If you have been using Scooploop for a long time, you will be aware of how many members are no longer around. Some of these will have passed away, but others have left or given up posting due to the recent influx of racists, trolls and stalkers. This has caused much blocking, resulting in many posts/comments not being visible.
We are all aware of the current position concerning staff and need for finance, and we can do our part by keeping the site active by using the available loops, some of which will avoid the aforementioned troublemakers. Don't forget to post/comment, or there will be nothing to read!

Some notifications are not being sent, so check posts that you are following or part of.

Some notifications are not being sent, so check posts that you are following or part of.

I am being asked if members of a loop can appoint a new moderator. This can only be done by an existing moderator, or, if they are no longer around, by Scooploop (Not possible at the moment). The disappearance of a moderator can cause a loop to no longer be active, due to the settings that the absent moderator has made.

I see that clicking links is still causing members problems - you should click the link, not the image.

I am being asked if it is possible to join the Politics loop - No, it is not. This is due to the absent moderator, and the way the loop has been set up. Some loops are not possible to join, and even if you could, you cannot post.

Members are suffering from abusive PMs/stalking/trolling/personal comments. If this is happening to you, let me know by whom, and I will post their name here. In the case of PMs forward them to me. I will not mention who reported it.

In order of number of complaints: Top of the list by far is @PeterAndrews1 and alias @PeterAndrews

Stalking/trolling members - @PeterAndrews1 and alias @PeterAndrews
Racism - @UncleAlbert
Trolling/abusive PMs - @Acute

I am now a victim of the constant abuse posted by the constant trouble makers. The latest is RyanT, who is a complete idiot, and that is fact, not abuse. Below are two posts he made today. I await your apology @RyanT

In light of racist posts/comments, personal insults and trolling etc., in the Anything loop, all of which have not been dealt with by the moderator, the chat loop below has been set up with the cooperation of Scooploop who are aware of what is happening. Admission to the loop will take into account a member's posting history. There will also be invitations to join.

scooploop.com/loops/anything-friendly...

https://www.scooploop.com/thread/removed-post#comment_555420

@maire It is not possible to remove a post in Politics, unless there were no comments, and then it would be by the poster.

@KristaLonsdale If you wish to return to a post, one way is to save it; this is available in the menu for the post.

@CliveF has now been missing for three months, does anyone know if he is still around?

https://www.scooploop.com/thread/racism-and-personal-abuse-in-the-anything-loop

Hi everyone, apologies for being quiet lately. A quick update: next month, Scooploop will be receiving some updates to fix bugs, improve speed, and introduce a few other enhancements we have planned.

Thank you for your patience and support.
– Team Scooploop

I would just like to highlight the fact that certain person/people on Scooploop believe it is acceptable to, deliberately and specifically, leave comments for people who cannot read them due to Blocking.

This is a criminal offence if it happens two times or more.

The attached link may be helpful to anyone who has been subjected to this offence or any others detailed in the document.

https://www.police.uk/advice/advice-and-information/beta-stalking-and-harassment/what-is-stalking-harassment/

https://www.scooploop.com/thread/racism-on-scooploop

Note it is currently not possible to attach videos or GIFs to posts.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/send/u193491675?at_campaign=crm&at_medium=emails&at_campaign_type=owned&at_objective=conversion&at_ptr_name=salesforce&at_ptr_type=media&at_creation=[85826_PANUK_SER_2025_CHARTERSURVEY_ALL_11APR]-20250415-[bbcaccount_chartersurvey2025CTAen_corporate]

Due to the absence of an active moderator, it is not possible to join the Hornchurch or Romford loops. If you are already a member, depending on your membership settings, you may not be able to make a post. There is a loop for Havering, which you can join by clicking the link below:
https://www.scooploop.com/loops/havering

Has now lost all moderators, so cannot be used.

https://www.scooploop.com/loops/programmers-are-us

Loop analytics no longer works/updates.

App version 1.50.00 no longer functions.

