Alright, I'm posting this because of the many responses i see when people see their own posted being .

Now, if your post was , it means someone thinks that you have some how breached the R&R of LYN forum (refer to my signature for the links)

So first thing to do is to check the contents of your post.

Now, after checking the contents of your post you found that it was totally relevant to the topic. no vulgarities, no flame-baits, no offensive / insensitive statements whatsoever.

What else could've been wrong? Do consider the following......
1. Signature
2. Avatar

I've never come by anyone reporting avatars, however there's quite many report on signatures. in fact a few days back, there was a signature report spam........nuked like nearly 20 signatures within 30 minutes.

If the post of yours that got was the #1 post of the thread (meaning you started a thread) it could mean that
1. you started the thread at the wrong section (eg, asking about Driver issues of a 7600GT graphic card in Cupid's Corner)
2. your thread makes no sense at all (eg, asking people what do poo taste like)
3. your topic is inappropriate (offensive, obscene, inappropriate for minors.... the list goes on. eg, Nude pictures of Paris Hilton)
4. you're starting a thread that's similar / same to some other threads there were are already found on the forum. (eg, asking about Driver issues of a 7600GT when someone already asked that earlier.)
5. you could've double-posted (or more) due to bad connections. (note : this applies to posts as well, you know how sometimes you end up posting the same content more than once. however this issue involving posts has been some what settled by the Automatic Merging feature added recently.)

Being is not a big deal, please don't come over here and start a new thread complaining on why was it reported and behaving like a kid on crack. that's not the way to go about it.

Do understand that being doesn't mean you're in deep shit or anything. Whether you're in a shitty situation and the depth of the shit you're in depends on the gravity of your offence; but of course if you manage to amend the mistake before the administrative staff reaches the reported post - then all is well.

Yes yes yes, that means that being does not mean you'll get BANNED / WARNED or anything for that matter UNLESS your post some how violates forum Rules & Regulation in a serious manner.

This post has been edited by goldfries: Feb 2 2007, 05:05 AM

We should have an FAQ entry on this shortly.

miss used of button shall be punished hehe just a suggestion

cos i didnt like the idea when people report for minor mistake like move thread....omg... he could have pm the TS and let the TS handle the thread...

how about that.... depend on the mod ...i dont know how much of constructive report they got currently.. mind to share....i think it is a lot lol

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Added on February 2, 2007, 3:20 amAny thread open by ts is their responsibility heheh...

This post has been edited by littlegreen: Feb 2 2007, 03:20 AM

Reporting misplaced threads is okay, i mean its not like the thread starter will get punished for that
As long as u dont make too many reports on matters which are not wrong in the first place

This post has been edited by KilJim: Feb 2 2007, 03:30 AM

FYI TS can't move thread.

what they did was correct as it highlights the thread placeed in wrong section.

think about it. you PM the TS, and who knows when will TS get the information. even if TS read the PM, he/she then has to inform someone else to move the thread.

so clicking the REPORT button is the best way actually.

May i know is there any T&C in order to use the "report" button? Besides, what will happen if really got reported? Get ban for few days or anything? Or jz will b showing the reported sign and can cont surfing the forum? How long will that applies on the forumer that got reported???

This post has been edited by kenneth87: Feb 2 2007, 04:41 AM

only 1 T&C DON'T ABUSE IT!!!

meaning that, you should confirm that the thing you are reporting is actually in violation or something. or perhaps you suspect a con case to occur - in short, to highlight something that would be concern of the administrative team, for the sake (peace and safety) of the general community.



haiyoh i can't believe you're asking this. i already stated in the 1st post. please la, at least try to understand the 1st post.

i said.......

"Do understand that being REPORTED doesn't mean you're in deep shit or anything. Whether you're in a shitty situation and the depth of the shit you're in depends on the gravity of your offence; but of course if you manage to amend the mistake before the administrative staff reaches the reported post - then all is well."


ok ok i'll just ELABORATE further in the 1st post just in case anyone else comes along with the same questions.......

