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[DemonGoddess061]

Apollo and I got to talking about some things, and we were curious as to how it looked by year, rather than cumulative. So, I've been compiling this data per type of infraction I've been reporting previously in the update. As the data is stored in individual records, that's where I've gotten the numbers previously. Mind you, I'd forgotten that many of the earliest records, since I came on staff, had multiple instances per record.

This is a far more accurate accounting of what was done, then the prior, as I'm going through these records one at a time.

As I finish with a section, it will be added to this topic.

The Moderation Status Update I normally post by the month, will now have a breakdown by month, with year to date totals end of each month. I'll be starting a new topic for 2012 following this format.

[DemonGoddess061]

Duplicate users

2008

• 42 total profiles found
• 23 profiles deleted total
• 3 users - no duplicate found
• 13 users - duplicates found, no data attached, duplicate profiles deleted
• 4 users - duplicates found, data attached, duplicate profiles merged
• Net actual users - 20

2009

• 19 total profiles found
• 11 profiles deleted
• 3 users - no duplicate found
• 1 user - duplicate found, no data attached, duplicate profile deleted
• 4 users - duplicates found, data attached, duplicate profiles merged
• Net actual users - 8

2010

• 189 total profiles found
• 111 profiles deleted
• 7 users - no duplicate found
• 44 users - duplicates found, no data attached, duplicate profiles deleted
• 30 users - duplicates found, data attached, duplicate profiles merged
• Net actual users - 81

2011

• 2757 total profiles found
• 1543 profiles deleted
• 25 users - no duplicate found
• 1004 users - duplicates found, no data attached, duplicate profiles deleted
• 213 users - duplicates found, data attached, duplicate profiles merged
• Net actual users - 1242

Shared/alternate accounts

2009

• 1 allowed alternate

2010

• 1 allowed alternate
• 1 allowed joint/shared account

2011

• 3 allowed alternates
• 40 allowed joint/shared accounts

[DemonGoddess061]

Invalid Email Addresses

2009

• 5 users provided valid email
• 21 users deleted for non compliance
• 26 total users

2010

• 25 users provided valid email
• 27 users deleted for non compliance
• 52 total users

2011

• 50 users provided valid email
• 190 users deleted for non compliance
• 240 total users

We do actively seek alternate emails before setting up an account where it's suspended for an invalid mail address. That is the last option taken if we're unable to find an alternate mail address that works for the user.

[DemonGoddess061]

Other ToS Violations - number of instances resolved

2008 - 23 documented instances
2009 - 28 documented instances
2010 - 78 documented instances
2011 - 225 documented instances

[DemonGoddess061]

Plagiarism

2008

• 48 users deleted
• 14 users added to the Hall of Shame
• 1 user - permission provided to site for documentation purposes
• 1 co-author verified
• 8 instances unsubstantiated
• to monitor for arrival - 0

2009

• 16 users deleted
• 7 users added to the Hall of Shame
• 1 user - permission provided to site for documentation purposes
• 0 co-author verified
• 13 instances unsubstantiated
• to monitor for arrival - 4

2010

• 40 users deleted
• 10 users added to the Hall of Shame
• 17 users - permission provided to site for documentation purposes
• 1 co-author verified
• 13 instances unsubstantiated
• to monitor for arrival - 4

2011

• 60 users deleted
• 11 users added to the Hall of Shame
• 40 users - permission provided to site for documentation purposes
• 45 co-author verified
• 57 instances unsubstantiated
• to monitor for arrival - 13

[DemonGoddess061]

Trolls/Flamers/Spammers

2008

• 51 users deleted
• 3 users added to Hall of Shame

2009

• 40 users deleted
• 3 users added to Hall of Shame

2010

• 64 users deleted
• 3 users added to Hall of Shame

2011

• 117 users deleted
• 0 users added to Hall of Shame

[DemonGoddess061]

Orphan and Duplicate stories

2008

• 102 - Orphan stories deleted
• 90 - stories merged
• 2 - duplicates deleted, no merge
• 194 total stories looked at
• 43 stories net

2009

• 13 - Orphan stories deleted
• 103 - stories merged
• 136 - duplicates deleted, no merge
• 252 total stories looked at
• 111 stories net

2010

• 9 - Orphan stories deleted
• 4 - stories merged
• 18 - duplicates deleted, no merge
• 31 total stories looked at
• 11 stories net

2011

• 1 - Orphan stories deleted
• 24 - stories merged
• 34 - duplicates deleted, no merge
• 59 total stories looked at
• 25 stories net

These are reported to us, and not part of the clean up process.

Where I've indicated straight up deletion and no merge, those were either cross-posted, or had no ratings and reviews so there was nothing for me to merge.

