Events are categorised as Bullying/Violence when the moderator observes content being used to:
- Intimidate, threaten or harass others online
- Encourage others to exclude individuals
- Shame, humiliate or embarrass an individual by posting visual or text content
- Repeatedly engage in the public abuse or malicious criticism of others
The risk levels are identified as follows.
| Level | Reason |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Has made a mildly personal abusive comment once in recent history. |
| 2 |
Has made a seriously abusive comment that didn’t contain physical threats once in recent history; OR Has made mildly personal abusive comments several times in recent history. |
| 3 |
Has made a hateful or prejudiced statement against others on the basis of race, religion, nationality, sexuality, physical appearance or intelligence once in recent history; OR Has made seriously abusive comments that didn’t contain physical threats several times in recent history; OR Has made mildly personal abusive comments regularly in recent history. |
| 4 |
Has made a physically threatening statement once in recent history; OR Has made hateful or prejudiced statements against others on the basis of race, religion, nationality, sexuality, physical appearance or intelligence several times in recent history; OR Regularly makes seriously abusive comments that didn’t contain physical threats in recent history; OR Frequently makes mildly personal abusive comments in recent history. |
| 5 |
Has made physically threatening statements several times in recent history; OR Regularly makes hateful or prejudiced statements against others based on race, religion, nationality, sexuality, physical appearance or intelligence in recent history; OR Frequently makes seriously abusive comments that didn’t contain physical threats in recent history. |
