Report posts education

**eaglesflight** · September 5th, 2008, 10:38 AM

Note: This is ONLY to be used to report spam, advertising messages, and problematic (harassment, fighting, or rude) posts.

I have often read where the mods have assured the members that the report posts function can be used to report things like double posts, typos in thread titles, and other simple mod items. Yet the note above appears whenever someone clicks on the report link, causing people to be reluctant to do so.

Could we have a list of what is okay to use the report link for?

Also, is it possible for the admins to change the note above to include some of the more simple jobs that the report link could be used for?

**akurah** · September 5th, 2008, 11:18 AM

Yes, please!

I sometimes report posts that break blatent rules (such as people going back and deleting their entire original post) but frequently I hesitate due to said message.

**harpgal** · September 5th, 2008, 11:38 AM

That is a cool idea, eaglesflight! I, for one, really like it when you guys let us know about all kinds of things that we can fix. I will ask the powers that be about it. Thanks for asking.

**angelthadiva** · September 5th, 2008, 11:44 AM

I agree, this is an excellent idea!! I've been tempted to report, but when that message showed up, what I was reporting didn't fall into the mentioned infractions...However, after re-reading forum policies, that individual was breaking about 10 of them...Okay, not 10, but 9 at least!

**eadwine** · September 5th, 2008, 12:57 PM

I have reported quite a few posts in the past. And not all because they were against the rules, many because they were simply in the wrong forum.

I figured it is the easiest way to let something be known, rather than searching for a mods PM addy or such.

**Teacherbear** · September 5th, 2008, 06:35 PM

Personally, I didn't pay attention to the message when I've reported posts. Thank you for pointing it out to us. We are discussing this.

**Dianyla** · September 5th, 2008, 10:34 PM

I have updated the Report Post canned message to be a little less... discouraging!

**manderly** · September 5th, 2008, 10:44 PM

Oh good! I had reported a post in the past and saw that message. I was scared I was going to get a spanking for misusing the report button

**Dianyla** · September 5th, 2008, 10:52 PM

Originally Posted by manderly

Oh good! I had reported a post in the past and saw that message. I was scared I was going to get a spanking for misusing the report button

Nah. We may not always take any action on reported content, but I don't think we've ever disciplined someone for abusing the Report function. Though, I suppose there's a first time for everything!

**Carolyn** · September 6th, 2008, 06:17 AM

Wouldn't it be better to report too many posts and allow the mods to decide what action (if any) to take, rather than reply to the offending post and get yourself in trouble? I report posts frequently and rarely hear back about the report. I don't expect to hear what action was taken. I see it as a way to let the mods know what I've seen and what my concern about the thread/post might be. It's up to them to do as they wish. I sometimes will send a "hey look at this. You guys might want to keep and eye on it". I'm a mod at TBB and we really appreciate the reported posts no matter what the reason.