Suggestion Change the description of the report button.

[mini-chan]

Can an admin please do it?


Because many times, I have reported people for reasons other than SPAM, abuse, etc...


And I'd imagine some members might think that reporting something else may be considered report button abuse.


Also, I would like to ask a question.

If a user makes a thread which is not in the right section, or already exists, can they be reported?

 

[Our Wasted Years]

If a user makes a thread which is not in the right section, or already exists, can they be reported?

Yes please do. We strongly encourage it.

 

[mini-chan]

Yes please do. We strongly encourage it.

So say, someone makes a thread about the awesomeness of Kyurem, I should report?

 

[Ivysaur]

The report button is indeed for everything. And an issue at the moment seems to be, people aren't reporting enough. So yes, it's perfectly fine to report a duplicate thread or a thread that's not in the right forum.

Edit: If you feel it breaks the rules or is unnecessary, go for it.

 

[mini-chan]

The report button is indeed for everything. And an issue at the moment seems to be, people aren't reporting enough. So yes, it's perfectly fine to report a duplicate thread or a thread that's not in the right forum.

Edit: If you feel it breaks the rules or is unnecessary, go for it.

OK.


Well then, I guess that the report button should have it's description changed.

 

[Our Wasted Years]

So say, someone makes a thread about the awesomeness of Kyurem, I should report?

You could and say in the report "Is this thread/discussion allowed?" or maybe "Is this in the wrong section?" etc and the staff will usually discuss it.

If you're suspicious about something I'd personally say report it or PM a moderator from that section if they are online, or a admin/s-mod who is online at the time. I think most, if not all, of the staff would honestly prefer it if members asked/reported instead of posting in the thread giving their 2 cents on it.

 

[mini-chan]

You could and say in the report "Is this thread/discussion allowed?" or maybe "Is this in the wrong section?" etc and the staff will usually discuss it.

If you're suspicious about something I'd personally say report it or PM a moderator from that section if they are online, or a admin/s-mod who is online at the time. I think most, if not all, of the staff would honestly prefer it if members asked/reported instead of posting in the thread giving their 2 cents on it.

Oh OK.


(Oddly enough, I asked a question in a thread in the suggestion box)

 

[evkl]

Adding, we're looking into making some long-term changes to the reporting system as part of Overgrow that may help the problem.

But generally abuse is something where you either hound one person (reporting all of my posts, for instance) or report things that are generally not reportable a lot. We'll give you a warning if we feel you're stepping over the line.

 

[mini-chan]

Adding, we're looking into making some long-term changes to the reporting system as part of Overgrow that may help the problem.

But generally abuse is something where you either hound one person (reporting all of my posts, for instance) or report things that are generally not reportable a lot. We'll give you a warning if we feel you're stepping over the line.

Alright.


So I guess that overgrow 2 will solve a lot of problems.

 

[evkl]

That's the goal.