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ORIGINAL: harry190

Are ZTGamedomain.com articles eligible as submissions?
Is it not part of N4g already?I would just like to know if i can approve this review.

It's ZeroTolerance himself who submits them

Thank you.level1 post huh.

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ORIGINAL: MrSwede

ORIGINAL: harry190

Are ZTGamedomain.com articles eligible as submissions?
Is it not part of N4g already?I would just like to know if i can approve this review.

It's ZeroTolerance himself who submits them

Uhh.... yeah. ZTGameDomain is perfectly fine and encouraged!

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Forum post, no pics no nothing, it only says:
GTA:IV [10]
http://www.n4g.com/NewsPending-141286.aspx
But the "contributor" posted as GTAIV review....
The forum post:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=11000597&postcount=1
People don't read , they only approve.....

I'd like to know why this submission failed approval.This may be old news,but i can't
understand why this type of reporting is accepted:''duplicate story'' without links to the original submission.
What more is that it is actually the producer of the game who actually wrote this piece of info.

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Lastactioncowboy introduces a new line of Nintendo clothing is a blatant advertisement. It isn't a news story of any kind, it's just promoting some fanboy's copyright-infringing website.

http://www.n4g.com/gaming/NewsCom-141916.aspx?CT=1
 
Surfer Girl again.  But since the last one wasn't taken down, I doubt anyone will uphold the rules this time either.

http://www.n4g.com/gaming/NewsPending-142142.aspx

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Duplicate http://www.n4g.com/pc/NewsCom-142167.aspx?CT=1
 
all the info already posted days ago http://n4g.com/News-140882.aspx
 
even with the link providing the duplicate on the reports people still approved -_- those peoples approval privileges should be suspended

 

ORIGINAL: Charlie2688

Duplicate http://www.n4g.com/pc/NewsCom-142167.aspx?CT=1

all the info already posted days ago http://n4g.com/News-140882.aspx

even with the link providing the duplicate on the reports people still approved -_- those peoples approval privileges should be suspended

yeah but that story didn't get any attention, it was sort of a complete mess and i missed it, and the current one is getting attention, so i don't see a problem about it...

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ORIGINAL: PR0NE

ORIGINAL: Charlie2688

Duplicate http://www.n4g.com/pc/NewsCom-142167.aspx?CT=1

all the info already posted days ago http://n4g.com/News-140882.aspx

even with the link providing the duplicate on the reports people still approved -_- those peoples approval privileges should be suspended

yeah but that story didn't get any attention, it was sort of a complete mess and i missed it, and the current one is getting attention, so i don't see a problem about it...

 
so that is a excuse to allow blatant duplicates including the fact that the new duplicate one has actually LESS info the other one? dude if we were to post a duplicate one for each news that didn't got attention we would have at least 3-5 posts about the same subject and original source, for example the 360 blu-ray one we would have 12 post this week alone from the exact same source saying the exact same thing...so no a duplicate is a duplicate there is no spin to it

 

ORIGINAL: Charlie2688

ORIGINAL: PR0NE

ORIGINAL: Charlie2688

Duplicate http://www.n4g.com/pc/NewsCom-142167.aspx?CT=1

all the info already posted days ago http://n4g.com/News-140882.aspx

even with the link providing the duplicate on the reports people still approved -_- those peoples approval privileges should be suspended

yeah but that story didn't get any attention, it was sort of a complete mess and i missed it, and the current one is getting attention, so i don't see a problem about it...

so that is a excuse to allow blatant duplicates including the fact that the new duplicate one has actually LESS info the other one? dude if we were to post a duplicate one for each news that didn't got attention we would have at least 3-5 posts about the same subject and original source, for example the 360 blu-ray one we would have 12 post this week alone from the exact same source saying the exact same thing...so no a duplicate is a duplicate there is no spin to it

that's another way to look at it...

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The article is self-explanatory,please read the whole of it.

http://www.n4g.com/gaming/NewsPending-142728.aspx

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http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-142639.aspx

Scored the Haze demo - It's going to count towards it's meta-review.

http://www.n4g.com/NewsPending-143086.aspx


Abusive report.Not spam.
Maybe they should check the source then report.
The guidelines too.
Reporting as spam is definitely abusive.

