This part of my user's guide covers the reporting mechanism and how to use it to maintain good content on the site. It was last updated on 25 December 2009.
As आप continue to use Fanpop, आप will come across content that is not what it should be in some way. Since फैन्पॉप is largely only as good as the content it contains, it is important to address these issues for the good of the site and the फैन्पॉप community.
Now, most of the content that "is not what it should be" is likely just content that आप don't like, and such content should be rated appropriately (see the link). But, rarely, there is some content on the site और problematic than that, and for such content there exists the reporting function. Reporting allows you, the user, to flag something on फैन्पॉप as being wrong in some way, so that it will be fixed.
Here's a handy guide to distinguishing between different types of problem content, and whether ratings या reporting should be applied.
* आप disagree with a particular user (rate)
* आप don't like what the user says (rate)
* आप find the user obnoxious and harassing (ignore)
* The user uses obscene language and/or posts obscene content (report)
* The user attempts to sell a product या encourages आप to buy a product (report)
* The user consistently attacks and demeans आप (report)
* आप suspect the user is actually a duplicate account of another user (ignore)
* Content is पोस्टेड that आप think sucks (rate)
* Content is पोस्टेड without कीवर्ड्स (rate)
* Content is पोस्टेड with inadequate कीवर्ड्स (rate)
* Content is पोस्टेड in the wrong spot (report)
* Content link does not work (report)
* Content link is to a web site which hasn't been updated in years (rate)
* Content link is for a contest which has already ended (report)
* Video link doesn't work embedded (rate)
* Video is short, low-quality, video is out of sync with audio (rate)
* Video requires users to install software on their desktops in order to view it (rate/comment)
* Video doesn't work embedded nor on the स्रोत site (report)
* Video is offensive/obscene (report)
* Video takes forever to load (rate)
* Video not what आप expected (rate)
* Video is unrelated to the spot topic (report)
* Content exactly duplicates other content already in that spot (rate/comment)
* Spot duplicates an existing spot (report)
* Spot seems silly, unnecessary (comment)
* Spot name contains errors या isn't precise (comment)
* Spot is offensive या obscene (report)
* Image is low quality, has no description, and/or fails to have image credits (rate/comment)
* Image has no image credits and आप know the copyright belongs to someone else (report)
* Soapbox लेख presents a ridiculous opinion (rate)
* Soapbox लेख filled with grammatical, spelling and/or logic errors (rate)
* Soapbox लेख shorter than a full page (rate)
* Soapbox लेख consists of text from another site/source (report)
* Soapbox लेख has no pictures (rate)
* Pick has no pictures (comment)
* Pick does not allow users to add जवाब that are clearly necessary (comment)
* Pick is not related to the spot topic (report)
* Pick contains offensive/obscene text/images (report)
* Pick is biased/one-sided (comment)
* The video in a क्विज़ सवाल doesn't work (report)
* आप don't like a particular pop क्विज़ सवाल (comment)
* There are spelling errors in a pop क्विज़ सवाल या answer(s) (comment)
* There are factual errors in a pop क्विज़ question/answer (report)
* There is no way to know the answer for a pop क्विज़ सवाल (report)
Reporting and comments
To file a रिपोर्ट on something, look for the little "flag" icon. This is located in different places, depending on what आप are reporting. Click on the flag, and a sub-menu will appear, along with a text field for "comments". IMPORTANT: EVERY रिपोर्ट SHOULD HAVE A COMMENT! Note, however, that the user interface is poorly designed - आप must type the टिप्पणी दे BEFORE clicking the type of report, even though the टिप्पणियाँ box is under the रिपोर्ट buttons. Why comment? It is VERY likely that the staff या admins who review the reports on a दिया दिन will not immediately understand WHY आप reported a piece of content, and if it's not immediately obvious, it may not receive any action. It's that simple.
Types of Reports
Broadly speaking, there are three types of reports आप can file as a फैन्पॉप user.
* Spot reporting: आप can file a रिपोर्ट on a particular spot. To रिपोर्ट a spot, look for and click the red flag and the word "report" just below the spot's banner in the upper right. This will open the reporting sub-menu.
