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- VenomousRaccoon
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Mutes and bans
mutes and bans an' mutes and bans- sorry i had to
Anyway - I do have a few questions about mutes and bans, since I've never been muted or banned I don't know everything about them or any experience (but I have a friend who's been muted a bunch of times before for some reason and a few of my old accounts were once banned)
This also does have a few questions about alerts (and a little about the filter) as well.
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1: Are sharing bans pretty much the same as mutes? I mean, to my knowledge sharing bans still let you log on but don't allow you to share comments/projects/etc., and mutes don't let you comment, so..
2: To my knowledge, mutes last 24 hours. Has there ever been a case (or is it possible) for someone to be muted for longer than that, or even permanently? Has a sharing ban ever been permanent?
3: What is the shortest time you can be banned?
4: Does a user ever get banned without warning? I mean, no alerts, no mutes, nothing like that..
5: Is it possible to get banned for being reported unfairly? For example, let's say a user is reported a lot of times by different people but didn't even do anything wrong and gets banned for getting reported..
6: When a post says "(removed by moderator)“, does the person who put the content that was later removed by the moderator always get an alert for that?
7: Mutes do still let you edit your profile description, share projects, make studios, etc., right? I mean, anything but comment. When my friend was muted, she had to edit her profile description to explain that she was muted and couldn't comment, but that was over a year ago so things may have changed.. (Unrelated, but she was literally getting muted for comments like ”Thanks for the follow!")
8: Is it possible to get an alert or anything like that which caused the bad word detector to stop you? (I mean, if you know what I mean..)
Anyway - I do have a few questions about mutes and bans, since I've never been muted or banned I don't know everything about them or any experience (but I have a friend who's been muted a bunch of times before for some reason and a few of my old accounts were once banned)
This also does have a few questions about alerts (and a little about the filter) as well.
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1: Are sharing bans pretty much the same as mutes? I mean, to my knowledge sharing bans still let you log on but don't allow you to share comments/projects/etc., and mutes don't let you comment, so..
2: To my knowledge, mutes last 24 hours. Has there ever been a case (or is it possible) for someone to be muted for longer than that, or even permanently? Has a sharing ban ever been permanent?
3: What is the shortest time you can be banned?
4: Does a user ever get banned without warning? I mean, no alerts, no mutes, nothing like that..
5: Is it possible to get banned for being reported unfairly? For example, let's say a user is reported a lot of times by different people but didn't even do anything wrong and gets banned for getting reported..
6: When a post says "(removed by moderator)“, does the person who put the content that was later removed by the moderator always get an alert for that?
7: Mutes do still let you edit your profile description, share projects, make studios, etc., right? I mean, anything but comment. When my friend was muted, she had to edit her profile description to explain that she was muted and couldn't comment, but that was over a year ago so things may have changed.. (Unrelated, but she was literally getting muted for comments like ”Thanks for the follow!")
8: Is it possible to get an alert or anything like that which caused the bad word detector to stop you? (I mean, if you know what I mean..)
- awesome-llama
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Scratcher
1000+ posts
Mutes and bans
1 and 2. Don't know
3. Depends on how quick the user makes the ban appeal
4. You shouldn't. It depends on severity for the amount of warnings before banning. More severe cases may give you a ban but the ST may first give a warning.
5. Yes, it happened to Griffpatch once.
6. Not always.
7. Never been muted. BTW, your friend may have been muted because they posted the same comment over and over.
8. Don't think so.
Currently, I haven't been banned or muted before so I don't have any info on it really.
3. Depends on how quick the user makes the ban appeal
4. You shouldn't. It depends on severity for the amount of warnings before banning. More severe cases may give you a ban but the ST may first give a warning.
5. Yes, it happened to Griffpatch once.
6. Not always.
7. Never been muted. BTW, your friend may have been muted because they posted the same comment over and over.
8. Don't think so.
Currently, I haven't been banned or muted before so I don't have any info on it really.
- yzyzyz
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Scratcher
500+ posts
Mutes and bans
This sounds logical.5. Yes, it happened to Griffpatch once.What?
- Austinato
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Scratcher
1000+ posts
Mutes and bans
1: Are sharing bans pretty much the same as mutes? I mean, to my knowledge sharing bans still let you log on but don't allow you to share comments/projects/etc., and mutes don't let you comment, so…I don't know too much about sharing bans.
2: To my knowledge, mutes last 24 hours. Has there ever been a case (or is it possible) for someone to be muted for longer than that, or even permanently?I think this is possible, although I have no evidence.
Has a sharing ban ever been permanent?I don't know too much about sharing bans, as said previously.
3: What is the shortest time you can be banned?According to this topic/page, Paddle2See says that “the first block lasts about 3 days”, or 3.5 according to the corresponding image. This may be outdated and there may have been special circumstances not following this statement.
4: Does a user ever get banned without warning? I mean, no alerts, no mutes, nothing like that.If you're a legitimate user, likely not. You'd be warned ahead of time about your actions, meaning you'd get numerous alerts (the amount varying) before being banned. If you do something extremely inappropriate, you may be immediately banned without warning.
