Oops!

My bad, I hadn't tried adding the apps to my profile. René, you're
right. Same for Bruno's app "Sou Honduras". This is weird, need to get
this checked.

On Aug 11, 6:41 pm, "Prashant (Google)" <[email protected]> wrote:
> René,
>
> That's surprisingly _not_ my experience – I see your app all right
> despite that setting. But I still messed a bit again with your app's
> back-end settings, can you please re-check?
>
> ~Prashant
>
> On Aug 11, 8:37 am, René Tapia <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Hi Prashant,
>
> > It seems like my app is still disabled.
>
> > It is hidden if safety filter is set "do not show inappropriate content".
>
> > Thanks,
> > René
>
> > 2010/8/10 René Tapia <[email protected]>
>
> > > Hi Prashant,
>
> > > Thank you for your prompt reply, and thank you for re-enabling the apps!
> > > Totally agree, let's all co-operate to keep orkut a great platform. I will
> > > keep an eye on the forum for updates on the policies.
>
> > > Cheers,
> > > René
>
> > > 2010/8/10 Prashant (Google) <[email protected]>
>
> > > René, Baiju, Bruno,
>
> > >> Sorry for the long delay. Like I said last time, we're still working
> > >> on framing and refining our policies.
>
> > >> In the meanwhile, I just took a last look at all your apps and re-
> > >> enabled them. And we agree, it's not fair at all to disable your apps
> > >> without publishing clear guidelines or sufficiently warning you in
> > >> advance, that was our mistake. MaxiAmigos, SMS-Me and the number of
> > >> apps Bruno had mentioned should all be now available to everyone. I'm
> > >> really sorry for the loss this must have meant to you all.
>
> > >> @René: Really appreciate your detailed analysis and explanation on
> > >> both the occasions, thank you! Let's all co-operate to keep orkut as
> > >> friendly and clean as we can. I'll update this forum once we have
> > >> finalised how our policies should ideally look like.
>
> > >> ~Prashant
>
> > >> On Aug 10, 10:10 pm, René Tapia <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >> > Hi Prashant,
>
> > >> > Same here. I have been thinking about the "Inappropriate Content" 
> > >> > issue,
> > >> and
> > >> > the only thing I can think of that could violate the policies in my 
> > >> > app,
> > >> is
> > >> > the video-chat.
>
> > >> > Even though we clearly state that nudity is not allowed, unfortunately 
> > >> > a
> > >> few
> > >> > users abuse the video feature. The problem with live video, is that it
> > >> is
> > >> > not possible for us to monitor live video 24 hrs. a day. However, I
> > >> would
> > >> > like to invite you to enter my app (
> > >>http://www.orkut.com/AppInfo.aspx?appId=1078012827336) and see that the
> > >> vast
> > >> > majority of users do not abuse the video-feature and just want to have 
> > >> > a
> > >> > nice chat.
>
> > >> > Anyway, I want to let you know that it is not our intention to violate
> > >> the
> > >> > policies, and that if video-chat is the reason why my app was flagged 
> > >> > as
> > >> > "Inappropriate Content", I would remove the video-chat feature from my
> > >> app
> > >> > immediately.
>
> > >> > I know you must be super busy, but I would really appreciate it if you,
> > >> or
> > >> > your abuse teams, could get back to me so I can address any policy
> > >> issues,
> > >> > and remove the "Inappropriate Content" flag from my app, or if you 
> > >> > could
> > >> at
> > >> > least give us an estimate of when do you think you could get back to us
> > >> so
> > >> > we can make plans accordingly.
>
> > >> > Here are some more comments from Orkut users, who can not find my app:
> > >>http://www.google.com/support/orkut/bin/search.py?hl=pt-BR&forum=1&qu...
>
> > >> > Thanks in advance and best regards,
>
> > >> > ________________________
> > >> > Rene Tapia | Nux Labshttp://nuxlabs.com
>
> > >> > 2010/8/10 MyCantos <[email protected]>
>
> > >> > > Hi Prashant,
>
> > >> > >    We would like to know whether you got a chance to review the SMS-
> > >> > > Me app ? It has been down for more than 3 weeks now and we would
> > >> > > really appreciate it if the application can be reviewed and restored
> > >> > > at the earliest, as the number of users requesting us for the same, 
> > >> > > is
> > >> > > growing in number day by day.
> > >> > >   In case if it is going to take time, we would like to know at least
> > >> > > the exact reasons behind a denial without any notification?Because we
> > >> > > are still unaware of the reasons and actions to be taken.
>
> > >> > > Thanks again,
> > >> > > Baiju
>
> > >> > > On Aug 4, 12:11 am, "Prashant (Google)" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >> > > > Hello everyone,
>
> > >> > > > Yes, sorry for all this trouble. As you may guess, we're in the
> > >> > > > process of refining our app policies and it's possible that some of
> > >> > > > these false positives are its unfortunate result. If you give us
> > >> some
> > >> > > > time, we'll go individually through these apps and have them
> > >> reviewed
> > >> > > > by our abuse teams and get back to you.
>
> > >> > > > @Bruno, yes, that's the safety filter I was talking about.
>
> > >> > > > Thanks much for your patience guys!
> > >> > > > Prashant
>
> > >> > > > On Aug 3, 10:24 pm, "Bruno M. V. Souza" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > >> > > > > Prashant,
>
> > >> > > > > About the same thread (Inappropriate Content)... Where users can
> > >> set
> > >> > > > > up the safety filter in new Orkut? I only see the option in old
> > >> orkut
> > >> > > > > (settings -> general -> safety filter). Is that right?
