Scratch

bullelk12 · 2012-09-19 19:33:13

It's all in the title. Some jerk made a project with (to put it lightly) bad words in it. Anyway I flagged it and I was wondering what will happen if they find that I'm correct or incorrect to flag his project with language in it.

bullelk12 · 2012-09-19 19:34:26

Mostly if ,for some reason, I was wrong about his project will there be some sort of a penalty for me?

MathWizz · 2012-09-19 19:36:03

I haven't flagged many projects, but I don't think there is a penalty (unless you are trying to attack the person you flagged.)

bullelk12 · 2012-09-19 19:36:43

Nice to know.

jvvg · 2012-09-19 19:37:50

If you flag a project, it sends a notification to the Scratch team.

Upon receiving that notification, they can do a couple things:
1. Remove the project (and possibly ban the owner)
2. Mark the project as "Not for everyone", meaning it can't be on the front page (if the project is objectionable, but some people might still want to view it)
3. Find the flag completely wrong and warn/ban the flagger

So, if they disagree with your flag, if they still see your point (i.e. you weren't just being a jerk), then you are fine. If they do think that the flag was completely wrong and just there to be a jerk, then they will send you a warning, and after 1 or 2 "bad" flags, they will ban you. Anyway, if you actually think the project is objectionable, then you are fine. Don't worry.

Edit: outposed by MathWizz (that's what happens when I write a long post tongue )