If you're suspected to be a bot or something, I would think you can be banned immediately, but I have no supporting evidence on this.
5: Is it possible to get banned for being reported unfairly? For example, let's say a user is reported a lot of times by different people but didn't even do anything wrong and gets banned for getting reported.The Scratch Team tends to handle reports correctly, but there may be some mistakes.
6: When a post says "(removed by moderator)", does the person who put the content that was later removed by the moderator always get an alert for that?I don't have evidence on this, however a moderator may modify your post to censor a quote within it (belonging to someone else), not putting you in trouble.
7: Mutes do still let you edit your profile description, share projects, make studios, etc., right? I mean, anything but comment. When my friend was muted, she had to edit her profile description to explain that she was muted and couldn't comment, but that was over a year ago so things may have changed.. (Unrelated, but she was literally getting muted for comments like “Thanks for the follow!”)I would think so.
8: Is it possible to get an alert or anything like that which caused the bad word detector to stop you? (I mean, if you know what I mean..)If you're talking about typing an innocent word, and the bad word detector finds it inappropriate, I don't think it's connected to banning users. It just prevents an user from typing something that gets them banned.
- VenomousRaccoon
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Scratcher
95 posts
Mutes and bans
They reported him because they were jealous of him, I betThis sounds logical.5. Yes, it happened to Griffpatch once.What?
- aking_
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Scratcher
1000+ posts
Mutes and bans
Yeah mutes still let you edit descriptions and stuff because I got muted a few weeks ago (I used Scratch Team, bad idea, and the discuss button in the same sentence… oops) and I was able to edit my descriptions and stuff (that was repetitive lol).
- yzyzyz
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Scratcher
500+ posts
Mutes and bans
I also think so.They reported him because they were jealous of him, I betThis sounds logical.5. Yes, it happened to Griffpatch once.What?
- PintOfMilk
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Scratcher
1000+ posts
Mutes and bans
For example my ban history resulting in a block
Your Scratch account has been temporarily blocked for sharing or requesting personal contact information. For safety reasons, we ask you do not share or request personal contact information, such as email addresses, real name, location, etc. Please read the Community Guidelines below for more information.
July 26 2017 @6:20 p.m.
Please don't share or ask others for contact information (including email addresses and social media accounts) anywhere on Scratch. Read the Community Guidelines for more information. Thanks! - Scratch Team
Here are some of the comments that led to this message:
" You could email them to me (nice and short isn't it?) “
July 11 2017 @9:14 p.m.
Please be more respectful when posting on Scratch. Continuing to be disrespectful will cause your account to be blocked. It's important that you read the Community Guidelines. You'll find a link at the bottom of every page. - Scratch Team
Here is the forum post that led to this message:
”Edit: short sarcastic rhyme about the st as a joke. “
June 4 2017 @7:44 a.m.
Thanks for the report! We checked it out and couldn’t find anything wrong with the content you reported. Please only report projects, comments, profiles, or studios that are mean or inappropriate. Check out the Community Guidelines (linked at the bottom of every page) for help deciding what is or isn't ok for Scratch.
April 26 2017 @4:41 a.m.
Please be constructive when posting on Scratch. If you think something could be better, say something you like about it, and make a suggestion on how to improve it. But make sure you are nice about it – everyone on Scratch is learning. Please Read the Community Guidelines for more information. Thanks! - Scratch Team
Here are some of the comments that led to this message:
”Said that a suggestion was pojntless. "
March 20 2017 @3:52 p.m.
For project SIMPLIFIED-Anna and Marnie SpeedArt Simplified:
We removed this project because it appears to be an exact copy of someone else's original. It's fine to remix someone else's sprites, scripts or images, but you must be sure to add your own ideas, and give them credit in the project notes. If you want to re-share it, make sure you describe what you changed in the project notes.
Unsupported Mistake by ST (I change it right at the end so unless they waited for 60 seconds and then I simplified reshared it nobody has reported it
Your Scratch account has been temporarily blocked for sharing or requesting personal contact information. For safety reasons, we ask you do not share or request personal contact information, such as email addresses, real name, location, etc. Please read the Community Guidelines below for more information.
July 26 2017 @6:20 p.m.
Please don't share or ask others for contact information (including email addresses and social media accounts) anywhere on Scratch. Read the Community Guidelines for more information. Thanks! - Scratch Team
Here are some of the comments that led to this message:
" You could email them to me (nice and short isn't it?) “
July 11 2017 @9:14 p.m.
Please be more respectful when posting on Scratch. Continuing to be disrespectful will cause your account to be blocked. It's important that you read the Community Guidelines. You'll find a link at the bottom of every page. - Scratch Team
Here is the forum post that led to this message:
”Edit: short sarcastic rhyme about the st as a joke. “
June 4 2017 @7:44 a.m.
