fanpop Etiquette Article: Unhappy On fanpop ? ? ?

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posted by vider69

I've been with fanpop for almost five months now and at first I thought it was a really happy place, I've made ten spots and all of them are doing well, I save, rate and always comment, however I've finally seen the nasty side of Fanpop, my first spot copped a lot of flack because it was classed as 'another misceláneo spot' but it's going strong and gaining fans as is most 'other' duplicate spots I've seen, all of my spots have been a great form of creativity and experience for me, it sounds too good to be true, AND IT IS because there is some really nasty people on our happy fanpop place, people who leave mean comments, it's happened to me and I've seen some real sh***t slinging matches and verbal o 'web' abuse that goes beyond belief, I almost left fanpop when it first happened to me but I carried on doing what I was doing and stuck with it, but it's not a good example for our future Fanpoppers and the newbies who haven't been here long, people leaving nasty comentarios regarding images, abusing and swearing at each other in forums, bagging each others spots and ideas, and people whining about duplicate spots and image credit, as I've mentioned before, threats about reporting people, it's getting really ugly, is anyone up for some 'fun' on Fanpop? because I'm staying, I'm not quitting and I'm going to set an example por standing my ground and continue to have fun on Fanpop, and that's true etiquette plus ! ! !

jedigal1990, lovedeath26 and 23 others like this

chel1395 Lovely article...I didn't realize there was so much mud-slinging going on, but happily there enough wonderful people here on Fanpop (*casually points at self*) to counter the bad people. I'm thrilled you will be staying on Fanpop, hugs all around!! :D

vider69 Thanks and I'm glad there are people like you to keep me here. Cheers.

harold Also, remember that you can (and I suggest [i]should[/i]) report abusive users.

vider69 I don't like to report people but if I 'did' I could count over ten really nasty people on Fanpop right now and I'm sure that they know who they are.

than Great article. I had no idea that this kinda of thing occurred on here, but I'm happy you will remain on here anyway.

housediva Dont get discouraged. There are always going to be those who are just looking for an argument or an excuse to be nasty. Stick to the nicer sites. I can vouch for House md. and a couple of other sites. Chel has been around a long time and is always a pleasure to hear from. Hang in there...as long as its fun. Why waste your time somewhere that makes you feel bad?

0524wes08 People are going to be nasty no matter what you do.That is why I'd stop coming up with new quiz or stating a Star's facts on Fanpop.I am glad that you brought this up cause some people out there need to be taught some manner.THANKS for staying.

pink_martini2 Yea I hate trolls who go to spot of things they don't like and then flame the spot and everything in it. I don't understand. it's Fanpop. its in the name. If you aren't a fan of the spot, then don't go into it. Just go away. I get really frustrated with people who think just because they're anon they can say what they want. I've had far as people going to the forums and posting ugly messages like "Ew. This spot needs to be deleted." I mean seriously? People grow up!

Cammie Some very valid points made, vider. I have always found you are very nice and kind user and above all I respect you so much for standing your ground on what you believe in.

vider69 Thanks everybody for your genuine comments, it's good to keep up with the nicer people of fanpop it gives me more reason to stick around. Cheers.

jarik I always strive to make positive comments because I think if you can't anything nice it's best to say nothing at all. I've come across some abusive and racist remarks from some people. So I'll never contact those people again.

vider69 I think that really abusive people should be banned.

sarahrox I love ur article and i hope things r getting better

jedigal1990 antoher great article i agree unfortunatly there are some really nasty people on here but there are also some very wonderful people on here i totally agree with you though

jedigal1990 though i do admit that image credits are a big deal for me if you don't credit it your taking it as your own and its not fair and also duplicate spots sorry but i just don't think its fair that people create a spot that already exsists and takes all the others fans and stuff but there is a fine line between informing those people and being nasty about it

Managing Previously Uploaded videos

posted by mycrownofjewels

So this may seem a little "anal" of me, but I run into a lot of videos publicado on spots that are broken, and for that, I reportar them. Still, I wonder why it's so difficult for the original poster to go back through some of the things they previously publicado every once in a while (every 3 months?) to check which videos may now have a copyright claim, etc. I certainly don't mind cleaning up spots por reporting broken content, but it is very time consuming...

As a tip, and to make this job easier for people who contribute a lot, broken videos often have a gray video camera as the image instead of...

