Post by thekid965 on Oct 19, 2014 11:34:16 GMT -5
The following is a public service announcement.
On the off chance that the Ignore User feature isn't enough, and if you see someone flagrantly violating the rules of the road for GSP, you do have a weapon in your arsenal: The Report Post feature.
To report a troll/spam/otherwise-offensive post to the admins, click on the gear icon in the upper-right corner of every post, the one right next to "Quote" and "Thumbs Up," and select "Report Post" from the drop-down menu. We, the admins, will take it from there and take whatever action we deem appropriate.
Please understand. GSP's admins are human beings with lives and schedules of our own, and as such we cannot review every post that's made here. In many cases, the only way we'll know if someone's playing fast and loose with the rules is if someone brings it to our attention, and the Report Post button is the simplest way to do this.
There are certain ground rules for reporting posts you should be aware of:
1. While it's not, strictly speaking, a necessary requirement, it would help our jobs immensely if you included a brief description of why you're reporting this post. A text field is included for you to do this. Even if the reason you're reporting it is patently obvious, it's not a bad habit to get into to give at least a one-word reason ("Spam" for instance).
2. This feature is NOT intended for use as a weapon in any flamewar or other personal grudge you may have against another user. Unless the post contains a specific violation of the rules, try to settle the dispute yourself or use the Ignore User feature instead. We're administrators... not babysitters.
3. Likewise, do not abuse this feature by reporting anything and everything under the sun that offends your eye. People have opinions, and they're not always going to agree with your own. They're allowed to. That's life. Reporting a post simply because someone panned your favorite show/host/whatever is not only not recommended, it can (and very often will) result in warnings and even tempbans as outlined in (you guessed it) the rules. (Have I included enough links to the rules to entice you to review them?)
An example of a post that shouldn't be reported would be if someone said "Drew Carey sucks because he's no Bob Barker." On the other hand, if the statement read "Drew Carey sucks because he's no Bob Barker, and if you disagree you're a moron," that would be grounds for reporting, since that addition turns an statement of opinion into a personal attack on an entire group of users (in this case, the ones who like Drew). Additionally, make sure before you report that the post isn't using such language and attitudes in an ironic or sarcastic sense, as a means of making a point; that's been known to happen too. Context matters.
We're here to help, but we can't do it by ourselves; we need you to be our eyes and ears in places we may not always be able to see or hear. Just remember that famous tagline from Spider-Man about power and responsibility...
This has been a public service announcement.
On the off chance that the Ignore User feature isn't enough, and if you see someone flagrantly violating the rules of the road for GSP, you do have a weapon in your arsenal: The Report Post feature.
To report a troll/spam/otherwise-offensive post to the admins, click on the gear icon in the upper-right corner of every post, the one right next to "Quote" and "Thumbs Up," and select "Report Post" from the drop-down menu. We, the admins, will take it from there and take whatever action we deem appropriate.
Please understand. GSP's admins are human beings with lives and schedules of our own, and as such we cannot review every post that's made here. In many cases, the only way we'll know if someone's playing fast and loose with the rules is if someone brings it to our attention, and the Report Post button is the simplest way to do this.
There are certain ground rules for reporting posts you should be aware of:
1. While it's not, strictly speaking, a necessary requirement, it would help our jobs immensely if you included a brief description of why you're reporting this post. A text field is included for you to do this. Even if the reason you're reporting it is patently obvious, it's not a bad habit to get into to give at least a one-word reason ("Spam" for instance).
2. This feature is NOT intended for use as a weapon in any flamewar or other personal grudge you may have against another user. Unless the post contains a specific violation of the rules, try to settle the dispute yourself or use the Ignore User feature instead. We're administrators... not babysitters.
3. Likewise, do not abuse this feature by reporting anything and everything under the sun that offends your eye. People have opinions, and they're not always going to agree with your own. They're allowed to. That's life. Reporting a post simply because someone panned your favorite show/host/whatever is not only not recommended, it can (and very often will) result in warnings and even tempbans as outlined in (you guessed it) the rules. (Have I included enough links to the rules to entice you to review them?)
An example of a post that shouldn't be reported would be if someone said "Drew Carey sucks because he's no Bob Barker." On the other hand, if the statement read "Drew Carey sucks because he's no Bob Barker, and if you disagree you're a moron," that would be grounds for reporting, since that addition turns an statement of opinion into a personal attack on an entire group of users (in this case, the ones who like Drew). Additionally, make sure before you report that the post isn't using such language and attitudes in an ironic or sarcastic sense, as a means of making a point; that's been known to happen too. Context matters.
We're here to help, but we can't do it by ourselves; we need you to be our eyes and ears in places we may not always be able to see or hear. Just remember that famous tagline from Spider-Man about power and responsibility...
This has been a public service announcement.
