At 1/18/17 10:20 PM, EDM364 wrote:
@Exedor re: not a "sounds like" stolen thread, I agree on one foot, but are you also saying that users shouldn't ask here if they feel something might be breaking the rules, or might be stolen?
The official purpose of this thread hasn't changed. It's on page 1:
At 9/24/14 07:56 AM, B16 wrote:
In this thread, report any Audio Portal submissions which break the rules detailed in the
Audio Portal Guidelines.
It's for users to report audio that violates the rules. This is the audio counterpart to the Elite Guard Barracks, which is where users report movie and game submissions. It's always been expected that when a user reports something, they provide proof as to their claim. Now yes, the occasional report comes thru where the user can't pin down the original, or they just post their concerns about something, and that's fine.
But every so often, we have to remind the users that they need to put a little more effort into their reporting. No one wants more work made for them, and people need to know that proving their claims helps out, whereas, not doing so makes a lot of work for the moderators. We want to enjoy Newgrounds too, and play games, and watch movies, just like everyone else. However, the more often that you spend half-to-all of your available Newgrounds time on modding, the more you appreciate the users who make the job easier, vs the ones that don't. Imagine have 2 hours of free time and getting 10 minutes to actually play.
Yes, if you have questions about a submission, feel free to post them.
As for what happened earlier, one report said "Not sure about this one.." Ok. Another said, "Sounds stolen..."
Basically, they just jumped on something from a weak vantage point, and a little bit of research would've strengthened the position. So I posted what I did to encourage a little more effort. We all get excited about smacking down the bad guy, and I love seeing them get brought to justice as much as anybody. But, that doesn't change the fact that a correct and full report beats a suspicion any day.
At 1/18/17 10:31 PM, BlueAlpha14 wrote:
At 1/18/17 10:20 PM, EDM364 wrote:
I wish the internet had an audio search built in where you could dig for similar mp3s. I would love that.
How would that work, I wonder?
Shazam is a song locator that can be accessed on your smartphone. I don't have one yet. :\ Also, I've heard that google can do audio searches, but I haven't gotten familiar with that and I have no helpful instruction on it at the moment.
I already found out the song was stolen by 5 seconds of research lol.
See? It easy and it helps us when you prove your statements so we don't have to research everyone's reports.
the users in this thread are helping out the moderators a lot imo.
Yes, and we do appreciate the reports.
The least they could do is once in a while investigate a song.
Which we do. A lot. For the ones that you all report, how many do we investigate ourselves?
I mean, we're not allowed to ask for evidence because that's a moderators job (Exedor even stated this)
There's a difference between a moderator contacting a user and requesting info, bs a random user sending a PM saying "who the hell are you?!!!" See the difference there? You can, however, research a questionable submission on youtube or whatever, and you help us by doing so and posting your findings. That's my point.
and if we make a false assumption it counts against us.
Which is why you research things. I've run across many things that I was sure were stolen!! And then, I searched for the original and found the original creator was right there in front of me. Then, you scout them cuz they're an awesome find, right? If you don't want to get hit by wrong accusations and flags, then research them so you're sure one way or the other. You do have that power, and it's a wise thing to do.
So, I didn't really get Exedor's point.
See above. I hope that explains things better. ;)
At 1/18/17 08:32 PM, BlueAlpha14 wrote:
Oh yeah, and @Exedor:
is stolen from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaG4Lm1fTVM
See? Wasn't so hard, right? You're doing well already. Thank you. It IS appreciated. ;)
At 1/18/17 11:17 PM, BlueAlpha14 wrote:
lotsa reports
Most have temp bans, thanks to you. :3
^Admits in description it's not theirs
Love these. No research necessary, and a for sure ban. >:)
^*ahem* How the hell is Imagine Dragons dubstep?
Well, easy. Im-ma-ghig-ghi-ghighighi-gine -gine Drah-gine-drah-gine Dra-ah-ah-ah-gon-g-g-g-g-ons...