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Proper Etiquette For fan Pick preguntas

posted by vider69

I have created quiet a few spots now and I amor contributions of any kind, but I am surprised at how many people will pick on 'any' fan pick pregunta just for the sake of it even if they don't like the subject at hand.
Perfect examples of this behavior is what I have noticed not only on spots that I've created but many other spots as well, someone may put up a pregunta such as: 'Do tu Like The Movie Enchanted?' and someone will answer 'Never Seen It' o another question, say - 'Which Bambi foto Is Your Favorite?' only for someone to come up with 'I Hate Bambi.'
It's not whether tu are a fan...

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Picks are NOT made for advertising!

posted by ToastedRabbits

Just a little heads up.

It has been going on for awhile, but I've noticed it especially most recently. The bottom line of this entire articulo lays in its title: pick's aren't made for advertising.

Repetitively, picks are being created that ask "I've just made a spot for ___, will tu registrarse it?", o something along those lines. Picks like these aren't really opinions and hold little gumption in terms of an interesting encuesta o contrasting vistas on a subject. Picks like these are being made to solicit new spots, which isn't what picks are for.

There is a fabulous link, a link, and a link dedicated...

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Unsubscribing From Spots

posted by vider69

I decided to write this articulo because I have seen preguntas being asked about unsubscribing from spots and I have dropped a few spots myself.
The only two reasons I will drop a spot is if the spot has little o no content o the topic isn't exactly a favorito! of mine, even if I thought it would be.
I do admit that I feel like a real mean perra when I decide to leave a spot and I'm not here to redeem myself o make excuses, but to help other fans who are in a similar situation as I am and also hopefully for some feedback, comentarios and ideas.
Some of us registrarse spots because the person that created...

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WARNING: I Will One-Star Chain Letters publicado as artículos

posted by Cinders

I hate chain letters in my e-mail box. I do not want to see them in my fanpop updates.

I remember a año o más ago, link got the mickey taken out of him por DrDevience and others for posting unoriginal chain letters and Rush Limbaugh transcripts as soapboxes. He acted accordingly and removed those articles, and though I think we came down a little unfairly on him, I agreed that chain letters should not be publicado as soapboxes, because they are not original work, which was the point of soapboxes in the first place.

You'll notice that, when tu post a new article, there is a drop-box asking what...

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The Unofficial Etiquette Guide to the fanpop respuestas Feature

posted by Cinders

Hello, seekers of good respuestas to burning questions! It has come to my attention that an official guide to using the new respuestas feature is necessary in order to prevent abuse of this fabulous new fun feature.

I stumbled across fanfly's pregunta about the link for this feature and answered the pregunta with a lista of five things I think are the most important to keep in mind. Urged por germany123 to make it into a soapbox, I present to tu the Official Rules of the fanpop respuestas Feature.

1) If tu know the answer to the question, don't ask. This should be fairly clear already, but respuestas are...

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Enough Is Enough

posted by vider69

I am so sick of all the nastiness and sarcasm that goes on in Fanpop, through the forums, via fan pick preguntas and comentarios left regarding imágenes etc.
And I'm sick of being so nice about it when there's only so much one person can take, I've almost left fanpop on a few occasions because of 'some' peoples attitudes here and I'm over it.
I have been on fanpop for almost a año now and I'm not nasty to people, I get on here and do my thing and contribute as much as I can, but if I cop anymore shit o see people being nasty to other people here I will reportar them and I'll name all of the 'nasties'...

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Your Spot o Not Your Spot?

posted by vider69

I think that this articulo belongs here in opposed to 'Fanpop Spots' because it is a fanpop Etiquette issue, as well as a spot o club issue.
When tu registrarse a spot it appears in your actualización as one of your spots and so do the ones tu create, I've heard some people say that a spot that tu created 'isn't your spot' now I know that the spots belong to fanpop and I realize that 'most' of tu would be very proud of your creations just as I am of mine.
However if tu are the spot creator then 'in my opinion' the spot is yours to some degree, tu create the spot, only tu can change the banner, icon...

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Heterosexism on fanpop

posted by Cinders

So I tried to think of a catchier title, but I figured I might as well just call it what it is. I have seen instances of (what I believe to be unintentional) heterosexism in several fanpop picks. As evidenced por link, however, some believe it to be intentional.

Now I'm not trying to whine about wording o being politically correct. In fact, I'm not politically correct in the slightest, as anyone who knows me well enough will tell you. And this issue isn't really a big deal, I just wanted to make people aware of it and ask their opinions on it. So do tu find these things odd?

The type of picks...