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ORIGINAL: harry190

http://www.n4g.com/NewsPending-143086.aspx


Abusive report.Not spam.
Maybe they should check the source then report.
The guidelines too.
Reporting as spam is definitely abusive.

 
Gamedaily...and a description like this ?
''If some idiot wanted to get bumped from Xbox Live, these are probably the best ways to do it.''
 
It should be reported as lame...but here's an example of the ineffectiveness of Lame reports
http://www.n4g.com/PopUpPages/Obj_Info.aspx?ObjID=143021

4 million preorders 
FAILED
$170 million first day sales
FAILED
93.4% average
FAILED

http://www.n4g.com/xbox360/News-143021.aspx
 
this story should be removed, first the link Says europe, when talking about only UK...and 2nd it's dupe to atleast 2 different Microsoft sells more in UK than PS3 stories, how many do we need?

ORIGINAL: toughNAME

ORIGINAL: harry190

http://www.n4g.com/NewsPending-143086.aspx


Abusive report.Not spam.
Maybe they should check the source then report.
The guidelines too.
Reporting as spam is definitely abusive.

Gamedaily...and a description like this ?
''If some idiot wanted to get bumped from Xbox Live, these are probably the best ways to do it.''

It should be reported as lame...but here's an example of the ineffectiveness of Lame reports
http://www.n4g.com/PopUpPages/Obj_Info.aspx?ObjID=143021

What would you expect?A completely altered  description?
That is against the rules.My problem is with the spam reports this spam?
Gamedaily is an accepted source the last time i checked,and this article is as good
as any made up Slice Gaming,Kotaku,Gamesradar or Sarcastic Gamer submission.
And those people who reported also have a history of abusive reporting...not you...
some of those in this list:
Namely reporting as duplicate without links,reporting as spam or lame according to their whims and wishes.




Just for an example:look at this submission and the reports: http://www.n4g.com/industrynews/NewsPending-143073.aspx
so now they report because they don't
likeApple?Notice that some usernames are recurrent everywhere.This is becoming a game for them.
Also Bloodmask submitted a story which was reported as duplicate even though it is not.
http://www.n4g.com/wii/NewsPending-143012.aspx

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ORIGINAL: harry190



Just for an example:look at this submission and the reports:so now they report because they don't
likeApple?Notice that some usernames are recurrent everywhere.This is becoming a game for them.
Also Bloodmask submitted a story which was reported as duplicate even though it is not.
http://www.n4g.com/wii/NewsPending-143012.aspx

Thank god someone else noticed that. It was bugging me ****less.

Frankly,the pending section is becoming a joke.Articles are stuck all day long.Just yesterday.
there were 89 articles stuck for hours and hours.And today,right now,most of the stories have a
report.Reports made by people who don't even contribute and whine all day(Just like what i am doing right now)
I know it would be impossible to prevent them from approving,but at least,some people should have their report
privileges revoked.How can it be that the current top contributors are stymied by invalid and pointless reports?
A valid source is a valid source.No matter what,the rule of precedence should apply.

Here we go.i got two reports from  two users.One of them being a very bad contributor reporting duplicates without links and the other one:See for yourself what he has in his bio:

 I am Giant Enemy Crab. I am hear to seek revenge on those at Sony for using me as an example in their 2005 E3 demonstration. I am insulted that I would be used to promote such an overhyped and disappointing Blu-ray player that also happens to play a few games.

I will do whatever I can to stop Sony fishheads from spreading their lies about what many know as the best gaming console today the Xbox 360.

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why is a forum post approved?

http://www.n4g.com/gaming/News-143336.aspx

the list is not even accurate, it is missing 10 trailers

Concering pending articles and the mass amounts sitting there.

I agree, I've been trying to get my C-Rank up, but it's been at 11 since about 27k Points. Now at 47k and it's still there. Wish my approvals had more of a weight than 2.

ORIGINAL: Snoozer282

Concering pending articles and the mass amounts sitting there.

I agree, I've been trying to get my C-Rank up, but it's been at 11 since about 27k Points. Now at 47k and it's still there. Wish my approvals had more of a weight than 2.

C-Rank does not depend on points.It  can be because of your bubble count or the amount of stories you submitted.

