Tip of the Week Archive

We have had numerous tips over the years, and I'd like to keep them all in one place for your reference. Please note that you'll need to scroll to the bottom of some of the weekly reports to view the tips.

Reporting Abuse & Moderation Tips
- Why GameSpot moderates for flaming and trolling- 08/17/09
- Reader Review Policy Reminder- 09/09/08
- How to avoid getting moderated- 03/03/09
- removal of copyrighted and watermark user videos- 03/09/09
- Image leaching- 07/15/09
- Report and ignore abuse- 09/11/09
- Union telegrams reported as an advertisement- 11/12/09
- Avoid plot spoilers- 02/19/10
- Reporting User Review Abuse- 12/04/09
- Plagiarism in User Reviews- 05/21/10
- Game Boards Missing Responses- 10/14/10
- Game board Moderation Notices- 09/27/10
- using the term Japan or Japanese properly- 09/01/10
- copying/pasting another person's work- 07/21/10

Community Features
- Reading and Posting Reviews- 10/07/10
- 10 Things to Consider for the New Year 01/09/09
- Update Union Bulletins 02/23/09
- How to Tag Content- 03/31/09
- How to use GameSpot Answers- 04/09/09
- 10 helpful tips about writing better reviews- 05/05/09
- Writing better user reviews- 08/24/09
- Sharing your uploaded videos- 11/13/09
- Noticing new forum posts- 05/02/10
- Interacting with staff or others via PM- 05/07/10

Interaction
- How to keep your personal accounts secure- 05/25/10
- Security Breach- 03/09/10
- Classic and Style Solution- 06/29/10
- Writing Tips- 05/05/10
- Harassment from others 02/17/09
- Don't trust anyone- 04/06/09
- Avoid spoilers in GameSpot Answers- 04/13/09
- How to get noticed for the member spotlight- 07/27/09
- How to Soapbox- 07/22/09
- What defines an editorial- 08/11/09
- How to participate in TOTS trivia- 09/18/09
- More TOTS Trivia Tips- 03/29/10
- Quotes and Spoilers- 03/03/10

General Site Information
- How to submit a modification, skin, map, or character model 01/13/09
- How GameSpot handles review scores across platforms- 11/06/09
- Additional DLC Coverage- 12/16/09
- How to share Ad Feedback across the site- 02/28/10

GameSpot Emblems & Levels
- Participate in the weekly homework assignments 01/20/09
- After the Fact Emblem 01/28/09
- Minor Profile Level Changes 01/20/09