Alerts

Alerts, known as Messages from Blossom Beauregarde in Blossom 3.0, are notifications from the Blossom Beauregarde sent to communicate with users. They are received in one's messages page for various reasons. Only Blossom Beauregarde can send alerts, as she normally give a reminder to stop doing a certain thing, such as to be more respectful when commenting. Alerts are usually given to users after finding content that violates the Guidelines.

= Reasons = A user may receive an alert if they:


 * Are eligible in becoming a Beauregarder
 * Made mean or inappropriate comments that violate the Community Guidelines
 * Made inappropriate projects
 * Were disrespectful to certain types of people
 * Copied another user's work or project without giving credit to the original creator
 * Have spammed in any way
 * Gossiped about a user or spread misinformation
 * Posted content referencing self-harm/suicide
 * Repeatedly reported content that doesn't break the Guidelines[citation needed]

Under rare and special circumstances, alerts can be also sent if blossom Beauregarde wishes to communicate to a Beauregarder privately.

= Usage = Usage of alerts is not always for breaking the Guidelines. It can also be an important message (e.g. Become a Beauregarder, or an interview). They can also be sent if Blossom Beauregarde needs to communicate privately with the Beauregarder.

= Behavior = Alerts differ from ordinary messages in that, unlike messages and notifications, they must be manually marked as read. This is to ensure a user reads an alert, rather than simply ignoring it - by accident or intentionally. There is a little pink "X" button in the top right corner of the alert. Once the button is clicked, the alert will be removed from the normal messages page. Until the user receiving the alert clicks the button, the alert will continue to show as a brand new message.

Like regular messages, an alert itself cannot be deleted from the message box. This was due to previous instances where users would immediately delete alerts and continue their behavior.

As alerts are sent to a user by blossom beauregarde, they generally carry important information and should not be disregarded.

= Appealing = Sometimes Blossom Beauregarde makes a mistake and sends an alert incorrectly. These can be appealed by sending a message on the Contact Us page

= Bans = If a Beauregarder receives multiple alerts in a short time period, they may receive an account ban. There are no precise requirements for being banned, despite misconceptions, but if six or more alerts on the same topic are received in a time period of around 6 months, the Beauregarder is likely to be banned, as it seems they are not paying attention to the alerts they receive. However, users who sign up for blossom only to cause trouble and inappropriate stuff can face a ban or block right away.