As bạn continue to use Fanpop, bạn will come across content that is not what it should be in some way. Since fanpop is largely only as good as the content it contains, it is important to address these issues for the good of the site and the fanpop community.
Now, most of the content that "is not what it should be" is likely just content that bạn don't like, and such content should be rated appropriately (see the link). But, rarely, there is some content on the site thêm problematic than that, and for such content there exists the reporting function. Reporting allows you, the user, to flag something on fanpop as being wrong in some way, so that it will be fixed.
Here's a handy guide to distinguishing between different types of problem content, and whether ratings hoặc reporting should be applied.
* bạn disagree with a particular user (rate)
* bạn don't like what the user says (rate)
* bạn find the user obnoxious and harassing (ignore)
* The user uses obscene language and/or posts obscene content (report)
* The user attempts to sell a product hoặc encourages bạn to buy a product (report)
* The user consistently attacks and demeans bạn (report)
* bạn suspect the user is actually a duplicate account of another user (ignore)
* Content is đã đăng that bạn think sucks (rate)
* Content is đã đăng without những từ khóa (rate)
* Content is đã đăng with inadequate những từ khóa (rate)
* Content is đã đăng in the wrong spot (report)
* Content link does not work (report)
* Content link is to a web site which hasn't been updated in years (rate)
* Content link is for a contest which has already ended (report)
* Video link doesn't work embedded (rate)
* Video is short, low-quality, video is out of sync with audio (rate)
* Video requires users to install software on their desktops in order to view it (rate/comment)
* Video doesn't work embedded nor on the nguồn site (report)
* Video is offensive/obscene (report)
* Video takes forever to load (rate)
* Video not what bạn expected (rate)
* Video is unrelated to the spot topic (report)
* Content exactly duplicates other content already in that spot (rate/comment)
* Spot duplicates an existing spot (report)
* Spot seems silly, unnecessary (comment)
* Spot name contains errors hoặc isn't precise (comment)
* Spot is offensive hoặc obscene (report)
* Image is low quality, has no description, and/or fails to have image credits (rate/comment)
* Image has no image credits and bạn know the copyright belongs to someone else (report)
* Soapbox bài viết presents a ridiculous opinion (rate)
* Soapbox bài viết filled with grammatical, spelling and/or logic errors (rate)
* Soapbox bài viết shorter than a full page (rate)
* Soapbox bài viết consists of text from another site/source (report)
* Soapbox bài viết has no pictures (rate)
* Pick has no pictures (comment)
* Pick does not allow users to add các câu trả lời that are clearly necessary (comment)
* Pick is not related to the spot topic (report)
* Pick contains offensive/obscene text/images (report)
* Pick is biased/one-sided (comment)
* The video in a câu hỏi kiểm tra câu hỏi doesn't work (report)
* bạn don't like a particular pop câu hỏi kiểm tra câu hỏi (comment)
* There are spelling errors in a pop câu hỏi kiểm tra câu hỏi hoặc answer(s) (comment)
* There are factual errors in a pop câu hỏi kiểm tra question/answer (report)
* There is no way to know the answer for a pop câu hỏi kiểm tra câu hỏi (report)
Reporting and comments
To file a báo cáo on something, look for the little "flag" icon. This is located in different places, depending on what bạn are reporting. Click on the flag, and a sub-menu will appear, along with a text field for "comments". IMPORTANT: EVERY báo cáo SHOULD HAVE A COMMENT! Note, however, that the user interface is poorly designed - bạn must type the bình luận BEFORE clicking the type of report, even though the các bình luận box is under the báo cáo buttons. Why comment? It is VERY likely that the staff hoặc admins who review the reports on a được trao ngày will not immediately understand WHY bạn reported a piece of content, and if it's not immediately obvious, it may not receive any action. It's that simple.
Types of Reports
Broadly speaking, there are three types of reports bạn can file as a fanpop user.
* Spot reporting: bạn can file a báo cáo on a particular spot. To báo cáo a spot, look for and click the red flag and the word "report" just below the spot's banner in the upper right. This will open the reporting sub-menu.
Reporting a spot
* User reporting: bạn can file a báo cáo on a particular user.