This post has been edited by goldfries: Feb 2 2007, 04:56 AM

if a post was reported, but the offence was really minor and no action deemed necessary, will the red "reported" status turn back to normal blue?

no it won't but really, does it matter?

or are you guys just embarassed to have on your post?

i mean seriously, if nothing was wrong about the post in the first place then i wouldn't even bother it.

if i see one of those red things in a post, normally i would think twice about posting in that thread as i dun wan to get pull into the shit myself even TS is not wrong

the lil` red thing is a major turn-off

see, that's the problem.

a lot of people notice the new thing but don't bother to understand it, yet jump into irrational conclusions.

again, i don't see why we should take action of anyone who posted in a REPORTED thread without proper reason. participation is not wrong as long as you abide with the forum R&Rs.

yeah i know, but its just guilty concsience

see, if ur fren is a robber, ppl will automatically classified u as in the same group as him, though u are not

so i`d think twice and probably won`t post in that thread

haha. no way man, i don't see it that way and i'm sure many aren't viewing it that way either.

just because you replied on someone's thread that doesn't mean anyone (with a right mind) would equate you as a friend of the reported party.

say for example, the threadstarted posted at the wrong section. no big deal, you still can respond to it.

however, if the threadstarted started some nonsense (say vulgarities and obscene stuff) - it's not wrong if you posted there and say something against it. however if you contribute the vulgarities and obscene stuff even further, then of course you're no better than the threadstarter.

i'm a bit embarassed to see if my post is being reported, to be honest.
so, i'll make sure from now onwards, i'm very careful on my posted posts.
just my thought, it doesn't mean everyone has the same thought as me.

however, this is a good implemention for the forumers, at least they will take precaution steps before a post is made.

This post has been edited by fruitie: Feb 2 2007, 05:07 PM

hehe. not just posting but also other stuff - like signature.

And 18SX avatar included?

Yup. As long as breach the R&R

yeah. do you have anyone in mind? cos some Avatars are sexual depending on intepretation. while others could be down-right offensive.

how about i think a thread should be pinned??
then can i use the 'report' button??

although the probability is very very less...

ehh for suggesting to pin a thread, better off using PM.

ok so heres a weird thing
i never did report anything but the "reported" button is there
something wrong with the system?


Attached thumbnail(s)

actually i made a few reports. 1 concern a garage sales thread selling ahem games openly. the thread is still there, so i'm wondering if i reported wrong, or the offence is allowed or the reported post hasn't been examined yet.

That is because people reported it. You can see other report reported by other forumer.

you didn't do reporting, but someone else did.

nothing weird at all - you WILL see the threads that were reported.

there was a quad post on that, based on the report submitted.


yes, i've seen some claims of pirated games but the thread itself has insufficient proof to warrant any action to be taken.

as if the thread lacking evidence was bad enough, these reports usually just say "pirated games" or something like that but no proof or anything. so such cases, no action taken.

Sometimes it may take some time for action to be taken. We don't have Admins on 24hr stand by. And sometimes investigations take time too.

But rest assured that if a post is reported, we Mods are not able to ignore it.

yes. and also the fact that even if some mods noticed it, they could still be limited as some threads / post reported are in sections that are beyond their jurisdiction.

mayb this is abit off-topic, but heck, might as well ask around.

this issue is related to torrent downloads of iso files, i think. a few months ago, i was posting heavily on NFSC official thread. as usual, there will be n00bs asking around questions like "hey, anybody has the link for the torrent?" or like "hey, i cant open the file. anybody has the password?". i replied their posts with links to TSB's NFSC page, where users can pre-order the original. however, i was warned by a mod, with a 10%, to talk about illegal/pirated stuff.

not that 10% is a big deal, i like the 10% look, but i just wanted justice. i'm helping out with providing the links and yet i get warned. does this show that the "reported" button is mis-used? or that the mods are not doing a good job in digging out the "truth"?

This post has been edited by don^don: Feb 3 2007, 12:06 PM

Sometimes, we make mistakes. You should have PMed the mod in question, and if that fails PM an admin.
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?act=faq&article=6

As a gesture of goodwill to you, I have removed your warning.

It's quite easy to track down the reporter, especially when the subforum isn't heavyly occupied. Just look for the recent poster. I'm quite hesitant on reporting certain posts containing discussions of pirated ROMs.

Most Malaysian support piracy and they will flame me to mars if they find out that I'm reporting their posts.

That's not entirely true. Many reports I have attended to are reported by users who do not even post in the thread. And you have our assurance that reporters are kept strictly confidential. For all they know, a Mod could have reported them in.

Please don't be afraid to use the Report button.

yup. in fact most of the time it's not the last poster.

a wise person would just report it and ignore the thread.

Now, if we report, no red 'reported' already.

Yes, due to the number of paranoid members we have, i've decided that the red reported button seems to have created more problems then solutions, and hence it has been discontinued.