gellenburg :heart_pride: :verified_gay:<p>1. If you're going to <a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/report" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#report</a> somebody you need to give <a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/examples" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#examples</a> of what <a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/activity" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#activity</a> you're reporting. Just <a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/reporting" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#reporting</a> a <a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/profile" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#profile</a> and telling an <a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/instance" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#instance</a> <a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/admin" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#admin</a> that an <a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/account" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#account</a> is being "<a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/spammy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spammy</a><span>" doesn't cut it. Not when we can clearly see the user is not.<br><br>2. Again, not a very helpful report. You report a user and say they're a </span><a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/SCAM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SCAM</a> account but offer up absolutely no <a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/evidence" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#evidence</a> to support your <a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/claim" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#claim</a><span>.<br><br>3. Every account was new once, including the person that reported this one. As long as </span><a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/NSFW" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NSFW</a> <a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/content" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#content</a> is properly <a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/flagged" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#flagged</a>, there's no issue. Suspecting an account to be a "scam account or worse" is not a valid <a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/reason" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#reason</a><span> for reporting an account.<br><br>4. Another report without any basis or </span><a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/justification" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#justification</a><span>.<br><br>5. Again, another baseless report about somebody with absolutely ZERO evidence to back up their claim. <br><br>So here's what's going to happen....<br><br>The instances that forwarded these </span><a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/bogus" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bogus</a> <a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/reports" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#reports</a> to me, and wasted my time, each have a <i><b>strike</b></i><span> against them.<br><br>Strike three and we tell </span><a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/Sharkey" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sharkey</a> to <a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/ignore" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ignore</a> any and all reports coming from the <a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/instance" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#instance</a><span> in the future.<br><br>No </span><a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/admin" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#admin</a> wants <a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/BadActors" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BadActors</a> on their instances, and no admin wants a <a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/BadActor" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BadActor</a><span> to make someone else feel unwelcome.<br><br>But you can't just flag and report an account for any bullshit reason either.<br><br>You have to give us proof and evidence.<br><br>This is not high school and this is not middle school. If somebody is being disruptive or causing problems, let us know.<br><br>But if you just suspect someone </span><i>might</i> cause problems or they <i>might</i> be disruptive... wait until you have proof and evidence and <b>then</b><span> let us know!<br><br></span><a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/FediAdmin" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FediAdmin</a> <a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/AdminStuff" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AdminStuff</a> <a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/administrivia" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#administrivia</a> <a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/UserReports" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UserReports</a> <a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/FediReports" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FediReports</a> <a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/InstanceAdmins" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InstanceAdmins</a> <a href="https://queerfedi.com/tags/MastoAdmin" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MastoAdmin</a></p>