* User reporting: आप can file a रिपोर्ट on a particular user. To रिपोर्ट an user, click on the user's name to go to the user's प्रोफ़ाइल page. In the left column, labeled "about me", you'll see a bunch of information: the user's प्रोफ़ाइल pictures, name, country, प्रिय films, books, et cetera. Under that, there will be several links, including one with the red flag and the words "Report Abuse". Click that link to open up the reporting sub-menu.
* Link reporting: आप can file a रिपोर्ट on a particular piece of content on the site. There are eight kinds of content which आप can रिपोर्ट on Fanpop: links, videos, images, soapbox articles, pop क्विज़ questions, picks, जवाब and टिप्पणियाँ (Note: only टिप्पणियाँ in a मंच या जवाब to an Answer Request can be reported as of 25 December 2009). With each, you'll be looking for a grey, unlabeled flag, in the locations described here:
With links, the flag is located just under and to the left of the ratings bar.
With videos, the flag is located just under the ratings bar.
The flag for तस्वीरें is located (as with the video flag) just under the ratings bar.
With क्विज़ questions, the reporting flag is located on the right, between the सवाल and the सूची of answers.
The flag for लेखाए is just under the शीर्षक of the article, far to the left of the ratings bar:
The flag for picks is on the right, where the ratings bar would be if आप could rate picks:
The flag for जवाब is below the सवाल and the "answer this question" button:
The flag for टिप्पणियाँ is below the टिप्पणी दे itself:
What the reports mean
When आप click the flag, a sub-menu will appear, prompting आप to select which kind of रिपोर्ट आप wish to file. These choices vary slightly, depending on which kind of रिपोर्ट आप are filing. To file a report, आप must click on one of the red boxes, selecting one of the categories of reports.
If आप change your mind and don't want to click any of the reports, आप can always click the green "don't report" box in the sub-menu instead.
When आप रिपोर्ट a SPOT, there are four possible reports:
The spot inappropriate रिपोर्ट specifically means a violation of the link. This includes obscene content, spam content, hate speech content, as well as copyrighted content. A spot dedicated to "Robbing Banks" would merit an inappropriate report, as would spots dedicated to "Sex chat", "Downloading mp3s for free" and anything involving a racial slur.
The spot offensive रिपोर्ट means content that आप find offensive. It may not be obscene या a clear violation of the Terms of Service, but आप find it offensive. "Defeating Atheism" might be a spot to रिपोर्ट as offensive.
The spot miscategorized रिपोर्ट means that the spot is catalogued in the wrong channel. For instance, if a spot dedicated to the Lynx web browser were to be listed as part of the "Travel & Places" channel, one would be well-justified in filing a miscategorized spot report.
The spot duplicate रिपोर्ट means that the spot's topic is already covered द्वारा another spot that was created beforehand, या that the reported spot's topic is insufficiently different from an existing spot to merit a separate spot. A "Fanpop Kids" spot would likely be reported as a duplicate of the "Parenting" spot, for instance, and a "Great car commercials" spot would be reported as a duplicate to the "Car Commercials" spot.
When आप रिपोर्ट USERS, there are three possible reports:
The user spam रिपोर्ट means that the user is clearly on फैन्पॉप for the sole purpose of trying to sell a product या service to the other users. An user whose only contributions are to a spot he created for "Greatest Video Downloads", including a link to the site greatestvideodownloads.com and a soapbox लेख describing how great the same web site is, is an example of an user who should be reported as a spammer.
The user offensive content रिपोर्ट indicates that आप feel that the user in सवाल is regularly posting offensive content to the site, across many spots. An user who posts लिंक्स to a blog called "Why your beliefs are stupid" to all the faith-oriented spots would be reported with this flag.
The user abusive रिपोर्ट indicates that the user in सवाल is abusive to आप and/or other फैन्पॉप users on the site. An user who regularly rates all your content as a 1 might get an abusive report, as well as an user who regularly posts attacking टिप्पणियाँ in response to your comments, as well as an user who belittles someone's opinions, intelligence, appearance and so forth.
When आप रिपोर्ट CONTENT, there are five types of reports आप can file:
The content broken रिपोर्ट indicates that the content link does not work. This should be filed anytime a link goes to a page that doesn't exist, a link goes to a completely different page than what the link described, या (in the case of videos) the video in सवाल has been removed from the host web site. NOTE: a video link is NOT BROKEN if it doesn't play embedded on फैन्पॉप but does work on the host web site. Some video hosting web sites - YouTube springs to mind - allow their users to specify whether their वीडियो may play embedded या not. If the video cannot play embedded, it will दिखाना up as normal on Fanpop, but आप must click the video's title (or the little ऐरो link अगला to it) to go to the hosting web site and see the video. It is only when the video does not work embedded AND it does not work on the स्रोत site that आप should file a "broken" रिपोर्ट for a video.