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http://www.n4g.com/xbox360/NewsCom-143910.aspx?CT=1&Page=1&Page2=1#C1070540

admins mods please change title to include south africa, its a poor submission anyway but the title is very missleading

http://www.n4g.com/NewsPending-143969.aspx


This story was failed despite not being a duplicate.Could someone do something?
I clearly mentioned that it was no more a duplicate.

I am your father and your mother.

Just out of interest, why did you completely change the story to something different, rather than just deleting it and submitting the new one.

As a result it looks like I've reported it as a duplicate, which it originally was, but falsely now.

ORIGINAL: Snoozer282

Just out of interest, why did you completely change the story to something different, rather than just deleting it and submitting the new one.

As a result it looks like I've reported it as a duplicate, which it originally was, but falsely now.

You were not wrong,it was a duplicate before,but it had bits of additional info.Well,it's not you.
Other people just swooped in without reading the other reports.
Anyway,just forget about it.Deleting it?You have a lot to learn before getting more C-Rank friend.
It is the worst thing you can do sometimes.

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can someone get this rubbish taken down http://www.n4g.com/ps3/NewsCom-144107.aspx?CT=1 this is a forum post and not allowed, everyone who approved it should be banned from approving stories

This garbage http://n4g.com/ps3/News-144126.aspx and this nonsense should just DIE http://n4g.com/ps3/News-144107.aspx. There's no actual valid link  to prove otherwise for either story.  This site is just run by fanboys.

Note: As predator pointed out, the users who approved it should be punished.

ORIGINAL: BloodySinner

This garbage http://n4g.com/ps3/News-144126.aspx and this nonsense should just DIE http://n4g.com/ps3/News-144107.aspx. There's no actual valid link  to prove otherwise for either story.  This site is just run by fanboys.

Note: As predator pointed out, the users who approved it should be punished.

 
What the hell?  How is that even close to being news?  Hope the people lose their ability to approve/submit stories.
 
Anyway, this story ( http://www.n4g.com/ps3/NewsCom-144121.aspx?CT=1 ) has broken the rules.  Those who approved it did so even when the title was completely changed from the original.  The category is wrong as well.  It should be interview, but it is labeled as news.  Both the contributor (who acknowledged the change saying: "if I wrote that who will click on the story?")  and approvers should be punished.

and this http://www.n4g.com/ps3/NewsPendingCom-144189.aspx?CT=1 come on mods admins get this crap off this site, jesus there is like 3 or 4 stories on that front page that is taken the piss on n4g guidlines and rules

http://www.n4g.com/NewsCom-144011.aspx?CT=1#Comments

How did this fake news get approved? There were over 20 reports before it hit front page.

http://www.n4g.com/tech/News-144518.aspx

I submitted the same story,mine was failed.

Duplicate.

I am your father and your mother.

This story was submitted

http://www.n4g.com/xbox360/News-144464.aspx

Ignoring the fact it was a duplicate of this story

http://www.n4g.com/NewsPending-144421.aspx

Please fix

http://www.n4g.com/industrynews/News-144740.aspx
 
Change STUFF to Staff

Sort out that title - http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-144789.aspx

this article:

http://n4g.com/industrynews/News-144856.aspx

uses the exact same story as

http://n4g.com/industrynews/News-144856.aspx

This certainly isn't very fair submitting the same story twice under different headlines.

http://www.n4g.com/NewsCom-145159.aspx
 
The submitted story description is editorializing, and is not the actual story's description.
 
Furthermore, a new theme is not newsworthy.

http://www.n4g.com/NewsCom-145159.aspx?CT=1&Page=2&Page2=1#C1085340
 
the story is a forum post, and is just useless flamebait by some ps3 fanboy who is apparently unaware that the 360 does custom themes too.
 
pls delete,
 
thanks:)

ORIGINAL: Silellak

http://www.n4g.com/NewsCom-145159.aspx

The submitted story description is editorializing, and is not the actual story's description.

Furthermore, a new theme is not newsworthy.

I followed the link and discovered that the story's description is in fact the original text, not editorializing. 

Boink, nowhere is there any reference to the 360's ability or inability to create custom themes.

In fact, I think our own uber 360 fanboy, Syko 360 would get more than a kick out of having a Gears theme on his "blu-ray player".