Have you reported someone for less-than-noble reasons? (poll)

XinZhao2WinNhao·12/9/2015, 8:30:57 PM·1 votes·447 views

Note: This is NOT a poll asking only if you've false reported people. This asks if you've ever reported anyone for a reason other than improving the community or bringing justice. I will detail the choices below, please read.

If more than 1 of these apply to you, select the bottom-most on the poll that you said yes to.

If you want to discuss your own choices you can post, otherwise it's anonymous.

Your poll Choices

  1. It was a legit report but I only reported them because I was angry at them for a personal insult/insult to a friend/duoQ partner. If the toxic player had been toxic to another teammate and not me (or my duo partner or friend), I might not have reported.
  2. It was a legit report but I nitpicked some minor stuff because I didn't like the person and wanted to get them into trouble.
  3. It was a legit report, but I was also being toxic in the game where I reported someone for being toxic. My toxic action was different than the person I reported's toxic action.
  4. Pick this if you said yes to #3 but your toxic action was exactly the same as the guy you reported's.
  5. It was a legit report but I instigated/baited them into doing the reportable action.
  6. I changed the category of report. For example, they were AFK but I reported them for verbal abuse instead (most likely because I believe that verbal abuse brings punishment faster than other report options)
  7. I false reported someone because I didn't like the person's off-meta pick.
  8. I false reported someone because I needed someone to blame when we lost a game.
  9. I false reported someone for any other reason.
  10. Never. I only report people truthfully for the purpose of improving the community and bringing justice.

I'm just doing this poll to see the reasons that the majority of the community reports people for (or at least what they think they report for. I know a few toxics who think that they're doing the world a great thing by reporting random people they think are making them lose the game).

6 Comments

Habitz12/9/2015, 8:33:48 PM7 votes

I can only hold 3 words and 1 number in my head at a time

TeemoJenkins12/9/2015, 8:40:12 PM2 votes

I had to read 10 options to find the one legit reason to report someone???

Veraska12/9/2015, 8:39:28 PM1 votes

I report when I dwelling a behaviors words or actions are creating a bad environment for the game, it's pretty simple when you try to do it like that

XinZhao2WinNhao12/9/2015, 8:40:17 PM1 votes

By the way I fixed the misunderstanding. When I said "if more than 1 apply select the bottom most on the poll" I didn't mean select 10, I meant select the bottom most that apply to you. If you select 10, then you really couldn't have said yes to anything else.

TrulyBland12/9/2015, 11:11:56 PM1 votes

Well... cognitive biases are a bitch, so chances are I did do what you described in #2; if not #1. However never consciously. That said, if I do dislike somebody, I'm still happy if I can legitimately report them at the end of the match. That's why I also don't feel like voting for #10... Because to say I only vote with the intention of bringing justice or improving the community is a bit of a stretch. Reporting is still a way to vent, after all, and I'd be lying if I said I don't feel better after reporting somebody for being an asshole to me.

XinZhao2WinNhao12/10/2015, 3:17:44 AM1 votes

Really, no takers for 6?

I'm quite surprised, many people in my games do that.

Example: Graves: report Yi enemy Yasuo: why Graves: hes afk but report him for verbal instead, afk reports do nothing