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http://sweetestsin.net/gaia/exchange_report.jpg (Taken from Kava's announcement in Questions and Assistance, modified by Aquafire and Ambu for Exchange use) This guide will help you know when to and when not to file a forum report. For severe things such as pornography or password scamming please attempt to contact an online moderator as soon as possible. If no online moderators are to be found online please send a PM to any active moderator (not on break). How to NOT use the reporting system. -----Do not use the reporting system to report yourself for pointless reasons. (Reporting your own misplaced topic is okay) -----Do not use the reporting system to ask if we'll be your friends/give you items/do you a special favor/ask us a question. -----Do not use the reporting system to share your personal opinion. -----Do not use the reporting system to report very old (month-old for example) threads or posts unless the offense is severe such as pornography/graphic content, password scamming. Receiving hundreds of reports for threads from page 800 of the chatterbox is a complete waste of our time. -----Do not use the reporting system to report cussing or swearing. Cursing and swearing are not, by themselves, a Terms of Service violation. Harassment, abuse, trolling or posting offensive material with cursing is different than reporting "he said the f-word." You should never report someone for saying the f word or the s word, for example. -----Do not use the reporting system to report announcements or stickies. Now, if a user makes a Terms of Service violating post within an announcement or sticky, that post may be reported, but do not report the thread itself. When to use which reporting button. -----  - To report posts. The violation must be in the post you report. Evidence may be given in the report that the violation is true if it is not so obvious, such as saying "it started a few pages back" or similar, but do not report a random post to report a post on the same thread or page. -----  - To report threads. Use this when the first post in a thread or the entire thread is in violation of the rules. For example, a thread clearly requesting an illegal exchange (such as to sell or buy a Gaia account), or a thread which is full of inappropriate pictures. For the Exchange, this can also be applied to "wrong forum" threads-----  Please use this button in PMs if another user has sent you a PM which violates our ToS. For continued harassment/abuse from the same user please instead report them using the "Harassment and Abuse" report form with all relevant information. Password scammers should be reported immediately to an online moderator. (Making a report of the PM and then contacting an online moderator to let them know you have done so is suitable.)Reporting Hackings, Scams and Harassment/Abuse. At the bottom of the Forum Index there are also three additional buttons: -----[Report A Hacking] - Use this button to report a hacking. If you have been hacked, use this button. If you cannot access your account the best thing to do is to create a new account or use another account to report your own hacking. You need to do this as soon as you can and be as informative as possible. This will better help the moderators deal with your situation. -----[Report A Scamming] - To report a scam. Use this to report a case in which you were scammed. If you see a thread that you think may be a scam, and have evidence to support your case, use the [Report Thread] button instead. The Report A Scamming button should be used if you yourself are scammed. -----[Report Abuse or Harassment] - To report someone who is abusing or harassing you. Please do not use this button to report others being abused/harassed because the person you think is being harassed or abused may in fact not care at all, and situations like that are very hard to deal with. In other words, no middlemen. REPORT SYSTEM ABUSE The report system is for Terms of Service violations (which includes spam posts) and for thread moves only. Read the "do not" section of this post, and then reread it, and then read it again, so you don't get warned/banned for report abuse! Also remember that abuse of the reporting system will not be tolerated. Also, to clear up some common misconceptions: ------ When you click the report button you need to fill out a form in order for the report to be sent. Clicking the button and then going back will not file a report. You don't have to worry about accidently clicking the button and sending off a blank report. ------ Getting reported doesn't mean something bad is going to happen to you. If you've done nothing wrong, nothing wrong will happen to you. ------ Accidentally filing a report will not get you banned, however you will be told to pay better attention and continuing to do so may result in a warning or ban. ------ Filing reports against things you honestly think are breaking the rules will not get you in trouble if it turns out that the post was not in violation. Warnings are only issued to users who continually make errors because they are not paying attention, or for users who are spamming the system with illegitimate reports. When should I directly PM a dedicated moderator? Here are some examples: -----Password Scams -----Pornographic Images -----Normal bots -----People posting offensive images -----People spamming off-site advertisement If you want to contact a moderator directly for the above, or perhaps to ask a question or get clarification, to report something more complicated that doesn't fit into the above links, or to report a signature if you can't find a post of the user's to report, simply PM an online mod with a link to the user's profile. Make sure you title the PM something relevant so the mod knows it's not spam. Remember, for emergencies always PM an ONLINE mod. If you cannot find an online moderator for your forum but have something urgent to report, find one from outside of your forum. |
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Many users will use user-wrapped gifts as a money game, offering to sell wrapped items for a certain price. These are NOT special items. ANYTHING can be in a wrapped gift box. It can be anything from a mummy mask to a face veil to a store item. When dealing with user-wrapped gifts please be careful. All threads found in the Main Exchange that are selling the user-wrapped giftboxes will be moved to the Lotto/Money Games forum. Gaia Wrapped Boxes:  - Pink Magical Giftbox - Found around the site upon event.  - Blue Magical Giftbox - Found around the site upon event. - Brown Magical Giftbox - Found around the site upon event. - The Gift - Found in Gambino Hat Rack for 500gold  - Christmas Charity Gift - Given Out to Donators of Gifts worth 500+ at the Xmas Barton Charities in 2003  - Santa's Gift - Given out on Christmas 2003    - Given out on Christmas 2004The "dangerous" Gift Boxes To Buy: These are the boxes that are USER-WRAPPED, so you must beware.                      It is only a scam when the user selling the giftbox makes a claim as to the item or it's value that is in the box, you buy it, and the item they claimed was in the box isnt or is not the value they claim. Examples: Quote: "Selling Wrapped Giftbox! Item inside is worth at least 15k!!" Quote: "10k for wrapped gift! Item is a cigarette" Quote: "5,000 gold for box! Worth is 10k, buy now!!!" Quote: "10k for wrapped box, Kiki Kitty inside!!!" - If a thread is selling a wrapped box report it or PM an online Moderator Assistant and it will be moved to the Lotto/Money Games subforum. Quote: If you purchase one of these so-called "wrapped boxes" and are scammed, you are free to fill out the Report a Scamming form, and a moderator will get back to you as soon as they are able to. However, we cannot guarantee the safe return of your gold and/or items. |
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