing a line they never knew existed is unfortunate but inevitable. Report a post, however, and that person gets a stern warning, they may even go on to become a valued member of the community. And if another user sees such behavior going unpunished and untouched? Bad behavior, un-moderated, only leads to more of the same.
Not reporting might do good things for your personal integrity, but as a member of the community you're failing to be part of the only system for control we have. You are the control, the only control, you are the most powerful arm of the escapist moderation system and when you don't uphold your responsibility to report... the system doesn't work.
They find it so much more helpful when you report stuff.