Report Abuse

The Report Abuse button (now called a GUI) was released on January 31, 2007, and was the first way a user could report someone for breaking the rules. Once the the main HUD's button is pressed, a box entitled 'Report Abuse' would ask for a description of the incident and what category it falls under, listed below. It has been theorized that it takes two or more reports upon a player before it has any effect, which may promote server-wide hate towards anyone committing a foul action. Today the button is in the in-game menu. (To access the menu, press Esc on your keyboard while in-game.) The player can be reported quickly by clicking the player's name in the player list, same as the other GUI but not showing "Game or Player" and the reasons are different.

On the official website, users can report a player by clicking the "Report Abuse" link under the user's profile, which will send you to a page similar to the picture shown, but will have the player's name filled out.

Ban Levels

 * In-game ban (user cannot play the game temporarily or permanently, but can play other games)
 * Reminder (common)


 * Warning (only if the reason is minor)


 * 1-day ban (account banned for a day, meaning you can't access the account banned for a day)


 * 3-day ban (account banned for 3 days, meaning you can't access the account banned for 3 days)


 * 7-day ban (account banned for 7 days, meaning you can't access the account banned for 7 days)


 * 14-day ban (account banned for 14 days, meaning you can't access the account banned for 14 days, somewhat rare)


 * Account deletion/termination (account is terminated)


 * Poison ban (cannot add accounts and uses IP/player's email)


 * IP ban (cannot access website, however it can be bypassed)
 * 1P ban (could not access forever)

Report Reasons

 * Swearing


 * Inappropriate Username


 * Bullying
 * Account Trading or Sharing
 * Asking Personal Questions
 * Scamming
 * Dating
 * Offsite Links
 * Personal Question
 * Cheating/Exploiting

Trivia

 * During December 2010, if the user reports 20 players for breaking the rules, they get a present called "Janitorial Gift of Taking Out the Trash", and it is rare to trade with.
 * Many people think reports don't work, but some reports get read.
 * Online content is always moderated.