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Contents 1 Reporting a player 2 Reporting a discussion post 3 Reporting Whirled mail 4 Reporting a shop issue 4.1 Items 4.1.1 Mature 4.1.2 Copyright 4.1.3 Stolen 4.1.4 Needs Attribution 4.1.5 Scam 4.1.6 Broken 4.2 Comments 4.3 Tags 5 Reporting an avatar seen in a room

Whirled is largely a place where the players have the power to regulate their own experiences. If someone is bothersome, players can do these types of things:

• Remove the person from their friends list
• Block the person or an overly spammy pet
• Boot the person out of the room
• Move to a different room
• Set a room so that it only accepts the player and their friends
• Create a private game table and invite only friends to it
• Bleep offensive or annoying items
• Delete an offensive or unwanted comment from their profile's Comment Wall.

However, sometimes one may need to report behavior and items that violate Whirled's Community Standards or Terms of Service.

Reporting a player

If another player in the room where you are is violating Whirled's Community Standards or the Terms of Service, that player may be reported.

1. Make sure that the player is really doing something that violates the Community Standards or Terms of Service. It's not ideal to report someone who is being irritating but is not truly breaking the rules. For example, you should not report someone who is wearing an avatar that you simply find unattractive.
2. Ask the person to stop the offensive behavior and let them know that they can be reported for breaking the rules.
3. If they do not stop, click on the player and select the "Complain about this player..." option from the menu.
4. A box will appear in which you can provide a short description of the reason for your report.

After submitting the report, nothing further need be done; the report will be sent to the Agents for review.

Use this menu to report a player who violates the Community Standards or Terms of Service.

Use this confirmation dialog to provide a short description of the reason for the report.

Reporting a discussion post

To report a post that violates the Community Standards or Terms of Service, click the reporting icon on that post as shown to the right. Please note that posts such as "You suck!" while negative, do not automatically break the rules.

You will be prompted to explain how the post breaks Whirled's rules. Once you have done so and submitted the report, it will be sent to the Agents for review.

Reporting Whirled mail

If you receive mail that violates Whirled's Terms of Service and Community Standards, you can use the "Complain" button at the top of the mail to report it to the Agents for review. You will be asked to provide a brief explanation of the reason for your report.

Reporting a shop issue

Items

Items that violate the Community Standards or the Terms of Service may be reported for review. To do so, use the "Report" link on the item's page in the Shop.

The options to report the item as "Mature," "Copyright," "Stolen," "Needs Attribution," "Scam" or "Broken" will appear in a menu.

Mature

The "Mature" option is for items that contain overt and explicit sex or violence. Selecting this option will produce the following confirmation dialog:

Copyright

The "Copyright" option is for items that are unauthorized copies of something you yourself have created. Reporting an item as a copyright violation will cause the confirmation dialog at right to appear. In the "Link" field, please include a link to one of the following: your earlier shop listing, the item in your stuff/inventory when you first uploaded it, or a direct link to the content elsewhere on the web with a visible upload date. If pieces of the original work are included, be sure to note which pieces and where. Please do not provide links to newly uploaded copies or new shop listings, and please do not encourage others to submit duplicate reports without adding new information.

If you see a copy of someone else's work in the shop, notify the creator of the original work via Whirled mail. That person can then look at the copy and decide whether or not they would like to ask Three Rings to take it down.

Stolen

The "Stolen" option is for items that is a copy of someone else's work. In the "Link" field, please include a link to one of the following: the original shop listing, a copy of the item in your inventory, or another location where the original artist has made it clear that the item is not meant to be used as it is. Selecting this option will produce the following confirmation dialog:

Needs Attribution

The "Needs Attribution" option is for items that you believe are based on another item in the shop, but are not attributed to said basis item. You should also try to provide a link to the basis item you believe the reported item is based on. Selecting this option will produce the following confirmation dialog:

Scam

The "Scam" option is for items that are offering clearly impossible functionality or otherwise designed to take advantage of unsuspecting viewers. Selecting this option will produce the following confirmation dialog:

Broken

The "Broken" option is for items that is not working as described. Please include a brief explanation of how the object is malfunctioning. Selecting this option will produce the following confirmation dialog:

Comments

Shop comments can be reported via the "Complain" link.

Profile comment wall comments can be reported via the "Complain" link.

Comments posted on Shop items or profile pages that break the Terms of Service or the Community Standards may be reported by using the "Complain" link on the offending comment post.

You will be prompted to explain how the comment breaks Whirled's commenting rules. Once you have done so and submitted the report, it will be sent to the Agents for review.

Tags

Tags in the Shop can be added and removed by any Club Whirled member, and creators may add or remove tags from their own listings. Please see the tagging guidelines for more information.

Reporting an avatar seen in a room

Avatars that violate the Community Standards or the Terms of Service may be reported for review. To do so for one seen in the room you are currently in, click on the avatar and use the "Report avatar item..." link in the popup menu for "This avatar item..."

A reporting window will popup. Select MATURE, COPYRIGHT, STOLEN, UNATTRIBUTED, SCAM or BROKEN from the Flag as: dropdown menu. Then describe the issue in the Comment: text box before clicking on the OK button to send in your report.

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