Topic: [Guide] Reporting effectively (Read 25661 times)
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I'll be looking to add a section to this to explain why ignored reports happen, and give specific examples as to why they happen. I think ignored reports brings up controversies, and can be quite difficult to understand, but sometimes leaving a report ignored, is the best way of handling it. I'm sure some users might find that helpful. Any other ideas to flesh out this guide that you'd like to see?
I've also changed the title to "Unofficial Guide", because I don't want this to appear as the officially accepted way of reporting. As all staff might not agree with my advice. This is very much my take on reporting effectively.
I've also changed the title to "Unofficial Guide", because I don't want this to appear as the officially accepted way of reporting. As all staff might not agree with my advice. This is very much my take on reporting effectively.
I’m gonna give this a little bump , as I’ve just come across it !
I’ve been reporting quite a few post’s recently and this guide is VERY useful - I now know the best format to report posts and to make life easier for the mods ! Apologies if my reporting hasn’t been descriptive enough .
No worries, glad you're finding use of it. Its not too big of a deal to have no description in some cases, but for more complex cases it is definitely appreciated. It is definitely good practice to include as much information as possible, since what might be immediately obvious to you, might not be to the moderator reviewing the report. I’ve been reporting quite a few post’s recently and this guide is VERY useful - I now know the best format to report posts and to make life easier for the mods ! Apologies if my reporting hasn’t been descriptive enough .
I’m gonna give this a little bump , as I’ve just come across it !
I’ve been reporting quite a few post’s recently and this guide is VERY useful - I now know the best format to report posts and to make life easier for the mods ! Apologies if my reporting hasn’t been descriptive enough .
I’ve been reporting quite a few post’s recently and this guide is VERY useful - I now know the best format to report posts and to make life easier for the mods ! Apologies if my reporting hasn’t been descriptive enough .
I want to translate this in Filipino local board, may I?
Actually, this one is already translated in our Local Section.(Gabay)Para sa Epektibong pag rereport
I want to translate this in Filipino local board, may I?
Yeah, I haven't kept track of translations, so I'm unsure if there's already a Filipino translation of this thread, but if there isn't then I have no problem with anyone translating the thread. If you do translate the thread, just send me a link, and I might put together a list of all translations when I come to update the original post, and make sure I message the translation creators for any future updates I make. I've said a few times, but I've got a revision of the thread on the back burner at the moment. I've had quite a few users since I created this thread either thanking or saying how useful it is, so the more users that are aware of it the better I think,
Nice thread @Welsh!
This thread is really need by the forum right now because there are many unnecessary or so called shitpost. So for others to help the community, we should start reporting every spamming activity that we see. However, in order not to abuse the system we should have guidelines in reporting. And this is really helpful to have standards in reporting.
I want to translate this in Filipino local board, may I?
This thread is really need by the forum right now because there are many unnecessary or so called shitpost. So for others to help the community, we should start reporting every spamming activity that we see. However, in order not to abuse the system we should have guidelines in reporting. And this is really helpful to have standards in reporting.
I want to translate this in Filipino local board, may I?
I've been wanting to rewrite the guide ever since I became a moderator with some more information that I've learned from experience. This was written when I wasn't a moderator, and only had one side of the view point. Unfortunately, this year has been kicking my butt, and haven't had as much time as expected. You'll see my activity be somewhat sporadic over the last few months due to various worldwide events as well as personal.
I'm hoping by the end of the year (I know) to have rewritten this guide, and figure out how to make it very useful, but still condensed enough that users don't just ignore it. I'm not happy with the content currently, but I know that I have a tendency to not be concise enough. So that's going to be a challenge for myself. Though, I think the final product will be more worthy to sticky than its current version. Although, I'm not sure how beneficial it would be to most users on Bitcointalk so not sure it even justifies a sticky.
I'm hoping by the end of the year (I know) to have rewritten this guide, and figure out how to make it very useful, but still condensed enough that users don't just ignore it. I'm not happy with the content currently, but I know that I have a tendency to not be concise enough. So that's going to be a challenge for myself. Though, I think the final product will be more worthy to sticky than its current version. Although, I'm not sure how beneficial it would be to most users on Bitcointalk so not sure it even justifies a sticky.
This guide should be pinned in B&H if you ask me, but until that happens I'm bumping it to the top.
Some newbies are interested to report now during the quarantine, so this guide need more exposure.
Some newbies are interested to report now during the quarantine, so this guide need more exposure.
Yes i agree on that and it also would be helpful for other Users too,
Maybe its possible it will animate some Users to hit the report to moderator button.
Guess a few new Users just dont know or maybe afraid to click it .
This guide should be pinned in B&H if you ask me, but until that happens I'm bumping it to the top.
Some newbies are interested to report now during the quarantine, so this guide need more exposure.
Some newbies are interested to report now during the quarantine, so this guide need more exposure.