Thanks for the report! We checked it out and couldn’t find anything wrong with the content you reported. Please only report projects, comments, profiles, or studios that are mean or inappropriate. Check out the Community Guidelines (linked at the bottom of every page) for help deciding what is or isn't ok for Scratch.
April 26 2017 @4:41 a.m.
Please be constructive when posting on Scratch. If you think something could be better, say something you like about it, and make a suggestion on how to improve it. But make sure you are nice about it – everyone on Scratch is learning. Please Read the Community Guidelines for more information. Thanks! - Scratch Team
Here are some of the comments that led to this message:
”Said that a suggestion was pojntless. "
March 20 2017 @3:52 p.m.
For project SIMPLIFIED-Anna and Marnie SpeedArt Simplified:
We removed this project because it appears to be an exact copy of someone else's original. It's fine to remix someone else's sprites, scripts or images, but you must be sure to add your own ideas, and give them credit in the project notes. If you want to re-share it, make sure you describe what you changed in the project notes.
Unsupported Mistake by ST (I change it right at the end so unless they waited for 60 seconds and then I simplified reshared it nobody has reported it
- VenomousRaccoon
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Scratcher
95 posts
Mutes and bans
(snip)Okay, but that's a little irrelevant
Also, how do you get so many alerts in a short time like that? I haven't gotten an alert in over a year..
- PintOfMilk
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Scratcher
1000+ posts
Mutes and bans
Well a report accounts as an alert ?!(snip)Okay, but that's a little irrelevant
Also, how do you get so many alerts in a short time like that? I haven't gotten an alert in over a year..
- VenomousRaccoon
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Scratcher
95 posts
Mutes and bans
..?Well a report accounts as an alert ?!(snip)Okay, but that's a little irrelevant
Also, how do you get so many alerts in a short time like that? I haven't gotten an alert in over a year..
- PintOfMilk
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Scratcher
1000+ posts
Mutes and bans
A wrong report counts as an alert..?Well a report accounts as an alert ?!(snip)Okay, but that's a little irrelevant
Also, how do you get so many alerts in a short time like that? I haven't gotten an alert in over a year..
- VenomousRaccoon
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Scratcher
95 posts
Mutes and bans
If you report something that shouldn't be reported, then you might end up getting an alert.A wrong report counts as an alert..?Well a report accounts as an alert ?!(snip)Okay, but that's a little irrelevant
Also, how do you get so many alerts in a short time like that? I haven't gotten an alert in over a year..
- PintOfMilk
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Scratcher
1000+ posts
Mutes and bans
Yeah I used chess notation to describe what I thought of it. Due to that fact I barely report stuffIf you report something that shouldn't be reported, then you might end up getting an alert.A wrong report counts as an alert..?Well a report accounts as an alert ?!(snip)Okay, but that's a little irrelevant
Also, how do you get so many alerts in a short time like that? I haven't gotten an alert in over a year..
- _EXPO_
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New Scratcher
5 posts
Mutes and bans
Yep, my friend 4computer was reported unfairly. See, we are best friends in real life. She introduced me to scratch. She told me to send her an email, so guess what happened? The scratch team thought she was asking me for my email, but really, she wasn't at all. So she has 2 banned accounts now I don't know when she's coming back. 
and it is unfair.
5: Is it possible to get banned for being reported unfairly? For example, let's say a user is reported a lot of times by different people but didn't even do anything wrong and gets banned for getting reported… [/quote
and it is unfair. 5: Is it possible to get banned for being reported unfairly? For example, let's say a user is reported a lot of times by different people but didn't even do anything wrong and gets banned for getting reported… [/quote
mutes and bans an' mutes and bans- sorry i had to
Last edited by _EXPO_ (Nov. 9, 2017 15:28:57)
- BY147258369
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Scratcher
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Mutes and bans
Yep, my friend 4computer was reported unfairly. See, we are best friends in real life. She introduced me to scratch. She told me to send her an email, so guess what happened? The scratch team thought she was asking me for my email, but really, she wasn't at all. So she has 2 banned accounts now I don't know when she's coming back.
5: Is it possible to get banned for being reported unfairly? For example, let's say a user is reported a lot of times by different people but didn't even do anything wrong and gets banned for getting reported… [/quotemutes and bans an' mutes and bans- sorry i had toI would suggest asking your friend to use Contact Us to explain to ST. Additionally, your friend should not have used another account to bypass the ban.
- _EXPO_
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New Scratcher
5 posts
Mutes and bans
Yes, that wasn't the reason. She had to tell her friends what happened. I'll tell her. I think she'll understand 
- LionHeart70
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Scratcher
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(snip)First of all, this question is old and this doesn't really add much to the conversation. Despite it being technically unsolved, I'm pretty sure we need more answers rather than a story about a friend who got banned.. and you probably shouldn't talk about someone getting banned/alerted since these are between the ST and the user who got the ban/alert..
I won't have this topic closed yet (this is a topic I made on my side account) since it's still technically unsolved, I'll have an ST member answer this since I'm pretty sure we'll get more accurate answers if we ask someone who helps run this site.
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