Maximum Minti 10 - Report Reality

 

Support, advice, friendship and experience, does not always mean agreeing with each other...

Feeling Fired Up

Sometimes a topic will arise that you feel very passionate about, and it can be hard not to get fired up. Online, as in real life, there are

differences of opinion, that can get out of hand, and lead to one party or more losing their cool. As with most communities or organistations, Minti does have it's own Code of Honour, to protect each individual member.

If someone has lit a fire under your proverbial behind, take a deep breath and think before you fan the flames. Regardless of how you feel you are being treated by members of the site, it is your responsibility to express yourself in a manner that respects the Code of Honour and Minti's Terms of Service.

Fair Or Fear

Shock horror - you have been reported! You aren't happy, it's not fair, and now you fear being 'voted off' the site. Here are is some information about what happens when a report is made. It is up to the person who made the report to provide evidence and information that clarifies how you have breeched any of Minti's Terms of Service.

It is then up to other members who have admin functions to research the situation and vote on the report. Currently, the decision is made when either 25 people vote for, or 25 people vote against the report. At any time, admin may over ride the report and make a decision either way, however the former process is the norm.

You do have the ability to influence the outcome, your response, or reaction can make a difference.

Respond - Sensible Steps:

• If you have access to admin functions, you will be able to write a response in the form of a comment on the report – you will not be able to vote on your own report.
• Write to the admin members and explain your side of the situation, they may not respond immediately, yet it is worth stating your case.
• Post a factual personal blog explaining why you think you were reported, and why you feel that other members should vote for you to stay.
• Email the person in question and confirm that you will not agree on the topic, however you feel it is in the best interest of the site to leave it at that.
• Avoid direct contact with the person who made the report against you, and try not to discuss it with anyone with whom you don't have a reasonable level of trust.

These are positive steps because, you are able to explain your point of view clearly to all relevant parties. Be patient, it shows good character and the process can take a while sometimes.

React - Tricky Traps:

• While feeling hot under the collar with someone or a group of people in a public area of the site, you react to the report turning the heat up more and flaming the situation.
• Drag up every past wrong that you believe has been made against you on the site and in your life, and get yourself even more upset, while achieving nothing.
• Feeling hot headed, you want to vent, so you race back to your personal blog and write a no holds barred post that reflects poorly on the site as a whole.
• Angrily you email the person/s that you are upset with and give them a good telling off, and add a few things you wouldn't write publicly and 'stalk them' via their activity list.
• Exacting your own revenge; now that this person has 'attacked you' you decide to get your own back and report them for wrongly reporting you.

These are negative traits that demonstrate a lack of personal restraint and disrespect to the site members and admin.  This could result in another report being made against you, or being removed from the site by admin.

Nobody wants to get reported, reporting a member should be the last resort.  It is unlikely that you will be reported if you are on the site for genuine reasons.  However in the rare and unlikely event that you are, I hope this explanation helps you. Just in case you are curious, the same voting process applies to advice and comments that are reported as well.