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Yawgmoth · Jan 30, 2008, 04:17 AM // 04:17

Are you sure you had the right person *selected* when typing /report ?

The most common mistake is clicking the person's name on the chat, just as if you wanted to whisp him, but instead of whisping you type /report. The effect is that a random person you had *targetted* gets reported.

holababe · Jan 30, 2008, 04:48 AM // 04:48

It doesn't matter, the support team checks all player-sent reports.

Gaile Gray · Jan 30, 2008, 05:20 AM // 05:20

I just tested this, and I think you're under a misimpression about how to use /report.

You can type in a name if you do not select a player.
You can select a player and that name is automatically placed into the report page.

I selected a player, typed /report and that player's name was featured in the report page that popped up. If I selected a player and typed /report and another name, that didn't work and honestly, I don't think it's supposed to work that way. The selection (the name of the selected player) overrides the typed text, which is designed to make it easier to report.

You select a player to /report. Only if you have no one selected will it work with a typed name. This means you have to deselect any player, which you can do by choosing the Xunlai Chest, a Henchman or NPC, etc. Then, while not selecting someone in the district, you can type /report (name of player here) and that name will be filled in on the report page.

Incidentally, no one was blocked with a report or even two. And no one is banned for a single erroneous report or two. We look at aggregates before we block, which means it would most likely take more than two to result in a block.

1 up and 2 down · Jan 30, 2008, 05:41 AM // 05:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gaile Gray

I just tested this, and I think you're under a misimpression about how to use /report.

You can type in a name if you do not select a player.
You can select a player and that name is automatically placed into the report page.

I selected a player, typed /report and that player's name was featured in the report page that popped up. If I selected a player and typed /report and another name, that didn't work and honestly, I don't think it's supposed to work that way. The selection (the name of the selected player) overrides the typed text, which is designed to make it easier to report.

You select a player to /report. Only if you have no one selected will it work with a typed name. This means you have to deselect any player, which you can do by choosing the Xunlai Chest, a Henchman or NPC, etc. Then, while not selecting someone in the district, you can type /report (name of player here) and that name will be filled in on the report page.

Incidentally, no one was blocked with a report or even two. And no one is banned for a single erroneous report or two. We look at aggregates before we block, which means it would most likely take more than two to result in a block.

Thanks Gaile for clarifying. But like I said earlier, don't worry, I've done this a few time already and I never got banned.

Voltaic Annihilator · Jan 30, 2008, 01:33 PM // 13:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gaile Gray

I just tested this, and I think you're under a misimpression about how to use /report.

You can type in a name if you do not select a player.
You can select a player and that name is automatically placed into the report page.

I selected a player, typed /report and that player's name was featured in the report page that popped up. If I selected a player and typed /report and another name, that didn't work and honestly, I don't think it's supposed to work that way. The selection (the name of the selected player) overrides the typed text, which is designed to make it easier to report.

You select a player to /report. Only if you have no one selected will it work with a typed name. This means you have to deselect any player, which you can do by choosing the Xunlai Chest, a Henchman or NPC, etc. Then, while not selecting someone in the district, you can type /report (name of player here) and that name will be filled in on the report page.

Incidentally, no one was blocked with a report or even two. And no one is banned for a single erroneous report or two. We look at aggregates before we block, which means it would most likely take more than two to result in a block.

Well the other person did have me in their party so they probably did have me targeted, and i probably had them targeted when the bot pmed me

Thank you for clearing that up

Muspellsheimr · Jan 30, 2008, 03:21 PM // 15:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gaile Gray

I selected a player, typed /report and that player's name was featured in the report page that popped up. If I selected a player and typed /report and another name, that didn't work and honestly, I don't think it's supposed to work that way. The selection (the name of the selected player) overrides the typed text, which is designed to make it easier to report.

You select a player to /report. Only if you have no one selected will it work with a typed name. This means you have to deselect any player, which you can do by choosing the Xunlai Chest, a Henchman or NPC, etc. Then, while not selecting someone in the district, you can type /report (name of player here) and that name will be filled in on the report page.

Honestly, that is a pretty stupid way for it to work. The typed name should be overriding the UI selection - as the selected character could easily be a mistake, and the intended character could be spamming from another district/outpost.

Mork from Ork · Jan 30, 2008, 05:03 PM // 17:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by Muspellsheimr

Honestly, that is a pretty stupid way for it to work. The typed name should be overriding the UI selection - as the selected character could easily be a mistake, and the intended character could be spamming from another district/outpost.

I agree - very clumsy and very counter intuitive - a very bad design decision.

How could we not be under a "misimpression"? There are no instructions on these kinds of things and the intuitive way would be to assume the typed name would take precedence.

Commander Ryker · Jan 30, 2008, 06:37 PM // 18:37

Well there you have it then. Matter settled
~closed~