Note: the seems not to have been reviewed since it was translated. If you think it requires to be revised, I’m sure the translator can try to budge some time in for it.
I think I vaguely recall this full member asking me too. What can I say 2018 was a long time ago
Its a better Spanish translation that I could have provided, and I would have likely contacted you, and other users of the Spanish section to review it anyway. Saves me some work! Edit: I definitely recall it now
Anyone want it in Welsh....no?
<…> I might work on a Spanish translation if that hasn't already been done. I've totally forgotten those of you who approached me.
Ah, but it has … on a warm summer 2018 day, a (Note: the translation seems not to have been reviewed since it was made. If you think it requires to be revised, I’m sure the translator can try to budge some time in for it.
Note2:diolch ... off-topic: You seem to be building-up to the moment when you will emerge in the Spanish local forum. 2020 is as good as any ...
If anyone wants to translate this, and put it in their local section that is fine by me. I know that a few users have contacted via personal messages in the past, and I planned on finding these while I reduced my personal messages by deleting non important ones, but it got tedious real quick so my inbox & outbox is just going to remain like it is. Therefore, if you have translated this in the past send me another message, and I'll list all the translations in the OP as long as they're of good quality, and I'll likely message other local users to verify that for me.
I might work on a Spanish translation if that hasn't already been done. I've totally forgotten those of you who approached me.
I might work on a Spanish translation if that hasn't already been done. I've totally forgotten those of you who approached me.
That's just unfortunate that it got marked bad though. Don't let that stop you in similar cases in the future.
Dont worry all good .
The problem i got with myself was i was thinking about 5 min how to do it !
First i thought to report it and it gets moved from a mod but i choosed the the second thought i got and has written in one thread there to move it.
Never was thinking that this will happens straight after i have written there and in the mean time i reported the other one.
And exactly in this time he changed it to english
So i shooted me self in the feet.
And i reported the other one as an double thread , after he moved the one i have written he edited the other one to English (before it was German too) !
Thats what fucked me up and the report was marked as bad lol , because there was no double thread anymore and in english now !
Cheeers
Yeah, I marked that bad. I was wondering what you were referring too as you're normally pretty accurate. Things like this can happen though, and that's why I always suggest linking to the thread if possible. I see this mistake a few times when users simply state "wrong section", and it gets moved, but the previous moderator didn't mark it as handled or the user themselves moved it. Then it usually gets marked bad as we are none the wiser. Before I was made a moderator I used to report them with "Doesn't belong in x" like in the original topic. Thats what fucked me up and the report was marked as bad lol , because there was no double thread anymore and in english now !
Cheeers
That's just unfortunate that it got marked bad though. Don't let that stop you in similar cases in the future.
Today i got fucked by myself LOL.
There was 2 Threads in the Altcoins section exactly the same written in German !
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/anndms-documentchainorg-document-notarization-blockchain-yescryptr32-5201974
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/anndms-documentchainorg-document-notarization-blockchain-yescryptr32-5201978
So i toked one and have written in there to move it to the german section.
And i reported the other one as an double thread , after he moved the one i have written he edited the other one to English (before it was German too) !
Thats what fucked me up and the report was marked as bad lol , because there was no double thread anymore and in english now !
Cheeers
There was 2 Threads in the Altcoins section exactly the same written in German !
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/anndms-documentchainorg-document-notarization-blockchain-yescryptr32-5201974
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/anndms-documentchainorg-document-notarization-blockchain-yescryptr32-5201978
So i toked one and have written in there to move it to the german section.
Verschieb das bitte in das deutsche Forum .
Das hier ist nur für Englische sachen gedacht .
Du kannst das selbst machen , unten links wenn du ganz runter scrollst hast du 2 optionen ,Move und Lock topic.
Klicke auf Move und dann suchst du dir das deutsche forum aus .
Am besten hier rein moven : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=152.0
Danke
Wenn du es nicht machst wird es ein Moderator machen oder der thread wird sogar gelöscht.
Das hier ist nur für Englische sachen gedacht .
Du kannst das selbst machen , unten links wenn du ganz runter scrollst hast du 2 optionen ,Move und Lock topic.
Klicke auf Move und dann suchst du dir das deutsche forum aus .
Am besten hier rein moven : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=152.0
Danke
Wenn du es nicht machst wird es ein Moderator machen oder der thread wird sogar gelöscht.
And i reported the other one as an double thread , after he moved the one i have written he edited the other one to English (before it was German too) !
Thats what fucked me up and the report was marked as bad lol , because there was no double thread anymore and in english now !
Cheeers
Yeah, its not directly in the rules that there should only be one project announcement etc. Although, my interpretation is that it falls under duplicate content, and some of them were definitely low quality. At the moment it seems franckuestein isn't active within the last month or two, and until then I'll be handling them like the way I've stated above. There are other existing moderators which understand Spanish, and probably handle a fair few reports also. So any Spanish which I can't understand will be left to them. I've been handling a fair few from the Spanish section recently, but once your local moderator is back I would potentially ask them what their interpretation would be as it is for the local section.
