Music League gives every player a way to flag a chat message or a comment that breaks the Community Guidelines. You have two ways to do this:
- Report to your League Admin — the default. The League Admin set up the league, knows the group, and can act on the report in the context of their league. They can also escalate the complaint to Music League.
- Report to Music League — an escalation to Music League's own moderation team. Use this when something needs the company's attention: the League Admin is unavailable or is the problem, or the content is serious enough that Music League should review it directly.
The two are separate. Reporting to a League Admin doesn't necessarily send anything to Music League, and reporting to Music League doesn't remove your League Admin's ability to act. You can do either, or both.
What can I report?
You can report:
- Chat messages in a league's chat
- Comments on a song submission (including replies)
- A player — you can report a user directly to Music League from their profile (not just an individual message)
- Note: If a player's behavior doesn't rise to the level you would want to report them to the League Admin or to Music League, you can block them. You will never see their posts or be able to interact with them, and vice versa.
- If you are in a league with them, their songs will be available to vote on and their votes will appear (but without any visible comments).
- They will not be alerted to the fact you blocked them.
- You can unblock them anytime.
You cannot report:
- Your own messages or comments — you can edit or delete those instead
- Music League notifications/messages (automated round announcements, summaries, etc.)
- Content that has already been hidden or removed by a League Admin
- The same message twice — once you've reported something, the report stays in the queue until the League Admin or Music League acts on it
How do I report something?
To the League Admin:
- Hover over (or tap, on mobile) the chat message or comment you want to report.
- Tap the flag icon on a chat message, or the Report link below a comment.
- A dialog opens asking why you're reporting it.
- Pick a reason from the list:
- Spam — repetitive, promotional, or off-topic posts
- Harassment — targeted at a specific member
- Hate speech — attacks on a group based on identity
- Sexual content — explicit material
- Violence — threats, glorification of violence
- Self-harm — content about suicide or self-injury that may need urgent intervention
- Other — anything else (a short note is required so the League Admin understands the issue)
- Tap Submit report.
To Music League:
To report a message, comment, or player to Music League instead, use the Report to Music League link (next to the League-Admin report control on a message or comment, or in the danger-zone section of a player's profile). The dialog works the same way — pick a reason, add an optional note, and send. When you report a player, the reasons also include Pretending to be Music League staff, for someone posing as Music League.
What happens right after I submit a report?
- A note at the top of the page confirms: "Thanks for the report. It has been sent to the League Admins."
- The reported message or comment is replaced — for you only — with a placeholder reading "You reported this message (or this comment or reply). It has been sent to the League Admin(s)."
- Everyone else in the league still sees the original content until a League Admin takes action. We deliberately don't hide reported content for other people, because one report is not the same thing as a verdict.
You can keep chatting and using the league as normal. The placeholder is just a visual reminder to you that the report is in flight.
Who reviews my report?
It depends on how you reported it:
- Reported to a League Admin: the League Admin reviews it (or any League Admin, if the league has more than one). It is their league, so they will make a judgment call about what's appropriate in context. When you submit, every League Admin on the league gets a notification (bell + email digest) so they know there's something to review.
- Reported to Music League: Music League's moderation team reviews it. They can remove or hide the content (it is replaced with "Content removed by Music League"), warn the player, or take action on the player's access to the league and potentially across the whole platform.
What can the League Admin do with my report?
Three things:
- Hide the message or comment. It's replaced with a placeholder ("Content removed by a League Admin") for everyone in the league. The author of the original content is notified that their post was hidden.
- Delete the message or comment. A chat message disappears for everyone, with no placeholder and no trace. A comment is replaced with "Content removed by a League Admin". The author is notified.
- Dismiss the report. The League Admin reviewed your report and decided no action was needed. The original message or comment stays up, untouched.
In every case, you'll be notified that your report was either actioned (hidden / deleted) or dismissed, so you're not left wondering.
Can I take back a report?
No. Once a report is submitted, it's in the League Admin's or Music League's queue and can only be resolved by them (hide, delete, or dismiss).
What if more than one person reports the same message?
The League Admin, or Music League, sees a single row in their queue listing every person who reported the message and each person's reason. If the League Admin hides or deletes the message, everyone who reported it gets the "actioned" notification at once. If the League Admin dismisses one report, only that one report is dismissed — other people's reports on the same message stay in the queue, because a different reporter's reason might still be valid.
Will the person I reported know it was me?
No. The League Admin can see who reported what, but the author of the reported message is not told who reported them. They only see that their content was hidden or removed by a League Admin.
What if the League Admin is the one being abusive?
Use Report to Music League instead of the League-Admin report. That escalation goes to Music League's moderation team, so it's the right path when the League Admin is the problem. You can also report the League Admin as a player directly from their profile, but only do this if the problem you're reporting is not based primarily on their actions as the admin. If you'd rather write to us, email support@musicleague.com.