This site enables large numbers of users to contribute content. The reporting system allows other users to identify inappropriate comments, lists, and other community-created content that contains spoilers or offensive content, or violates the Terms of Use, while preserving everyone’s ability to express themselves. Reporting inappropriate content is referred to as flagging.
Types of Community-Created Content You Can Flag
You can flag any of these types of content:
- Comments
- Quotes
- Notices
- Summaries
- Videos
- Lists
How Flagging Works
If two people report a single piece of posted content as "Containing spoilers", the comment will be automatically flagged as contains spoilers.
If three people report a piece of posted content as "Containing offensive material" it will be automatically flagged as contains offensive materials. In both of these cases, the comment will not be removed, but you can go to My Settings and have content of these types hidden by default.
If three people report a piece of posted content as "Violates appropriate use standards", the flagged material will be reviewed against the Terms of Service. If it is determined that the content violates the appropriate use standards, the content may be removed, depending on the home country of the author and of the users flagging the material.
Flag Type |
# of Flags |
Action |
|---|---|---|
Contains spoilers |
2 | Displays spoiler alert. |
Contains offensive material |
3 |
Displays offensive material alert. |
Violates appropriate use standards |
3 |
Potentially removed, depending on country of creator and report. |
To report an inappropriate comment
- Log in to your account.
- On a title’s details page, find the comment you want to report.
- Click the flag icon below the comment.
- Choose whether you would like to report the content as offensive, contains spoilers, or violates appropriate use standards
If you report content as offensive, add a brief explanation about what you find objectionable.
- If you report content as violating the appropriate use standards, you will be asked to confirm that you have reviewed the appropriate use standards.
- Click Submit to send your note.
Notes:
- Reporting is anonymous. The author of a flagged comment will not know who objected to it, and there is no indication on the comment itself that it has been flagged.
- You can also report inappropriate lists.
- You can’t flag inappropriate usernames or tags, but you can report these to your library.