So, feel free to report these types of threads, and they'll likely be handled the same as the above. I'll give the user a message as it seems the perfect opportunity to try out my Spanish in private
So, feel free to report these types of threads, and they'll likely be handled the same as the above. I'll give the user a message as it seems the perfect opportunity to try out my Spanish in private
<…> There should really only be one thread per project in the tokens/altcoin announcement threads <…>
Thanks for the clarification and course of action on the spam. Perhaps what I miss is the above to be verbalized explicitly in the rules to some extent. Although it seems reasonably logical, the profile case at hand tends to create a new post on Tokens every time he wants to communicate an update, which, being the Spanish childboards not very active per se, gives them more visibility for a longer period of time than an update to the single Ann thread.
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Cheers for looking over the Spanish Local board whilst our moderator is awol for the time being. It’s pretty surprising the language capabilities of many on this forum.Q1) Which would be the proper reasoning to report the above (other than depicting multiple threads for the token, being leniant to spam), with reference to a valid rule?
Q2) If they were to be deleted, which one should survive (i.e. not be reported)? -> probably the oldest.
Sorry, for the delayed reply.Q2) If they were to be deleted, which one should survive (i.e. not be reported)? -> probably the oldest.
It all depends on the content really. Although, most of the threads linked could be reported for duplicate content, and low quality content. If they're posting updates independently from their announcement thread then this probably falls under duplicate content/spam. If they're saying a few words, and then link to their service its usually low quality. Project updates are probably more suited to the announcement thread, and don't warrant their own thread. There should really only be one thread per project in the tokens/altcoin announcement threads. I've removed the topics linked because they fall under duplicate content, and low quality content.
I normally leave the oldest, unless the old thread has no activity, and another one does.
@Welsh, a quick(ish) question here:
It seems logical that a specific token that announces in the token (or Altcoin) section, should work on a single thread to include relevant information on updates and so forth. Nevertheless, I have not been able to identify a rule that specifically stated this.
The case is that, on the Spanish Local Board, there is a specific token that has multiple threads running (some already reported for duplicate or other reasons):
tokens:
AXEL lanzó oficialmente el intercambio IDAX, abriendo los mercados comerciales A
Cómo logran los creadores de contenido veces más ingresos a través de AXEL
El Token AXEL ahora está disponible en ProBit
AXEL Anuncia Asociación Estratégica con Trittium
AXEL.Network (AXEL) Competencia Comercial, ¡ven a lograr tus 30,000 tokens!
AXEL.Network (AXEL) Competencia Comercial, ¡ven a lograr tus 30,000 tokens!
¡Gana los 30,000 tokens! AXEL Anuncia Listing Oficial de Tokens en ProBit
ANUNCIO: 16 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2019 IEO Tokens
(there are probably more that are not on the first page I've gone through).
Q1) Which would be the proper reasoning to report the above (other than depicting multiple threads for the token, being leniant to spam), with reference to a valid rule?
Q2) If they were to be deleted, which one should survive (i.e. not be reported)? -> probably the oldest.
The profile also posts in our main section, but I don’t consider those specifically spam, since the content is general purpose, and the only reference to it’s own token is through a link to the Telegram channel in each of these post (within the post).
It seems logical that a specific token that announces in the token (or Altcoin) section, should work on a single thread to include relevant information on updates and so forth. Nevertheless, I have not been able to identify a rule that specifically stated this.
The case is that, on the Spanish Local Board, there is a specific token that has multiple threads running (some already reported for duplicate or other reasons):
tokens:
AXEL lanzó oficialmente el intercambio IDAX, abriendo los mercados comerciales A
Cómo logran los creadores de contenido veces más ingresos a través de AXEL
El Token AXEL ahora está disponible en ProBit
AXEL Anuncia Asociación Estratégica con Trittium
AXEL.Network (AXEL) Competencia Comercial, ¡ven a lograr tus 30,000 tokens!
AXEL.Network (AXEL) Competencia Comercial, ¡ven a lograr tus 30,000 tokens!
¡Gana los 30,000 tokens! AXEL Anuncia Listing Oficial de Tokens en ProBit
ANUNCIO: 16 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2019 IEO Tokens
(there are probably more that are not on the first page I've gone through).
Q1) Which would be the proper reasoning to report the above (other than depicting multiple threads for the token, being leniant to spam), with reference to a valid rule?
Q2) If they were to be deleted, which one should survive (i.e. not be reported)? -> probably the oldest.
The profile also posts in our main section, but I don’t consider those specifically spam, since the content is general purpose, and the only reference to it’s own token is through a link to the Telegram channel in each of these post (within the post).
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