[DemonGoddess061]

Returning Minors, by year

• 2009
  14 total profiles deleted, 6 actual users
• 2010
  47 total profiles deleted, 17 actual users
• 2011
  146 total profiles deleted, 64 actual users

I have no data for years prior to 2009 as to returns found per year, due to those users having turned 18. Keep in mind these users are STILL underage

[DemonGoddess061]

Minors deleted, now 18

• 2007
  6 profiles deleted, 6 actual users. Youngest age found, 14.
• 2008
  112 profiles deleted, 74 actual users. Youngest age found, 13
• 2009
  130 profiles deleted, 95 actual users. Youngest age found, 13
• 2010
  226 profiles deleted, 160 actual users. Youngest age found, 12
• 2011
  467 profiles deleted, 322 actual users. Youngest age found, 12

The years noted, are the years these deleted users turned 18. Youngest age found indicates how old that user was at time of registration. The earliest registration found for any of these users was the 12 year old from 2011. That user registered in 2003. The number of profiles is more than the number of actual users, due to some of them coming back, or creating multiple profiles, or both.

[DemonGoddess061]

Inconclusive results

These are individual accounts we've previously checked, and still not made an age determination. The year listing is what is left marked this way.

2008 - 9 users

2009 - 103 users

2010 - 164 users

2011 - 196 users

Confirmed as 18 or older

These are individual accounts we've previously checked, where we've confirmed the user is 18 years old or older at time of registration.

2008 - 52 users

2009 - 120 users

2010 - 227 users

2011 - 158 users

Minors that have been deleted and are still underage

We monitor these for return. The listing will be by year deleted. The variance between number of accounts and actual users, is due to many of them creating multiple profiles.

2008 - 11 accounts, 11 actual users

2009 - 15 accounts, 13 actual users

2010 - 78 accounts, 71 actual users

2011 - 490 accounts, 412 actual users

Users posting for/with minors

This is how many instances handled, by year found.

2009 - 2

2010 - 11
2011 - 9

[DemonGoddess061]

Old Minors

By old minors, what I'm referring to, are users who were minors at time of registration, are now adults, and registered BEFORE 12/31/08. We were finding so many, that I decided to "grandfather" in those accounts, and simply delete all data pre the user's 18th birthday.

I do make exception to this, in that if we find old minors who are inactive for a number of years, we delete them anyway. As well as old minors who registered underage, never posted anything, and have been inactive.

2008 process year

• 2003 registration year
  3 accounts processed, 2 users deleted, 1 users modified, total of 3 actual users
• 2004 registration year
  2 accounts processed, 2 users deleted, 0 users modified, total of 2 actual users
• 2005 registration year
  1 account processed, 0 users deleted, 1 users modified, total of 1 actual user
• 2006 registration year
  5 accounts processed, 3 users deleted, 2 users modified, total of 5 actual users
• 2007 registration year
  2 accounts processed, 1 user deleted, 1 users modified, total of 2 actual users

2009 process year

• 2002 registration year
  1 account processed, 0 users deleted, 1 users modified, total of 1 actual user
• 2004 registration year
  7 accounts processed, 1 users deleted, 6 users modified, total of 7 actual users
• 2005 registration year
  8 accounts processed, 0 users deleted, 6 users modified, total of 6 actual users
• 2006 registration year
  12 accounts processed, 0 users deleted, 12 users modified, total of 12 actual users
• 2007 registration year
  7 accounts processed, 0 users deleted, 7 users modified, total of 7 actual users
• 2008 registration year
  5 accounts processed, 1 user deleted, 4 users modified, total of 5 actual users

2010 process year

• 2003 registration year
  15 accounts processed, 4 users deleted, 8 users modified, total of 12 actual users
• 2004 registration year
  24 accounts processed, 7 users deleted, 16 users modified, total of 23 actual users
• 2005 registration year
  28 accounts processed, 6 users deleted, 22 users modified, total of 28 actual users
• 2006 registration year
  34 accounts processed, 6 users deleted, 28 users modified, total of 34 actual users
• 2007 registration year
  36 accounts processed, 9 users deleted, 25 users modified, total of 34 actual users
• 2008 registration year
  12 accounts processed, 6 users deleted, 6 users modified, total of 12 actual users

2011 process year

• 2002 registration year
  18 accounts processed, 9 users deleted, 9 users modified, total of 18 actual users
• 2003 registration year
  168 accounts processed, 87 users deleted, 55 users modified, total of 142 actual users
• 2004 registration year
  326 accounts processed, 190 users deleted, 86 users modified, total of 276 actual users
• 2005 registration year
  604 accounts processed, 361 users deleted, 124 users modified, total of 485 actual users
• 2006 registration year
  477 accounts processed, 290 users deleted, 73 users modified, total of 363 actual users
• 2007 registration year
  632 accounts processed, 428 users deleted, 68 users modified, total of 496 actual users
• 2008 registration year
  286 accounts processed, 211 users deleted, 36 users modified, total of 247 actual users

[ApolloImperium]

Total

• 2002 registration year
  19 accounts processed, 9 users deleted, 10 users modified, total of 19 actual users
• 2003 registration year
  186 accounts processed, 93 users deleted, 64 users modified, total of 157 actual users
• 2004 registration year
  359 accounts processed, 200 users deleted, 108 users modified, total of 308 actual users
• 2005 registration year
  641 accounts processed, 367 users deleted, 153 users modified, total of 520 actual users
• 2006 registration year
  528 accounts processed, 299 users deleted, 115 users modified, total of 414 actual users
• 2007 registration year
  677 accounts processed, 438 users deleted, 101 users modified, total of 539 actual users
• 2008 registration year
  303 accounts processed, 218 users deleted, 46 users modified, total of 264 actual users