Report abusive user
* Link reporting: bạn can file a báo cáo on a particular piece of content on the site. There are eight kinds of content which bạn can báo cáo on Fanpop: links, videos, images, soapbox articles, pop câu hỏi kiểm tra questions, picks, các câu trả lời and các bình luận (Note: only các bình luận in a diễn đàn hoặc các câu trả lời to an Answer Request can be reported as of 25 December 2009). With each, you'll be looking for a grey, unlabeled flag, in the locations described here:
Reporting a link
With links, the flag is located just under and to the left of the ratings bar.
Reporting a video
With videos, the flag is located just under the ratings bar.
Reporting an image
The flag for hình ảnh is located (as with the video flag) just under the ratings bar.
With câu hỏi kiểm tra questions, the reporting flag is located on the right, between the câu hỏi and the danh sách of answers.
Reporting a pop câu hỏi kiểm tra question
The flag for các bài viết is just under the tiêu đề of the article, far to the left of the ratings bar:
Reporting an article
The flag for picks is on the right, where the ratings bar would be if bạn could rate picks:
Reporting a pick
The flag for các câu trả lời is below the câu hỏi and the "answer this question" button:
Reporting an Answer
The flag for các bình luận is below the bình luận itself:
Reporting a bình luận on a diễn đàn hoặc answer
What the reports mean
When bạn click the flag, a sub-menu will appear, prompting bạn to select which kind of báo cáo bạn wish to file. These choices vary slightly, depending on which kind of báo cáo bạn are filing. To file a report, bạn must click on one of the red boxes, selecting one of the categories of reports.
If bạn change your mind and don't want to click any of the reports, bạn can always click the green "don't report" box in the sub-menu instead.
Options for spot reports
When bạn báo cáo a SPOT, there are four possible reports:
The spot inappropriate báo cáo specifically means a violation of the link. This includes obscene content, spam content, hate speech content, as well as copyrighted content. A spot dedicated to "Robbing Banks" would merit an inappropriate report, as would spots dedicated to "Sex chat", "Downloading mp3s for free" and anything involving a racial slur.
The spot offensive báo cáo means content that bạn find offensive. It may not be obscene hoặc a clear violation of the Terms of Service, but bạn find it offensive. "Defeating Atheism" might be a spot to báo cáo as offensive.
The spot miscategorized báo cáo means that the spot is catalogued in the wrong channel. For instance, if a spot dedicated to the Lynx web browser were to be listed as part of the "Travel & Places" channel, one would be well-justified in filing a miscategorized spot report.
The spot duplicate báo cáo means that the spot's topic is already covered bởi another spot that was created beforehand, hoặc that the reported spot's topic is insufficiently different from an existing spot to merit a separate spot. A "Fanpop Kids" spot would likely be reported as a duplicate of the "Parenting" spot, for instance, and a "Great car commercials" spot would be reported as a duplicate to the "Car Commercials" spot.
Options for user reports
When bạn báo cáo USERS, there are three possible reports:
The user spam báo cáo means that the user is clearly on fanpop for the sole purpose of trying to sell a product hoặc service to the other users. An user whose only contributions are to a spot he created for "Greatest Video Downloads", including a link to the site greatestvideodownloads.com and a soapbox bài viết describing how great the same web site is, is an example of an user who should be reported as a spammer.
The user offensive content báo cáo indicates that bạn feel that the user in câu hỏi is regularly posting offensive content to the site, across many spots. An user who posts đường dẫn to a blog called "Why your beliefs are stupid" to all the faith-oriented spots would be reported with this flag.
The user abusive báo cáo indicates that the user in câu hỏi is abusive to bạn and/or other fanpop users on the site. An user who regularly rates all your content as a 1 might get an abusive report, as well as an user who regularly posts attacking các bình luận in response to your comments, as well as an user who belittles someone's opinions, intelligence, appearance and so forth.
Reporting content
When bạn báo cáo CONTENT, there are five types of reports bạn can file:
The content broken báo cáo indicates that the content link does not work. This should be filed anytime a link goes to a page that doesn't exist, a link goes to a completely different page than what the link described, hoặc (in the case of videos) the video in câu hỏi has been removed from the host web site. NOTE: a video link is NOT BROKEN if it doesn't play embedded on fanpop but does work on the host web site. Some video hosting web sites - YouTube springs to mind - allow their users to specify whether their video may play embedded hoặc not. If the video cannot play embedded, it will hiển thị up as normal on Fanpop, but bạn must click the video's title (or the little Mũi tên xanh link tiếp theo to it) to go to the hosting web site and see the video. It is only when the video does not work embedded AND it does not work on the nguồn site that bạn should file a "broken" báo cáo for a video.
