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Originally Posted by mugaliens
If your accuracy rate is that high, then perhaps you're good at picking out the violators. I would hope that you rule out all legitimate use, first, before reporting it to a mod.
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Stop hoping. I just report what I see. Yes, sometimes that will lead to a moderator investigation of a perfectly legitimate hotlink.
For instance that example cup of copy image, cited above, has turned into a text link. Mod's edit says to contact if the usage was in fact legitimate. Seems like that's how it usually turns out when I report 'em. The valid hotlinking is usually clearly valid (to me). The questionable ones get moderator action applied.
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Originally Posted by mugaliens
I see several rule violations each evening. I think my reporting frequency, however, is somewhere between 5 and 15 times per year. There just aren't that many issues that I can't handle with a gentle reminder PM or a couple of comments in the thread.
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In most cases of apparent violations that's too much effort for me. I've done that, and do, but more often I'll ask a mod to look, and then the mod can apply the gentle PM or public message, with much more effective authority than I can provide. And for violations with possible consquences for BAUT, such as Rule 8, I think quick corrective action is much better for the forum than gentle cajoling could be.