NOTE: pop क्विज़ सवालों do not have a broken रिपोर्ट option. Instead, they are the only type of content to have a bad question reporting option. The bad सवाल flag is used to both indicate when a question's video link is broken (it doesn't play embedded या on the स्रोत site) and/or to indicate that the सवाल is incorrect (that is, if the सवाल is wrong). It is also appropriate to use this रिपोर्ट if a सवाल requires the user to guess, not because आप don't know the answer, but because there is no way for आप to know the answer. For example, a सवाल that asks "What is my प्रिय color?" is a valid सवाल only if that information is available on Fanpop. A सवाल "What is the population of country X?" would be a bad question, but a सवाल "What was the population of country X in 2008?" would be valid, because it can be validated.
The content inappropriate रिपोर्ट indicates that the content violates the link in some way. Among other things, this includes sexually explicit imagery, वीडियो that contain obscene language, तस्वीरें without proper copyright credits that clearly were created द्वारा someone other than the user, and soapbox लेखाए that consist in large part (if not their entirety) of text that was copied from some other site (ie, plagiarism).
The content outdated रिपोर्ट indicates that the content (usually a link) points to a site describing an event that has already occurred या a deal that has expired. A link to a site where आप can sign up for free e-mail अपडेट्स on the 5th season of "Big Brother" would be appropriate to flag as outdated.
The content spam रिपोर्ट indicates that the content is trying to sell something to the फैन्पॉप users viewing it. This one is a little tricky, because most web sites are trying to sell something. But a link to, say, a dating service web site would not be spam if some of the site could be used for free, but would be spam if आप had to pay money up front to actually get to any content on the site.
The content miscategorized रिपोर्ट means that the content has nothing to do with the spot in which it is found, या that there's a better spot for it. A video link to Michael Jackson's HIStory in the link spot would be miscategorized, for instance. That one is obvious, but this रिपोर्ट can also be pretty tricky. Would a picture of Carly Simon, who didn't tour या produce any albums in the 1980s (but who was at least alive in the 80s) be miscategorized if it was placed in the link, instead of the link? Would वीडियो of फैन्पॉप users' children be miscategorized if they were placed in the link rather than the link? Would an लेख describing how to be kind to our fellow users be miscategorized if found in the link, rather than the link या link spots? There is some leeway; when in doubt, आप can always try sending a message to the user who पोस्टेड the content which may be miscategorized to discuss it with him/her.
A note on multiple reports
Just a quick note: फैन्पॉप remembers the reports that आप submit. So don't try to swamp content with reports, because the site will only allow आप to रिपोर्ट a दिया item once. Any further attempts will be met with the reply "You have already reported this as a <report type> <spot/user/link>".
What happens to reports
So you've found some content that doesn't work in some fashion and have reported it. What happens then?
Reports that users file appear in a सूची for the site staff and moderators to address. In many cases, the reason that the रिपोर्ट was filed will be obvious to them, and the staff and/or moderators will take the appropriate action. However, in many cases it is apparently not obvious why a रिपोर्ट was filed, because the moderators will occasionally contact the person who filed the रिपोर्ट via a message, asking for clarification. Then, once they've investigated what the reason was for the report, they will take whatever action they deem necessary. Such action includes chastising users, moving miscategorized content, banning users, merging spots, deleting spots, and deleting other content.
In addition, if the रिपोर्ट was a "broken" content report, a message is also generated to the user who पोस्टेड the content originally, with the subject line "One of your लिंक्स has been flagged द्वारा another user." In the case of broken content, the user who पोस्टेड the content originally usually has two days to संपादन करे the link and replace it with a working link before the broken link is completely removed from the site.
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Here's लिंक्स to other parts of the guide for your quick reference:
* link
* 1: link
* 2: link.
* 3: link
* 4: Picks: this is the generic name both for the मतदान सवालों that आप see on the site and for the जवाब आप can pick to that question. Papa has created a link.