NOTE: pop câu hỏi kiểm tra các câu hỏi do not have a broken báo cáo option. Instead, they are the only type of content to have a bad question reporting option. The bad câu hỏi flag is used to both indicate when a question's video link is broken (it doesn't play embedded hoặc on the nguồn site) and/or to indicate that the câu hỏi is incorrect (that is, if the câu hỏi is wrong). It is also appropriate to use this báo cáo if a câu hỏi requires the user to guess, not because bạn don't know the answer, but because there is no way for bạn to know the answer. For example, a câu hỏi that asks "What is my yêu thích color?" is a valid câu hỏi only if that information is available on Fanpop. A câu hỏi "What is the population of country X?" would be a bad question, but a câu hỏi "What was the population of country X in 2008?" would be valid, because it can be validated.
The content inappropriate báo cáo indicates that the content violates the link in some way. Among other things, this includes sexually explicit imagery, video that contain obscene language, hình ảnh without proper copyright credits that clearly were created bởi someone other than the user, and soapbox các bài viết that consist in large part (if not their entirety) of text that was copied from some other site (ie, plagiarism).
The content outdated báo cáo indicates that the content (usually a link) points to a site describing an event that has already occurred hoặc a deal that has expired. A link to a site where bạn can sign up for free e-mail những thông tin cập nhập on the 5th season of "Big Brother" would be appropriate to flag as outdated.
The content spam báo cáo indicates that the content is trying to sell something to the fanpop users viewing it. This one is a little tricky, because most web sites are trying to sell something. But a link to, say, a dating service web site would not be spam if some of the site could be used for free, but would be spam if bạn had to pay money up front to actually get to any content on the site.
The content miscategorized báo cáo means that the content has nothing to do with the spot in which it is found, hoặc that there's a better spot for it. A video link to Michael Jackson's HIStory in the link spot would be miscategorized, for instance. That one is obvious, but this báo cáo can also be pretty tricky. Would a picture of Carly Simon, who didn't tour hoặc produce any albums in the 1980s (but who was at least alive in the 80s) be miscategorized if it was placed in the link, instead of the link? Would video of fanpop users' children be miscategorized if they were placed in the link rather than the link? Would an bài viết describing how to be kind to our fellow users be miscategorized if found in the link, rather than the link hoặc link spots? There is some leeway; when in doubt, bạn can always try sending a message to the user who đã đăng the content which may be miscategorized to discuss it with him/her.
A note on multiple reports
Just a quick note: fanpop remembers the reports that bạn submit. So don't try to swamp content with reports, because the site will only allow bạn to báo cáo a được trao item once. Any further attempts will be met with the reply "You have already reported this as a <report type> <spot/user/link>".
What happens to reports
So you've found some content that doesn't work in some fashion and have reported it. What happens then?
Reports that users file appear in a danh sách for the site staff and moderators to address. In many cases, the reason that the báo cáo was filed will be obvious to them, and the staff and/or moderators will take the appropriate action. However, in many cases it is apparently not obvious why a báo cáo was filed, because the moderators will occasionally contact the person who filed the báo cáo via a message, asking for clarification. Then, once they've investigated what the reason was for the report, they will take whatever action they deem necessary. Such action includes chastising users, moving miscategorized content, banning users, merging spots, deleting spots, and deleting other content.
In addition, if the báo cáo was a "broken" content report, a message is also generated to the user who đã đăng the content originally, with the subject line "One of your đường dẫn has been flagged bởi another user." In the case of broken content, the user who đã đăng the content originally usually has two days to chỉnh sửa the link and replace it with a working link before the broken link is completely removed from the site.
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Here's đường dẫn to other parts of the guide for your quick reference:
* link
* 1: link
* 2: link.
* 3: link
* 4: Picks: this is the generic name both for the phiếu bầu các câu hỏi that bạn see on the site and for the các câu trả lời bạn can pick to that question. Papa has created a link.
* 5: link
* 6: link
* 7: link
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