reporting violations is not an automatic delete

dear Hatley, I don't feel bad if anyone reports my topic for deletion. I can always message Admin and dispute my claims if ever. Oh, I am sad my first topic on January 1,2013 was deleted- but it's fine.. Have a great day ma'm

I have had my share od discussions deleted, it's on that line of whether it breaks the rules or not. I just shrug it off and move on, once I see the email of why it was deleted it makes sense then. But some who just join, post all these discussions, then they get deleted. I see some posting say the long time users, are ganging up on them. As I saw practice makes perfect. The admins will look into it and you said make that call.

Many people will always take a poor view of those who report violations because they compare it to someone reporting a work colleague for being late or a school classmate for reading comics at the back of the classroom. The important factor that they overlook is that reporting violations does not only help admin to police the site properly, but ultimately protect the site by avoiding it from acquiring a bad reputation on the internet. If violations are simply ignored, even though they may be inadvertent, the result could damage the viability and future of the site. As you rightly say, reporting a violation does not influence the action taken, it simply speeds up the awareness of admin to the situation.

There have been some times in the past that I've had discussions that I've written that have ultimately been deleted and I've never been that upset about it because we are all only human and we do make mistakes from time to time. Even if I was upset about it, I have to tell you that I wouldn't blame it on other mylotters because I've observed during the time that I've been a member here is that when discussions are deleted, they are deleted for a reason as opposed to being deleted for no reason at all.

They're disappointed that their efforts had come to naught and as they could not accept that they are also responsible for the deletion they pass the blame to other people.

i agree, and be responsible enough to respond and start a new discussion, but there are some lotters also who reports a false violations just because they don't like the discussion for themselves and that's very nasty posting such as "This post contains content of a mature nature. You have selected to not view content of a mature nature. If you would like to view this post, you must first change your preferences to allow mature mature content". If they were not pleased

If the discussion has not been deleted, I wonder how they even know it has been reported?

I agree with you, I see this quite often where people are posting discussions saying bad things about are mylotters. We are just here having fun like they are and us that have been here for a long time no the rules and know not to go against them. Some people take offense when others do this and your right it is the administrators that have the final take on this because their the ones that read each post that is made daily and decide what are good and what's bad. I always see some post that have been deleted that I responded too but I don't get mad over it I just go on to the next ones. I never obide over the rules I always follow them.

ANd it is all so basic. If only they would read the FAQ and Do Nots. It all makes perfect sense and why be on here if it doesn't. I wish we had half as many members on here and they weren't a majority of young sillies. Just my opinion.

that is so true. but i remember with my first deletion, i thought sure one person had reported it over and over. because when i made a discussion on why was it deleted (which also got deleted) one person just commented in every single response, until i was glad it got deleted also because she was just berating me and grounding it in so of course i suspected her. but you are right. its up to administratoin. since ive reported one or 2 that didnt get deleted. lol

You are one of those people who never gives up trying to help people on Mylot. I still feel it is a hopeless. People don't want to get it! They want to blame other people for what they did wrong here! It like th saying "You can lead a horse to water but you can't make them drink". I don't need to say more.

When a discussion is reported as a guidelines violation and it stays put users who do it with all sincerity and know the rules inside out start to wonder

No, you're right. No where does it say its an automatic deletion just because someone reports. The admins will decide what is a violation or not. Which discussions are deleted are fully up to them, not just because we report what we think is a violation. Those who take this personal... I don't get that. Obviously they're not understanding the situation fully. They're taking it as a deletion but it is not just our report that does it.

Yes, aunt hatley, i will never ever report any mylotters if I break the rules. I will read the FAQ before posting the discussion and never ever say something rude to anyone. I promise.

I really don't even bother with those that are blatantly ignoring the rules anymore. I notice some will tell them what they are doing wrong. If it is spam or plagerizing, or repeat offenses after someone else has told them, I just go and report. If someone does a minor infraction because they've overlooked something and it seems like they really do want to do well here, I tell them or overlook it. There are a lot of guidelines and it takes a bit to get used to how things work here. A person that really cares about being here would take a discussion getting deleted and look into why it happened and just try not to let it happen again. It happens to everyone and even those of us who've been here a bit.

Hello Hatley ! I agree with you and as proof I have noticed discussion even 6 years old that only recently got deleted - so an admin might have stumbled only now on them and decided they were violating the Terms of service.

Dear Hatley, There is no point in reporting people. You are so right. Everyone makes mistakes. No one is perfect. Everyone deserves to be treated with respect, dignity, grace, and forgiveness.

you are right as the admin has the final say as to whether the discussion is a violation or not. i have responded to discussions that I knew were a violation, but I responded anyway, becasue I wanted to he help the discussion starter, and let them know it will be deleted and why it will be deleted. I responded to one the other day, that will definitely be deleted, becasue the discussion starter had posted links from other sites, and not just one link, lots of them. We know those kind are a direct violation of the guidelines. I too, have seen it where people will tag a discussion as a guideline violation, and I would look at it, and try to figure out what the violation was. I do think, that some just love to use that tag for discussion, maybe just because they didn't like it. that isn't right, as others would p[robably like it and not tag it that way. Most of the time, it is hard to tell if a discussion is a direct violation or not. Take care, hatley, and have a very good day.

I agree with you. More people should read and re-read the guidelines. We can basically write about anything we want to as long as it fits into the guidelines. I see no problem with it. I love MyLot and come here everyday. But you have to give a little leeway to the newbies though.

Yes that happens. It especially happens when we tell someone of their violation and then when it is deleted they blame you. It's happened to me before.