Malicious Trouble

Recently, I submitted a Submission, but it was Rejected. Then this morning, I changed it after some Feedback stating that The text or photo contains abuse, ridicule, or harassment of a specific person or group.

When i saw this I’d understood slightly changing the Submission to have the Photo be the outside

Im stuck now on what the email was about in terms of each Submission




I’m not sure exactly what your question or concern is.

… The text or photo contains abuse, ridicule, or harassment of a specific person or group.

The rejection text is a little misleading if you don’t read it the way it’s intended. The original rejection means “your photo contains abuse OR ridicule OR harassment of a specific person or group.” The photo itself is considered abusive because it is taken from a third party (online) source which is against the rules. You received a follow-up email confirming it was investigated by staff and not just a community rejection. You now need to be more careful to be following the guidelines and criteria, especially using your own photos.

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I believe there was a misunderstanding regarding my submission. The photo and text I used were deemed malicious, but I did not include anything harmful. The description was taken from the gym’s website, and the photo shows the gym’s interior.

Now I get it through thanks and the Second Post Image is not from an Online Source

You are not allowed to take text or photos online. I would suggest taking the pictures yourself - this will indeed get you warned, as you have experienced.

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“Harmful” could mean harm by using photos you did not have permission to use.

Remember, it doesn’t mean you were causing ridicule or harassment, just that it is considered abuse to use photos and text from a third party source, even the company’s marketing website, full stop.

Sorry you had to learn this through a warning.

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Don’t copy-and-paste text from someone else’s website either. It’s great to check the facts and use the website as a citation, but you need to write your own description.