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How do you flag someone on WikiAnswers?
If someone is being abusive or posting inappropriate contributions on Wiki Answers, they should be reported to a supervisor immediately. Only supervisors can block a user. Don't take on the user yourself if you are not a supervisor. Visit the links below for more advice and information.
How do supervisors ban members of WikiAnswers?
When a user is violating the WikiAnswers terms of use a supervisor may block them using the "Block Vandal" feature. The supervisor enters the username or IP address they would like to block, the duration of the block and the reason for the block before submitting. When possible, the supervisor should first post a message on the user's personal message board educating them about the policy they are violating. If the behavior continues after that, then a block should be pursued.
How is the decision made to block a user from WikiAnswers?
Based on the actions of the user, Supervisors decide whether or not to block by looking at past and current contributions, and Supervisors also receive advise from the other Supervisors and their Mentors. If the Supervisor sees many reasons to block the user, the user is then blocked.
If you have caught a user spamming is there any way you can be alerted if this user starts participating on WikiAnswers again?
The only thing you can do is bookmark the user. Check back every once in a while to see if this person has made any recent contributions. Have you ever reported him to a Supervisor? If not, you should, because they can block him from using this website, or if you are a supervisor you can block the user.
Should you become a new user on WikiAnswers?
Of course! Becoming a user on WikiAnswers shows all your contributions and lets you volunteer for a supervisor position and other cool stuff.
WikiAnswers swore at you how do you complain?
'WikiAnswers' doesn't swear at people. However, individual users on WikiAnswers do. You can contact a supervisor via email or message board if you have a problem with a particular user's swearing. It would be taken care of immediately.
What happens if someone on this board is cyber bullying you?
WikiAnswers Supervisors can spot and block vandals on this website almost as soon as the user has posted the vandalism (for more on this website's policy refer to the link at the bottom) If you find a web rumor on this site report it to wikianswers@answers.com so it can be removed immediately -you should tell a supervisor or someone in a higher level. Don't handle it on your own. it might get pretty ugly. good luck =)
How do you un-block someone on WikiAnswers?
Only supervisors can unblock someone, but users are blocked for a reason and are rarely unblocked. The user themselves can email Wikianswers if they believe they have been unfairly blocked.
Why doesn't WikiAnswers block inappropriate questions?
WikiAnswers doesn't 'block' inappropriate questions, but rather stores them so no one can answer an inappropriate question that has already been asked. It is called a 'Catch-All', and it stores all of the inappropriate questions so when a user types in an inappropriate question that has already been asked and merged into that Catch-All, they will get an answer telling them that inappropriate questions are not allowed on WikiAnswers. In a way, WikiAnswers does 'block' inappropriate questions.
Is WikiAnswers a user-friendly site?
Yes, the WikiAnswers site is very user-friendly.
Who is the best user on WikiAnswers?
There isn't a 'best user' on wikianswers. There is only those who have lots of contributions.
Can you have spaces in your user name on WikiAnswers?
Yes, you can. There are a lot of WikiAnswers users who have a space in their user name.
