starboy
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Reporting a player
Hey guys! I'm sure many of you new that you can report a player in the 'Player Reports' section, but this guide will follow through the process of taking a screenshot / video, uploading it, and finally successfully reporting a player.
(1) Before you report:Hey guys! I'm sure many of you new that you can report a player in the 'Player Reports' section, but this guide will follow through the process of taking a screenshot / video, uploading it, and finally successfully reporting a player.
- Check that the player has actually broken the rules found at https://thesplashmc.net/rules
- This is fairly self explanatory. Some things are easy to spot such as spamming or advertising which is clearly against the rules.
- Other things such as stealing someone's items may be less obvious. It's always a good idea to regularly keep updated with the rules at all times.
- Make sure you're not breaking the rules yourself!
- For example, accusing a player of using a hacked client, regardless of whether they are or not, is against the rules.
- Advise, but don't mini-mod
- Remember, players don't have the authority to enforce the rules on the server. While it may be frustrating to see someone breaking the rules, it is not in a player's power to enforce / threaten them to stop
- However, you can certainly remind players of the rules if you believe they are violating them. Instead of threatening them, make a report.
(2) Evidence
NOTE: Please refer to the evidence uploading guidelines https://thesplashmc.net/threads/the-splash-evidence-upload-requirements.6/
The method to gather evidence is different depending on the situation. For example, to gather evidence of a violation of a chat rule, e.g. spam, a screenshot would be sufficient evidence. However, to gather evidence of hacking or tp-trapping, video evidence would be needed. I will go through each in turn.
(2a) Screenshot Evidence
NOTE: Please ensure that the screenshot is in alignment with the evidence-uploading guidelines. It must be an uncropped image.
WINDOWS:
- Press Win + R / open Run from the start menu depending on your version
- Type %appdata%\. minecraft\
- Open the screenshots folder
MAC:
- Go the the Finder from the Go menu
- Select 'Go to Folder'
- Type ~/Library/Application Support/minecraft
- Open the screenshots folder
LINUX:
- ~ is your home directory (usually /home/NAME)
- To access .minecraft the directory would be /home/NAME/.minecraft/.
- Open the screenshots folder
- After you've opened your screenshots folder, go to https://imgur.com/ (shown below)
- Click new post
- You should see the following window:
- Drag and drop the screenshot in the 'drop images here' section
- Press copy link.
- Congrats! You have now got accessible evidence which is compliant with the server guidelines and you will be helping make the server free from rule-breakers.
I have already created a guide on how you can record video evidence, the link is as follows: https://thesplashmc.net/threads/record-minecraft-without-software.571/
Here's how you can upload your video evidence once you have recorded it:
- From my experience, the easiest way to upload a video to the forums is to upload it onto YouTube, and then link the video on your forum post.
- Uploading a video is fairly self explanatory, but remember to post your video as unlisted so that only those with the link, i.e. the staff member handing your report, can see it.
- Under 'Support and Applications', click Player Reports
- Click submit post
- Fill out the relevant details and link your Imgur post or YouTube video as the evidence.
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nice job as always starboy
