Question

Expected behavior from normal users in case they find any breach of CoC by other user:

Answer 1

Step 1 : [OPTIONAL] Personal Message that user very politely informing them about the rules that was broken by him/her.
Without being rude request them to not break the rule gain. Maybe give the link to CoC.
But Please do not attempt this step if you cannot be polite! You can ask an ambassador to do this on your behalf. If an ambassador attempts this step, it is mandatory to be nice, as always.

Answer 2

Step 2 : [Strongly Recommended] REPORT !
Fill proper reason for your report, on how a rule from CoC was broken.
Reports are very useful because of the fact that they remain permanent in the system and Mods can look them up anytime to find the conduct of a particular user on OpenStudy.

Answer 3

Step 3: [MANDATORY] Relax and Ignore.
Once you have reported, leave it to mods. If you see repeated breaking of CoC by the same user, you can report again, but please do not spam mods by reporting it continuously.
Please don't break your peace of mind by arguing with them. A random user on internet should have no power to irritate you by their actions. Ignore such users, you have better things to do :)

Answer 4

Applies for any rule broken from CoC

Answer 5

Reporting people for Direct Answers doesn't seem to do much.

Answer 6

Mods say giving direct answers is not a big deal.

Answer 7

When a mod gives a warning to a user, only that user and all mods come to know about it. You won't realize that happening.
Generally, if some user keeps on giving direct answers despite of warning, only then we take harsher step of suspending that user for some time.

Answer 8

WARNING BEING NEGETAVe

I doubt anyone will follow this :(

Answer 9

*Negative

Answer 10

right

Answer 11

Thanks Hartn! That is a thoughtful and very helpful message.

Answer 12

There are many many reasons why people give direct answers. Ignorance of the Code is one of them. There is no point in ever - ever - reacting to this in anger. If that is the one thing I can impress on you today - I would be very very happy! So follow Hartn's advice!

Answer 13

Hartnn always has some great and smart advices:) Thanks Hartnn:)

Answer 14

@Preetha I have a question... Is it okay if I explain it to the person that needs help, then if they still don't get I give them a direct answer ?

Answer 15

like explain the question... sorry for the lack of details

Answer 16

If we allow giving direct answer in those cases, then it could happen a user might not even try to understand the concept! because that user knows, he could get the answer if he says ''i still don't get it!"

Ideal behavior in such cases would be to tag the "experts" (who you find on the top of the list) of that group and leave it to them without providing any direct answer.

Answer 17

Thanks Hartnn!

Oh and @YanaSidlinskiy Hartnn kinda explains some of the 'direct answer' situation. Not sure if this will help ya or not.

Answer 18

To clarify the "answer only" part, lets look at the two sections of the CoC it is under.

\(\textbf{Give Help, Not Answers}\) - I will encourage and guide those needing help, and not just give them an answer
\(\quad\textbf{and}\)
OpenStudy values the Learning process - not the ‘Give you an answer’ process
\(\quad\bullet\quad\)Don’t post only answers - guide the asker to a solution.

Now, the rule part says not to just give an answer. That implies that more than just the answer, like a detailed explanation, is just fine. However, the guideline part talks about guiding the person. That means pointing the way but letting them do the work.

This distills down to basically four possible replies:
\(\quad\bullet\quad\)An explanation of the process and an example is best.
\(\quad\bullet\quad\)A detailed explanation of their problem as you work through it together is second best. The only thing that makes it different from being best is you are doing some of their work rather than an example.
\(\quad\bullet\quad\)Doing their problem completely with all the steps and why is \(\textbf{highly}\) discouraged and may or may not get you in trouble. It will depend on how much work is involved, how good the explanation is, etc.
\(\quad\bullet\quad\)Just giving them the answer. This is never good.

To be quite honest, one of the big problems is people asking multiple choice questions. You never learn how to solve a problem if you ask for specifics. It would be better if people learned about the processes.

Answer 19

Great work @hartnn :)

Answer 20

And everyone else who posted something useful in this post :)

Answer 21

May i have the CoC link?

Answer 22

http://openstudy.com/code-of-conduct

Answer 23

thanks

Answer 24

No problem :)

Answer 25

I personally think that Direct Answers are not that big a deal.

Answer 26

Then @101 , you just don't get the point of the site and are looking for YahooAnswers. This is not an answers web site. It is a study web site.

Answer 27

@101 getting direct answers is so you pass a test or assignment but when you have to take a test without any access to the internet people won't know what to do because they were given answers and have no clue on the information they're being tested on

Answer 28

@101 Giving out direct answers defeats the purpose of OpenStudy. You come here to learn and get better at something specific. This site isn't an Answer Key. If you need help, ask and you will get the help you need, not just the answer to a last minute test or something you don't understand but want to get over with.
And its not "personally". They are the rules and they must be followed.

Answer 29

@hartnn I have few questions.

Answer 30

Giving Direct answer is against the CoC.
This site is totally different from Yahoo Answers.
Here, users strive to make the asker understand the concepts and help them solve similar questions on their own.

If you see anyone giving direct answers, please follow the steps i gave above.

Answer 31

1) send email to abuse@openstudy.com
2) same as 1) and try to avoid saying lmao and other such things...it could get you in trouble,
3) most definitely YES, if the report is genuine.

Answer 32

@uri if you think that is the case, you can email abuse@openstudy.com personally ;)

Also, for direct answers, if I can get deep for just a moment. Here is a quote which I think we here can relate with OS, and sometimes we get misguided.

If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea. - Antoine de Saint-Exupery

So with that said, sometimes it may look like direct answers, but it's not really the case, we make our personal judgements and see the level we think the user is at and go from there. Our main idea is to to help you get interested in the subject, so you will see the value in the subject and pursue it in your own way.

Answer 33

Bat man is a clever one. I love that

Answer 34

If mods give direct answers they are entitled to get warning,
if they give them repeatedly, they will most definitely get suspended for it.

Answer 35

@hartnn Okay,I have reported a mod for attacking me a lot of times,But I don't see any difference? What do I do? Oh..and please don't suggest me to email because you'd get a response their after weeks.

Answer 36

email abuse@openstudy.com
have patience.

Answer 37

We guide people to the answers so the asker can get the solution on his/her own. We don't give the answer at all, we give them the explanation of how to do it, and we let them solve it..some moderators do this most of the time, but they still give answers.

Answer 38

Oh,and when I report them,they tell me not to *false report* lol.

Answer 39

I hope that mod doesn't respond me when i email on it,That would be vv funny.

Answer 40

I'll talk to @Preetha ,She adores me. <3

Answer 41

Ya I have had a few mods give me direct answers... Do you report them ??? or do you just email abuse@openstudy.com ?

Answer 42

I guess 'lmao' is another way of saying 'lol'..

Answer 43

@uri No, those acronyms are not seen as fine because of the common meaning of the words they represent. Probably why nothing has happened with your emails is because Preetha supports the position that they are filter evasion. Also, she wants to get rid of the video where one of those acronyms shows up. It is true that not all moderators suspend over their use, but they are officially something that can get people in trouble on the site.