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how do you see how many times it's been reported already?

Last edited by Borrego6165 (2012-04-13 14:25:44)

Borrego6165 wrote:

how do you see how many times it's been reported already?

We're still working on that.  For now, just assume that it hasn't been reported unless somebody posts and says they have 

TorbyFork234 wrote:

Awesome! Is there any specific reason why this was implemented, or is it just an upgrade the scratch team thought was necessary?
(first post get)
Edit: NOOOOO!

Just some extra protection we wanted to put in place before turning images back on.

Paddle2See wrote:

Borrego6165 wrote:

how do you see how many times it's been reported already?

We're still working on that.  For now, just assume that it hasn't been reported unless somebody posts and says they have 

TorbyFork234 wrote:

Awesome! Is there any specific reason why this was implemented, or is it just an upgrade the scratch team thought was necessary?
(first post get)
Edit: NOOOOO!

Just some extra protection we wanted to put in place before turning images back on.

Yay!  Images are gonna be back!

TorbyFork234 wrote:

Awesome! Is there any specific reason why this was implemented, or is it just an upgrade the scratch team thought was necessary?
(first post get)
Edit: NOOOOO!

What Paddle said. 

But it was long overdue change that needed to be put in. There's always the case where if a moderator isn't on due to some kind of emergency or personal issue, or is handling many reports at once that need to be taken care of. Kind of like how flagging works on the main site, it gives some sense of extra protection just for those possible worst-case scenarios.

Unite wrote:

Paddle2See wrote:

We’ve made some changes to the way reports are handled on the forums. Here’s how it works:

If a post is reported 4 times by different accounts that have Scratcher status, it’ll get temporarily removed. Instead of seeing the post, you’ll see a message explaining the situation. The system will also temporarily block the account that made the post. As soon as the Scratch Team or a mod checks it out, they’ll either restore the post (and unban the account that shared it), or remove it if it’s not ok for Scratch. This is similar to the way flagging of projects works on the main site.

Should you and 3 of your friends report every post if it breaks the community guidelines? Nope, 99.9% of the time, a single report is enough (as is the case with flags on projects). So if you see that a post has already been reported, there’s no need to report it again unless it is really important that it be removed right away.

Scratch On!

So it doesnt mean anything if I flag something? I used to look for posts that werent in the right forum and flag for it to be moved, but I guess it wont matter now 

Yeah, you should still flag something if it needs a mod's attention, this is just saying that if four separate Scratchers report the same post, it gets temporarily (or maybe not) removed.

Unite wrote:

So it doesnt mean anything if I flag something? I used to look for posts that werent in the right forum and flag for it to be moved, but I guess it wont matter now 

Please, keep doing that!  It's helps a lot to keep things organized.  However, if you know that it's already been reported, there's no need to report it again - unless it's an emergency.

This is just using that same reporting system to help handle emergencies when the mods aren't around and some troll comes and posts something rude.

veggieman001 wrote:

Does this mean images are coming back?

Yes! see page 8 of rookwood's antidote thread for confirmation by Lightnin

veggieman001 wrote:

Does this mean images are coming back?

  See other announcement.

stevetheipad wrote:

This is a great day for Scratch! 

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wolvesstar97 wrote:

Wait, what if a bunch of people are reporting a topic to be moved? Or if an old topic in Misc. needs to be re-opened, and a lot of people want it to show up? The person would be banned for no reason.

So - it's really really rare that 4 Scratchers all report the same topic before a mod actually sees and processes the report. (That's why it's set to 4). But if this does happen too much, we can increase the threshold to 5. But we don't anticipate this happening often at all - and even if it does, it'll just be a temporary block.

This may be a stupid question, but by temporary block do you mean temporary until at least a mod can review the case, or temporary even if no mod has gotten online yet?

This sounds like an excellent new feature! I think it will make things a lot safer for the community and easier for mods