If you report a myLot discussion, do you....

i only report extreme abuse - and i wouldn't particularly want a vindictive type to know immediately. if they asked somewhere else i would be honest but i wouldn't see abuse and say i am going to report this. i would just report it. it is usually trolls anyway and they will be deleted entirely. with minor rule breaking i perhaps should report them but all i do is add a comment saying this is breaking the rules and leave it at that. judith

Most of the times that I report I also leave a response informing of the violation with a copy/paste of the violation concerned and a link to the Guidelines too. This means a lost point, lost earnings as the post will be deleted but I often gain a friend so it's worth it. In the case of polls and repeated topics, I only leave a response if the user who posted the discussion is what appears to be a new user. Sometimes I even send a PM if the user concerned is on my friend list. It's tedious at times as we should ALL read the Terms, Guidelines and FAQs and sometimes when helping out we waste our time aa others are not always bothered with being made aware of them but I have done it like this for a long time now and will continue to do so.

Hi, Wizzywig. It is nice to tell a person if they are violating any guidelines in myLot. It is best to tell them kindly at their discussion. Or of they are a friend of yours, then you can tell them by PM. That way, they won't feel so ashamed.

I always tell the person if I am about to report them before I report them. I think its just better that way and I would rather someone tell me, if they are going to report my discussion. I think especially if it has something to do with mylot guidelines, it would be good for them to know what they did, so they don't it again.

Hiya Wizzywig, I really don´t know but if I find one offensive I just ignore it and pass onto something else. No I would´nt skulk off and report it not that I would´nt feel a bit narked. I have come across a couple of discussions before like that and I thought well to each his own and that was that. I would welcome constructive criticism too but not so that if you answer then they starting batting back at you with the same line of conversation without even listening to your view of things and this happens too.

Of course, because in myLot is the arena of discussion, I would like to get comments from other members, regardless of its contents,. Both comments were in the form of criticism or suggestions. But all should be base on norms of life, ie good comments, not insults, rude comments, insulting religious, tribal or not racist, Despite scathing criticism, I still can accept.

To be honest I don't really bother with reporting discussions unless they are maliciously aimed at another member here. Some of the time I will indicate that in the guidelines it says not to do this etc, but Im not much bothered by them normally.

I don't really report discussions unless I see blatant plagiarism (ie copying somebody's discussion) or obviously deliberate nasty behavior. And in those two cases, I don't see any point in providing constructive criticism. In the first case, how can the person not know they are cheating? And in the second case, I guess I don't think they deserve the courtesy. If I were in the business of reporting discussions that were guideline violations that are less egregious, such as repetitive discussions, one liner questions, people trying to get referrals, etc., if they are new people, yeah, I would tell them. But if they were oldtimers who should know better, I might just assume they did know better and not say anything.

If it's someone who is new or accidentaly violating a guideline I will leave a response explaining why it's a violation so that they can see why it will most likely end up being deleted. But if it is a serial offender who ignores all the explanations and advice then I have no qualms about reporting them without telling them what they did wrong.

I never report mylot members even sometimes they actually did offending me... When i saw they breaking mylot guideline, i just warn them not to do that again because all that they have typed here will be waste if mylot remove them...

Hello, Wizzy. Yes, I always tell people I'm going to report them. If it's a new member, I'll usually say that what they've posted is against guidelines, and they should read up on things so they don't make the same mistake again, but I won't report it in the first instance. However, recently someone responded to this polite warning by saying it was none of my business and it was a good discussion, so I had no compunction in reporting them. I'll always report people for plagiarising and duplicate discussions, and I tell them I'm reporting them and why. At one time, I was a bit concerned about reprisals, and whether my reputation would suffer, but now I get so mad when people copy from others and debase the quality of MyLot that I don't worry about that. As far as I know, I haven't been reported - if I have, nobody's told me. Like you, I'd like to know, so I could avoid the problem in future.

It depends. If I think the discussion is a violation of the guidelines, then I will let the person know that I think the discussion will be deleted and why. I will also leave a link to the guidelines, so they can verify and hopefully re-read the guidelines to better understand them. That does not necessarily mean that I reported the discussion, depending upon how obvious the violation was, but I so leave a message when I report these types of discussions. If the discussion is plagiarized, though, I will not leave a message, but I will report it. The poster of the discussion obviously knew that they copied the material from another source, so I do not feel the need to inform them of this or tell them that it is wrong. I will never report someone for plagiarizing, though, unless I can produce a link to the original material or discussion.

I never really report my lot discussions. I leave that oh so dubious task to others. However, if I did, I would be up front about it and the reasons why I would be reporting it. I would hope that others would extend the same courtesy, but I know better. However, I do not report, others can do that. If you do, do point out what is wrong, because even though a person might have read the guidelines, there is always a chance that they might have overlooked something. Help them help make this a much better discussion forum.

I don't, or at this point have yet to report a discussion. However, if you keep to the rules, you should be fine. I don't see any reason why you would have a problem. You can find the posting guidlines under the tabe labeled "mylot". I would advise you to read them every so often to be sure that you are not in vialotion of any rules. This will keep your discussions posted.

I have posted in a response/comment that I was rating the discussion negative(-) this caused nothing but insults from the posters friends and was accused of bragging. So I have learned my lesson that some people get HIGHLY OFFENDED if you dare to try and be open, honest and upfront. So presume by that type of reaction means that you do not mention it. However I do not skulk but I do not like or appreciate being insulted for my courtesy.

Hi Wizzywig, hope you are doing fine. Normally, when I see a genuine mistake, I'll point it out gently or through private message, so that the user will not be offended. But for those really light comment, I won't send a private message. However, for repeated abusers, I will not tell them, since I think they know the rules by now already..but normally when I come back again, the discussion will not be there anymore. So I suppose someone has reported it already.

I think it need not to report it because all discussion that have a violation in the guidelines is deleted that I why no need to do something but wait for those misguided discussion of comments...

I've never reported a discussion, to be completely honest. The main reason for this is that I try to stay away from the discussions that are clearly a guideline violation and I don't think that because a discussion personally offends you is not a reason to report a discussion. Now, if I was to stumble onto a discussion that was clearly a violation of the guidelines, then I would probably be the person that was kind and tried to explain to the poster why it was a violation of guidelines.

I will most definatley tell that person what i think and how i feel. No one will know if they offended anyone, if no one tells them straght. We are all friends here, so if you did something wrong sort it out. It is not nice to get someone in trouble, especially if it was unintentionally.

Hello Wizzywig, Im quite new here still. Before I started posting, I read the guidelines and the rules, but I couldnt quote them if you asked me. No Im not blonde lol. So I do as best I can, dont insult anyone, im not a racist, Im quite open minded and to me, any subject is a good subject. I did get an email the other as I was going to reply to a post and I was told it was deleted. Nobody said why, was it something "I" said or was it because of the person who started the discussion......I dont know. So it would be nice if they would tell us what it is that was done wrong so we dont do it again. Im not here to play cops, Im not here to memorize the rules and regulations. Im here to read what other people from all over the world have to say on any subject. Im here to also have some fun as some of the discussion sure are funny. Life is too short for me to play cop. If I wanted to be a cop, id be wearing a badge and driving really fast with the lights and siren on full blast!! I sure hope I havent offended anyone now by speaking my mind....if I did, well just PM me and I'll say Im sorry. :) Cant wait to have some smileys lol.