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scimonster wrote:

emilypie wrote:

Lightnin wrote:

If you are sure that someone has already flagged / reported something, then there's no need to do it again. But it's not a big deal if we get several flags about the same issue.

But it is something really inappropriate--an inappropriate image or something of the sort--wouldn't it be better if enough people flag it so it gets temporarily deleted?

What I was saying was, it will be less flags if you don't respond to the mean comment.  Like:
A: mean comment
B: mean reply
C: flags A & B
That has two flags.  but:
A: mean comment
B: flag
is only one flag.

less flags, less mod work.  all i was saying.

Ah yes - now I understand. You're quite right!

When I get regular bland dumb spam on mine I just delete it. I'll let someone else tell them about their arrogance. 

andresmh wrote:

It has come to my attention that there is something a lot of Scratchers do not understand well and I am wondering how to explain.

A lot of people thing that it is OK to respond to attacks with more attacks or with threats. This is not acceptable and I would like you to help us spread this message.

Here is a fictional example:

Person A: "Your project sucks."
Person B: "You suck more. I hate you! I am going to flag you and get you banned."

Who is right? A or B? Well, the right answer is neither of them!

We all know that what person A did is against the Scratch Terms of Use. We do take those comments seriously and typically block accounts that post that kind of disrespectful messages.

However, it seems to me that a lot of people think that what Person B responded is fine because she or he "did not started" or because she or he is  "just responding". Well, this is not OK and we often block Person B's account as well.

You are encouraged to flag and report inappropriate content but there is no need to tell people that you are doing it because it only creates more conflicts.

It is not OK to respond to attacks with more attacks.

Please help us spread the word that:

a) Disrespectful comments are not OK
b) Responding to disrespectful comments is also not OK.
c) People should flag disrespectful or inappropriate content, contact the Scratch Team and then ignore it. Do not respond to it publicly because this only creates a cycle of attacks.

If you have suggestions on how to improve this or any other ideas about this, please let us know.

Thanks and Scratch On!

it happened to me today!

person: your stealing! i want noeone to look at your projects

do i deleted it

[Removed by Moderator - Please don't post names on the forums.  If you have a problem with a particular user, please use the Contact Us link at the bottom of every page] did it

Last edited by stickdude123 (2010-12-02 17:44:17)

Yeah, you have a point. But I have a way of dealing with trolls: reply to them, but just say 'Hey! Thanks! I'm glad you love my project!'. It worked for me - it doesn't seem rude, just taking the mickey a little bit, in a non-offensive way, if you know what I mean. 

spike111 wrote:

I have a question. if someone says that a project stinks or soething like that, is it ok to tell them about a cool feature in the project they may have not noticed or something like that?

i think so.
the title really meant Replying disrespectfully to disrespectful comments is not OK
if its your project, you can just delete/flag it.

Thanks a lot Andres!    Although I was wondering, is it ok to respond in a nice way? If someone has already asked this, thanks anyway! 

Lightnin wrote:

scimonster wrote:

emilypie wrote:

But it is something really inappropriate--an inappropriate image or something of the sort--wouldn't it be better if enough people flag it so it gets temporarily deleted?

What I was saying was, it will be less flags if you don't respond to the mean comment.  Like:
A: mean comment
B: mean reply
C: flags A & B
That has two flags.  but:
A: mean comment
B: flag
is only one flag.

less flags, less mod work.  all i was saying.

Ah yes - now I understand. You're quite right!

Also, what if it goes the other way:
A: being angry, posting angry comment
B: nice reply, trying to carm down.
Will C flag both A and B or just A? 

I'm so nice to people they can't help being nice back.

If someone puts a long message which ends with "if you don't post this on ten other projects you will die" should I flag it?

puppetadventurer wrote:

awe-some wrote:

If someone puts a long message which ends with "if you don't post this on ten other projects you will die" should I flag it?

go for it

Thanks

lilacfuzz101 wrote:

ok. so we shouldn't even reply "please don't be mean." and then flag it?    that's pretty much what i do...

well, "please don't be mean" isn't really a disrespectful reply but it would be pointless to do that. if you flag right after you reply, nobody can see the comment or the replies anymore unless of the very low chance of the scratch team restoring the comment. the scratcher u reply to WILL get a message that they have been replied but they won't be able to read it because the replied comment was flagged. 

pokeywokey wrote:

lilacfuzz101 wrote:

ok. so we shouldn't even reply "please don't be mean." and then flag it?    that's pretty much what i do...

well, "please don't be mean" isn't really a disrespectful reply but it would be pointless to do that. if you flag right after you reply, nobody can see the comment or the replies anymore unless of the very low chance of the scratch team restoring the comment. the scratcher u reply to WILL get a message that they have been replied but they won't be able to read it because the replied comment was flagged. 

If it's really rude, I think you should flag, but if it's just "bleh" say something like what lilacfuzz101 said, or what I sometimes do, "why?".

Paddle2See wrote:

Maybe we need a catchy slogan to help this idea take hold.  How about

"Flag Don't Fight"

Anybody else?

I second. This is a very catchy slogan.