Created using feedback from https://lemmy.cafe/post/4823550. Maybe this can be useful.

Transcript: See something off? Do your part to keep the Lemmy community safe:

R - Read the rules of the community.
E - Explain your report, including rule # when possible.
P - Provide context the mods should know.
O - Opt-out, disengage, downvote or block. Don’t add to the drama.
R - Reach out or report right away. *For extremely time-sensitive content (CSAM, gore) DM an admin via Matrix: Instance homepage > Sidebar > click admin’s @username > Send Secure Message
T - Trust your instincts. If in doubt, report it.

    • catloaf@lemm.ee
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      6 months ago

      No. Unlike reddit, when you send a report, it shows who reported it.

      This has the advantage of the mod being able to respond to the reporter to ask clarification or provide explanation, but it also allows malicious mod action.

      I suppose you could create another account if you need to report something without using this name.

      • spujb@lemmy.cafeOP
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        6 months ago

        I have also seen temp bans put in for users abusing the report feature to win arguments

        • Cryophilia@lemmy.world
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          6 months ago

          Not nearly as often as the abusers successfully use it lol

          Most mods are a “permaban first so I don’t have to deal with it” type

          • spujb@lemmy.cafeOP
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            6 months ago

            Looks up ur modlog.

            Repeated warning comment removals before finally being banned for repeated violations

            Pardon me for not feeling much sympathy friend.

            • Cryophilia@lemmy.world
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              6 months ago

              For claiming to hate bootlickers lemmy sure does enjoy when opposing voices are silenced.

              And yes, if it’s against the rules to talk about the color orange, then repeated warnings/comment removals for mentioning the color orange before finally banning me for mentioning the color orange is still silencing. Just more protracted. I’m not gonna start pretending there’s no such thing as orange.

      • Chozo@fedia.io
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        That seems like a pretty big oversight on the Lemmy development side of things. There should, at the very least, be an option to submit a report either anonymously or to have it tied to your account. A disclaimer could be included that anonymous reports cannot be responded to in case that is a concern for users.

        • spujb@lemmy.cafeOP
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          It’s probably not so much an oversight as a natural consequence of the open nature of Lemmy. Same reason DMs on here are not technically private. Even if you implemented an anonymous report feature, instance admins could probably identify the user easily.

        • Manin@lemmy.world
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          6 months ago

          I think itwill make a user abusive the report feature unless the report system can automatically determine if comment or post break the rules

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        6 months ago

        Thank you, I don’t think i need another account if i report something that breaking the rules.

    • recursive_recursion [they/them]@programming.dev
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      as one of the instance mod/admin’s I’d say that evidence would help expedite the report process but it’s totally optional

      depending on what the thing being reported is sometimes evidence isn’t needed

      • for anything that’s blatantly negative/unpleasant, evidence isn’t typically needed when reporting a post/comment

      • for anything else that someone might find subtly “off”, 2 pieces of evidence could help us figure out what’s wrong

        • as a systems analyst having as much information to determine what happened and how things got to this way can help others and myself determine what the best way forward could be
        • for example some users might just need a warning/clarification based on my own interactions