Have you ever tried to report anyone on Facebook? I have recently and I have found it to be a very cumbersome system.
When you click the report button on someone’s profile you are given the option to block them or report them or both.
This is where the problem begins. If you you want to just block them that is fairly easy however if you want to report them then that is a different matter.
Recently I had a person repeatedly posting on my wall in a game application that I play I asked him to stop but he refused and started posting every few minutes harassing material.
I wanted to report him so that the behavior could not be repeated against some other person however when I tried to report the program asks for a defined set of areas of where the abuse is coming from then refers the user back to the application or area to post from a supposed report button in that area. Unfortunatly there is often no report button in other areas on facebook. You are provided with no other option to report anyone so you are only left with the block option.
This is what I reluctantly did to avoid further annoying messages.
I think Facebook needs to review their system so that reports of harassment can actually be sent.
I think they are avoiding a lot of work on their part by not providing this service easily. However it then means that numerous people have to put up with harassment from certain people before any action is taken.