* 5: link
* 6: link
* 7: link
आप may also want to see:
* link feature
* link
As आप continue to use Fanpop, आप will come across content that is not what it should be in some way. Since फैन्पॉप is largely only as good as the content it contains, it is important to address these issues for the good of the site and the फैन्पॉप community.
Now, most of the content that "is not what it should be" is likely just content that आप don't like, and such content should be rated appropriately (see the link). But, rarely, there is some content on the site और problematic than that, and for such content there exists the reporting function. Reporting allows you, the user, to flag something on फैन्पॉप as being wrong in some way, so that it will be fixed.
Here's a handy guide to distinguishing between different types of problem content, and whether ratings या reporting should be applied.
* आप disagree with a particular user (rate)
* आप don't like what the user says (rate)
* आप find the user obnoxious and harassing (ignore)
* The user uses obscene language and/or posts obscene content (report)
* The user attempts to sell a product या encourages आप to buy a product (report)
* The user consistently attacks and demeans आप (report)
* आप suspect the user is actually a duplicate account of another user (ignore)
* Content is पोस्टेड that आप think sucks (rate)
* Content is पोस्टेड without कीवर्ड्स (rate)
* Content is पोस्टेड with inadequate कीवर्ड्स (rate)
* Content is पोस्टेड in the wrong spot (report)
* Content link does not work (report)
* Content link is to a web site which hasn't been updated in years (rate)
* Content link is for a contest which has already ended (report)
* Video link doesn't work embedded (rate)
* Video is short, low-quality, video is out of sync with audio (rate)
* Video requires users to install software on their desktops in order to view it (rate/comment)
* Video doesn't work embedded nor on the स्रोत site (report)
* Video is offensive/obscene (report)
* Video takes forever to load (rate)
* Video not what आप expected (rate)
* Video is unrelated to the spot topic (report)
* Content exactly duplicates other content already in that spot (rate/comment)
* Spot duplicates an existing spot (report)
* Spot seems silly, unnecessary (comment)
* Spot name contains errors या isn't precise (comment)
* Spot is offensive या obscene (report)
* Image is low quality, has no description, and/or fails to have image credits (rate/comment)
* Image has no image credits and आप know the copyright belongs to someone else (report)
* Soapbox लेख presents a ridiculous opinion (rate)
* Soapbox लेख filled with grammatical, spelling and/or logic errors (rate)
* Soapbox लेख shorter than a full page (rate)
* Soapbox लेख consists of text from another site/source (report)
* Soapbox लेख has no pictures (rate)
* Pick has no pictures (comment)
* Pick does not allow users to add जवाब that are clearly necessary (comment)
* Pick is not related to the spot topic (report)
* Pick contains offensive/obscene text/images (report)
* Pick is biased/one-sided (comment)
* The video in a क्विज़ सवाल doesn't work (report)
* आप don't like a particular pop क्विज़ सवाल (comment)
* There are spelling errors in a pop क्विज़ सवाल या answer(s) (comment)
* There are factual errors in a pop क्विज़ question/answer (report)
* There is no way to know the answer for a pop क्विज़ सवाल (report)
Reporting and comments
To file a रिपोर्ट on something, look for the little "flag" icon. This is located in different places, depending on what आप are reporting. Click on the flag, and a sub-menu will appear, along with a text field for "comments". IMPORTANT: EVERY रिपोर्ट SHOULD HAVE A COMMENT! Note, however, that the user interface is poorly designed - आप must type the टिप्पणी दे BEFORE clicking the type of report, even though the टिप्पणियाँ box is under the रिपोर्ट buttons. Why comment? It is VERY likely that the staff या admins who review the reports on a दिया दिन will not immediately understand WHY आप reported a piece of content, and if it's not immediately obvious, it may not receive any action. It's that simple.
Types of Reports
Broadly speaking, there are three types of reports आप can file as a फैन्पॉप user.
* Spot reporting: आप can file a रिपोर्ट on a particular spot. To रिपोर्ट a spot, look for and click the red flag and the word "report" just below the spot's banner in the upper right. This will open the reporting sub-menu.
* User reporting: आप can file a रिपोर्ट on a particular user. To रिपोर्ट an user, click on the user's name to go to the user's प्रोफ़ाइल page. In the left column, labeled "about me", you'll see a bunch of information: the user's प्रोफ़ाइल pictures, name, country, प्रिय films, books, et cetera. Under that, there will be several links, including one with the red flag and the words "Report Abuse". Click that link to open up the reporting sub-menu.
