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 bila mpangilio spot' but it's going strong and gaining mashabiki 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 au '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 maoni 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 kwa 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 video

posted by mycrownofjewels

So this may seem a little "anal" of me, but I run into a lot of video ilitumwa on spots that are broken, and for that, I ripoti them. Still, I wonder why it's so difficult for the original poster to go back through some of the things they previously ilitumwa every once in a while (every 3 months?) to check which video may now have a copyright claim, etc. I certainly don't mind cleaning up spots kwa 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 video often have a gray video camera as the image instead of...

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Proper Etiquette For shabiki Pick maswali

posted by vider69

I have created quiet a few spots now and I upendo contributions of any kind, but I am surprised at how many people will pick on 'any' shabiki pick swali 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 swali such as: 'Do wewe Like The Movie Enchanted?' and someone will answer 'Never Seen It' au another question, say - 'Which Bambi picha Is Your Favorite?' only for someone to come up with 'I Hate Bambi.'
It's not whether wewe 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 makala 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 wewe jiunge it?", au something along those lines. Picks like these aren't really opinions and hold little gumption in terms of an interesting kura ya maoni au contrasting maoni 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 makala because I have seen maswali 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 au no content au the topic isn't exactly a inayopendelewa of mine, even if I thought it would be.
I do admit that I feel like a real mean bitch, kahaba when I decide to leave a spot and I'm not here to redeem myself au make excuses, but to help other mashabiki who are in a similar situation as I am and also hopefully for some feedback, maoni and ideas.
Some of us jiunge spots because the person that created...

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WARNING: I Will One-Star Chain Letters ilitumwa as makala

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 mwaka au zaidi ago, link got the mickey taken out of him kwa 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 ilitumwa as soapboxes, because they are not original work, which was the point of soapboxes in the first place.

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

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The Unofficial Etiquette Guide to the fanpop majibu Feature

posted by Cinders

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

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

1) If wewe know the answer to the question, don't ask. This should be fairly clear already, but majibu 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 shabiki pick maswali and maoni left regarding picha 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 mwaka 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 au see people being nasty to other people here I will ripoti them and I'll name all of the 'nasties'...

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Your Spot au Not Your Spot?

posted by vider69

I think that this makala belongs here in opposed to 'Fanpop Spots' because it is a fanpop Etiquette issue, as well as a spot au club issue.
When wewe jiunge a spot it appears in your sasisho as one of your spots and so do the ones wewe create, I've heard some people say that a spot that wewe created 'isn't your spot' now I know that the spots belong to fanpop and I realize that 'most' of wewe would be very proud of your creations just as I am of mine.
However if wewe are the spot creator then 'in my opinion' the spot is yours to some degree, wewe create the spot, only wewe 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 kwa link, however, some believe it to be intentional.

Now I'm not trying to whine about wording au 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 wewe find these things odd?

The type of picks...