Who can do this?
Anyone who is signed in and sees other people’s content can report. The legal team reviews the reports; actions that block an account permanently are confirmed by a second person.
Reporting content and accounts
Reporting sends posts, messages or accounts to the team for review.
What is it for?
If you come across something in the community that is not okay, you can report it. “Report” is available in four places: on forum posts, on club posts, on individual direct messages, and on profiles and in the name menu. You cannot report your own posts or your own account.
In the dialog, you describe what happened under “What happened?”. The report goes straight to the legal team for review, with no intermediate step. For a post, the team reviews the post and the account behind it, including for a post made under a persona. For a direct message, you only release that one message.
You find your reports and their status in the support center under “Reports”. The team only tells you the rough outcome: action taken or no action needed. Which action it was stays hidden from you. Blocking does not replace reporting: if you just want no more contact, block the account.
How it works
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On the post, the message or the profile, choose “Report”.
What you see afterwards: The dialog “Report post”, “Report message” or “Report account” opens.
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Describe the incident under “What happened?”.
What you see afterwards: The field accepts at most 2,000 characters.
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Send with “Report” or with Ctrl and Enter (Cmd and Enter on a Mac).
What you see afterwards: The report goes to the team for review.
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Follow the status in the support center under “Reports”.
What you see afterwards: Your report is listed there under “Your submitted reports”.
Your data
The report contains your description, the reported account and the reported item; for a message, its content. It is stored as a ticket and belongs to your account.
Limits
The description can have at most 2,000 characters. Your own content and your own account cannot be reported. A result only appears after the review and only says whether an action was taken. An action targets the account behind the post.
Frequently asked questions
What does “A report against your account” mean in the support center?
An admin has reviewed a report against your account and asks for your statement. You reply in the message thread.
What happens after the report?
The team reviews it. Depending on the result, a warning can follow, for example. You learn whether an action was taken or none was needed.
Can I report my own post?
No. Your own posts and your own account cannot be reported.
Is the whole conversation reviewed for a direct message?
No. Only the reported message is released for review.