* Link reporting: आप can file a रिपोर्ट on a particular piece of content on the site. There are eight kinds of content which आप can रिपोर्ट on Fanpop: links, videos, images, soapbox articles, pop क्विज़ questions, picks, जवाब and टिप्पणियाँ (Note: only टिप्पणियाँ in a मंच या जवाब to an Answer Request can be reported as of 25 December 2009). With each, you'll be looking for a grey, unlabeled flag, in the locations described here:
With links, the flag is located just under and to the left of the ratings bar.
With videos, the flag is located just under the ratings bar.
The flag for तस्वीरें is located (as with the video flag) just under the ratings bar.
With क्विज़ questions, the reporting flag is located on the right, between the सवाल and the सूची of answers.
The flag for लेखाए is just under the शीर्षक of the article, far to the left of the ratings bar:
The flag for picks is on the right, where the ratings bar would be if आप could rate picks:
The flag for जवाब is below the सवाल and the "answer this question" button:
The flag for टिप्पणियाँ is below the टिप्पणी दे itself:
What the reports mean
When आप click the flag, a sub-menu will appear, prompting आप to select which kind of रिपोर्ट आप wish to file. These choices vary slightly, depending on which kind of रिपोर्ट आप are filing. To file a report, आप must click on one of the red boxes, selecting one of the categories of reports.
If आप change your mind and don't want to click any of the reports, आप can always click the green "don't report" box in the sub-menu instead.
When आप रिपोर्ट a SPOT, there are four possible reports:
The spot inappropriate रिपोर्ट specifically means a violation of the link. This includes obscene content, spam content, hate speech content, as well as copyrighted content. A spot dedicated to "Robbing Banks" would merit an inappropriate report, as would spots dedicated to "Sex chat", "Downloading mp3s for free" and anything involving a racial slur.
The spot offensive रिपोर्ट means content that आप find offensive. It may not be obscene या a clear violation of the Terms of Service, but आप find it offensive. "Defeating Atheism" might be a spot to रिपोर्ट as offensive.
The spot miscategorized रिपोर्ट means that the spot is catalogued in the wrong channel. For instance, if a spot dedicated to the Lynx web browser were to be listed as part of the "Travel & Places" channel, one would be well-justified in filing a miscategorized spot report.
The spot duplicate रिपोर्ट means that the spot's topic is already covered द्वारा another spot that was created beforehand, या that the reported spot's topic is insufficiently different from an existing spot to merit a separate spot. A "Fanpop Kids" spot would likely be reported as a duplicate of the "Parenting" spot, for instance, and a "Great car commercials" spot would be reported as a duplicate to the "Car Commercials" spot.
When आप रिपोर्ट USERS, there are three possible reports:
The user spam रिपोर्ट means that the user is clearly on फैन्पॉप for the sole purpose of trying to sell a product या service to the other users. An user whose only contributions are to a spot he created for "Greatest Video Downloads", including a link to the site greatestvideodownloads.com and a soapbox लेख describing how great the same web site is, is an example of an user who should be reported as a spammer.
The user offensive content रिपोर्ट indicates that आप feel that the user in सवाल is regularly posting offensive content to the site, across many spots. An user who posts लिंक्स to a blog called "Why your beliefs are stupid" to all the faith-oriented spots would be reported with this flag.
The user abusive रिपोर्ट indicates that the user in सवाल is abusive to आप and/or other फैन्पॉप users on the site. An user who regularly rates all your content as a 1 might get an abusive report, as well as an user who regularly posts attacking टिप्पणियाँ in response to your comments, as well as an user who belittles someone's opinions, intelligence, appearance and so forth.
When आप रिपोर्ट CONTENT, there are five types of reports आप can file:
The content broken रिपोर्ट indicates that the content link does not work. This should be filed anytime a link goes to a page that doesn't exist, a link goes to a completely different page than what the link described, या (in the case of videos) the video in सवाल has been removed from the host web site. NOTE: a video link is NOT BROKEN if it doesn't play embedded on फैन्पॉप but does work on the host web site. Some video hosting web sites - YouTube springs to mind - allow their users to specify whether their वीडियो may play embedded या not. If the video cannot play embedded, it will दिखाना up as normal on Fanpop, but आप must click the video's title (or the little ऐरो link अगला to it) to go to the hosting web site and see the video. It is only when the video does not work embedded AND it does not work on the स्रोत site that आप should file a "broken" रिपोर्ट for a video.