>
> > >> > > > > Best regards
> > >> > > > > --
> > >> > > > > Bruno Souza
>
> > >> > > > > On 3 ago, 14:06, "Bruno M. V. Souza" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > >> > > > > > Hi Prashant,
>
> > >> > > > > > Some of my soccer apps were also flagged as "Inappropriate
> > >> Content"
> > >> > > > > > and I can´t find a reason for this in the content policyhttp://
> > >> > >www.google.com/support/orkut/bin/answer.py?answer=16198.
> > >> > > > > > I also would be very grateful if you could let me know the
> > >> reason why
> > >> > > > > > my apps were flagged so I can work out a solution.
>
> > >> > > > > > App ids:
> > >> > > > > > 734002337277
> > >> > > > > > 464831346785
> > >> > > > > > 298851144497
> > >> > > > > > 135802993721
> > >> > > > > > 631915784471
> > >> > > > > > 1058690388551
> > >> > > > > > 728707829721
> > >> > > > > > 379284710748
> > >> > > > > > 997344397673
> > >> > > > > > 96353993647
> > >> > > > > > 957485326438
> > >> > > > > > 860070157618
> > >> > > > > > 332096964477
> > >> > > > > > 582592941063
> > >> > > > > > 440466171850
> > >> > > > > > 517882529281
> > >> > > > > > 477093325084
> > >> > > > > > 933627139569
>
> > >> > > > > > Best regards,
> > >> > > > > > Bruno Souza
>
> > >> > > > > > On 2 ago, 15:13, René Tapia <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > >> > > > > > > Hi Prashant,
>
> > >> > > > > > > Thank you very much for your reply, I gather from your reply
> > >> that
> > >> > > my app was
> > >> > > > > > > flagged as "Inappropriate Content".
>
> > >> > > > > > > I would like to ask what prompted the decision to flag my app
> > >> as
> > >> > > > > > > "Inappropriate Content", after 2 years of being in 
> > >> > > > > > > production?
>
> > >> > > > > > > I would be very grateful if you could let me know the reason
> > >> why my
> > >> > > app was
> > >> > > > > > > flagged so we can work out a solution.
>
> > >> > > > > > > I would also like to comment, first of all, that your efforts
> > >> to
> > >> > > eliminate
> > >> > > > > > > bad content are extremely laudable and praiseworthy (and I 
> > >> > > > > > > can
> > >> > > definitely
> > >> > > > > > > relate to your efforts from working on my own app).
>
> > >> > > > > > > However, I think that no matter how refined the automated
> > >> filter
> > >> > > is, there
> > >> > > > > > > will always be cases where content that the user really wants
> > >> to
> > >> > > see, is
> > >> > > > > > > flagged as "Inappropriate Content", and if you completely 
> > >> > > > > > > hide
> > >> it
> > >> > > from the
> > >> > > > > > > user, this will surely lead to user frustration.
>
> > >> > > > > > > I think a much better approach is to *warn* the user about
> > >> > > "Inappropriate
> > >> > > > > > > Content", but let him make the final decision. I think 
> > >> > > > > > > YouTube
> > >> > > handled this
> > >> > > > > > > very well, because you can search, and the results will
> > >> contain
> > >> > > videos that
> > >> > > > > > > some users would consider inappropriate, but if you click on
> > >> one of
> > >> > > this
> > >> > > > > > > videos, before showing the video, you are warned that this
> > >> video
> > >> > > may be
> > >> > > > > > > considered inappropriate by some users, and you are given the
> > >> > > choice of
> > >> > > > > > > whether you want to see it or not.
>
> > >> > > > > > > Anyway, here are some comments from my users, where you can
> > >> see for
> > >> > > yourself
> > >> > > > > > > the confusion and frustration of users when the content is
> > >> hidden
> > >> > > (you can
> > >> > > > > > > also see them herehttp://
> > >> > >www.orkut.com/Main#Scrapbook?uid=7899678479676107042):
>
> > >> > > > > > > ღ♥ღ ☆ Dóroty:
> > >> > > > > > > Olá, td bem?
> > >> > > > > > > A pergunta é a mesma KD MEU MAXI AMIGOS??????? Poxa, adoro
> > >> esse
> > >> > > aplicativo,
> > >> > > > > > > pq naum consigo acessá-lo??? Aguardo resposta! Beijão     :D
>
> > >> > > > > > > dofaoo:
> > >> > > > > > > kd maxi sumilll ??? quando volta falowwww ...
>
> > >> > > > > > > Janaina:
> > >> > > > > > > meu max sumiu que faço
>
> > >> > > > > > > ♥♥ simone:
> > >> > > > > > > oi quando que volta o max ele só tem no hi5,queria no orkut
> > >> > > tambem!beijos
>
> > >> > > > > > > laila ♥:
> > >> > > > > > > quando vai voltar o maxi?? boa semana
>
> > >> > > > > > > laila ♥:
> > >> > > > > > > bom dia o maxiamigos não voltou no orkut
>
> > >> > > > > > > Edson:
> > >> > > > > > > HOLA,
> > >> > > > > > > como que ta o maxiamigos,, porque nao consigo fazer ele
> > >> funcionar
> > >> > > > > > > nao sei o porque, ele nao esta mais acessando
>
> > >> > > > > > > Cerca:
> > >> > > > > > > Certo Nux, eu fui procurar o maxi amigos e não estava
> > >> disponível.
> > >> > > Adoro seu
> > >> > > > > > > programa. Por favor, avise-nos quando ele voltar.
> > >> > > > > > > Forte abraço,
> > >> > > > > > > OK Nux, when i looked for maxi amigos this was not visible in
> > >> tool
>
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>
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