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Is there any way to find out what your trust level is when reporting abuse?
Abusive questions or answers get deleted almost instantly when reported by HIGH trust people but it takes several reports by LOW trust people to delete them. Even if the Q/A is deleted immediately after you report it, you don't know if it was because a HIGH trust person reported it just as you did, or if you were just the last needed LOW trust person to report it.
So, how can you tell how trusted you are?
I am not obsessed, nor would I ever tell anyone else what it was, even if I knew, let alone brag. That would just put a target on MY back! I just wondered if there was any way to know. I would just feel pride in myself if I thought I was trusted, no one else needs to know about it.
I am not obsessed, nor would I ever tell anyone else what it was, even if I knew, let alone brag. That would just put a target on MY back! I just wondered if there was any way to know. I would just feel pride in myself if I thought I was trusted, no one else needs to know about it.
Oops! I don't have a clue how that double posted. Sorry about that.
2 Answers
- Ð〇ᑌᙖᒪᕮ Ƭᖇ〇ᑌᙖᒪᕮLv 78 years agoFavourite answer
There is no way to find out exactly where on the scale of Low to High you are as Y! does not make that info public (not even to the individual account owner)
The only way to find out if you have "high" trust is to report abuse. If it drops immediately with your report and that happens several successive times then it means you have high enough reporting trust for your reports to function on their own. If it happens sporadically then chances are you are on the way. If nothing ever gets removed then it's low.
The best way to build up trust is to stick to reporting very clear cut violations such as spam and don't take any risks reporting borderline content yet.
- Ed AtunLv 78 years ago
It is easy to know. Find a spam answer and report that answer ( Hover over ABOUT at the top of this page.... choose Suggestion Board..... then look for the Spam Battle Thread).
Go back to the question in 1 minute. If the spam answer is gone, you have a High Trust Rating. If it says "You reported this answer", you have low trust rating. If it is low, go to Diet and Fitness or Personal Finance or Movies or any category where the spammers are active. Report 15 spams per day for 2 weeks. Your trust rating will soar.