NOTE: pop क्विज़ सवालों do not have a broken रिपोर्ट option. Instead, they are the only type of content to have a bad question reporting option. The bad सवाल flag is used to both indicate when a question's video link is broken (it doesn't play embedded या on the स्रोत site) and/or to indicate that the सवाल is incorrect (that is, if the सवाल is wrong). It is also appropriate to use this रिपोर्ट if a सवाल requires the user to guess, not because आप don't know the answer, but because there is no way for आप to know the answer. For example, a सवाल that asks "What is my प्रिय color?" is a valid सवाल only if that information is available on Fanpop. A सवाल "What is the population of country X?" would be a bad question, but a सवाल "What was the population of country X in 2008?" would be valid, because it can be validated.
The content inappropriate रिपोर्ट indicates that the content violates the link in some way. Among other things, this includes sexually explicit imagery, वीडियो that contain obscene language, तस्वीरें without proper copyright credits that clearly were created द्वारा someone other than the user, and soapbox लेखाए that consist in large part (if not their entirety) of text that was copied from some other site (ie, plagiarism).
The content outdated रिपोर्ट indicates that the content (usually a link) points to a site describing an event that has already occurred या a deal that has expired. A link to a site where आप can sign up for free e-mail अपडेट्स on the 5th season of "Big Brother" would be appropriate to flag as outdated.
The content spam रिपोर्ट indicates that the content is trying to sell something to the फैन्पॉप users viewing it. This one is a little tricky, because most web sites are trying to sell something. But a link to, say, a dating service web site would not be spam if some of the site could be used for free, but would be spam if आप had to pay money up front to actually get to any content on the site.
The content miscategorized रिपोर्ट means that the content has nothing to do with the spot in which it is found, या that there's a better spot for it. A video link to Michael Jackson's HIStory in the link spot would be miscategorized, for instance. That one is obvious, but this रिपोर्ट can also be pretty tricky. Would a picture of Carly Simon, who didn't tour या produce any albums in the 1980s (but who was at least alive in the 80s) be miscategorized if it was placed in the link, instead of the link? Would वीडियो of फैन्पॉप users' children be miscategorized if they were placed in the link rather than the link? Would an लेख describing how to be kind to our fellow users be miscategorized if found in the link, rather than the link या link spots? There is some leeway; when in doubt, आप can always try sending a message to the user who पोस्टेड the content which may be miscategorized to discuss it with him/her.
A note on multiple reports
Just a quick note: फैन्पॉप remembers the reports that आप submit. So don't try to swamp content with reports, because the site will only allow आप to रिपोर्ट a दिया item once. Any further attempts will be met with the reply "You have already reported this as a <report type> <spot/user/link>".
What happens to reports
So you've found some content that doesn't work in some fashion and have reported it. What happens then?
Reports that users file appear in a सूची for the site staff and moderators to address. In many cases, the reason that the रिपोर्ट was filed will be obvious to them, and the staff and/or moderators will take the appropriate action. However, in many cases it is apparently not obvious why a रिपोर्ट was filed, because the moderators will occasionally contact the person who filed the रिपोर्ट via a message, asking for clarification. Then, once they've investigated what the reason was for the report, they will take whatever action they deem necessary. Such action includes chastising users, moving miscategorized content, banning users, merging spots, deleting spots, and deleting other content.
In addition, if the रिपोर्ट was a "broken" content report, a message is also generated to the user who पोस्टेड the content originally, with the subject line "One of your लिंक्स has been flagged द्वारा another user." In the case of broken content, the user who पोस्टेड the content originally usually has two days to संपादन करे the link and replace it with a working link before the broken link is completely removed from the site.
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Here's लिंक्स to other parts of the guide for your quick reference:
* link
* 1: link
* 2: link.
* 3: link
* 4: Picks: this is the generic name both for the मतदान सवालों that आप see on the site and for the जवाब आप can pick to that question. Papa has created a link.
* 5: link
* 6: link
* 7: link
आप may also want to see:
* link feature
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