Members please note, that due to current operational difficulties, it is not possible to:

1. Create a loop.
2. Delete a loop.
3. Use the Support loop.
4. Use the Community loop.
5. Download the Android app.
6. Download the Apple app.
7. Use old versions of apps.

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We're currently looking into the issue when posting on the site. Thanks for your patience!

Scooploop is currently running at greatly varying speeds.

Just refresh the page.

Several things are going wrong at the moment; hopefully this is because of the promised new website.

This is Scooploop's position on racism:

'We would like to take a moment to remind our community that we do not accept racism in any form on this platform. Anything we view as being racist will be removed and the users who have posted such views risk suspension.

Racism includes name calling, prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism, by individuals towards certain ethnic or racial groups. It also includes derogatory comments aimed at specific groups of people, and stereotyping of people based on their physical appearance.

We would also like to remind loop moderators that they are responsible for maintaining Scooploop's standards of behaviour within their loops.'

As Scooploop's staff are nowhere to be seen, this is the responsibility of @CliveF who is the moderator of the Anything loop where this happens. All members can do is to block these members and remove them from their loops if they are the moderator. I have done this, and have also blocked/removed trolls.

Some moderators are unaware of the function of the 'Bubble post' setting. If you have this set to too few a number of days, then someone's comment made at a latter time will be seen by only the original poster and anyone that commented before that number of days.

I am getting/seeing lots of questions about moderators - here is how it works:

1. You can become a moderator by creating a loop*.
2. A member of a loop can make you a moderator.
3. You cannot make yourself a moderator of a loop that you belong to.
4. Scooploop can make you a moderator of a loop where the moderator is absent*.

The way a loop works is decided by the moderator. If a moderator is no longer around, then you may be unable to post or join.

* Not possible at the moment due to the absence of staff.

If there is anything that has not been covered, you can ask in a comment or PM.

https://www.scooploop.com/thread/using-scooploop-b19d3

Members are posting links that do not work, or require signing up or paying money. You can test if links work in the Workshop, then delete them. If left they will be deleted.

Not sure if this is the right place to post.
Desktop no longer working for emails. Ok on tablet. Says not connecting, try again now but just goes round and round, can see the emails but can't access them. Have removed mains plug and left awhile this afternoon but still no joy. As mentioned can use this tablet so can't be broadband? Any suggestions, please, thanks. Might not be able to respond speedily!

The following posts cover using the site. They can be found by scrolling or using the loop search. They will eventually be added to this post, so look below first.

1. Accessing the site
2. Avatar drop-down list
3. Explore icon
4. Posting events and polls
5. Scooploop help website
6. Posting videos
7. Posting
8. Blocking
9. Scooploop locations
10. Highlight your contributions in a thread.
11. Unable to comment/react on a post
12. Icons below a post
13. A member's avatar
14. Setting up a loop
15. Using search
16. Non-appearing posts
17. New loops not possible at the moment! Hit and miss!
18. Posting links to websites
19. Editing Scooploop post titles.
20. View a member's friends
21. Providing a link to a comment
22. Hidden loops
23. Deleting comments
24. Searching in a loop

If you have had trouble blocking someone, it has now been fixed.

Many members have disappeared from Scooploop. Given that the average age of a Scooploop member is over 70, it may be that they have passed on. To make members aware, you could let a family member/trusted friend know your log in details, and show them what you would like them to do.

Several members and a moderator are not following Scooploop's posting rules, which you can see below:

https://help.scooploop.com/en/moderation/moderation-policy

The inability to block a member will be sorted out in a week or so.

If using a loop's search facility to find a post, clicking on the result will not take you to the post if it is too old. To overcome this, click on the comments icon, even if there are no comments. This is sometimes due to a moderator not understanding one of the settings.

Due to a new bug, you may not be able to block someone; this will depend on who the member is.

There are various faults with the apps, and these cannot be corrected. You can overcome these by using a browser. The website is a far better way to use Scooploop.

I have created a new AI loop (the existing loop's moderator has gone missing), it will give some everyday non-technical uses for AI that you can use to your advantage. Feel free to join in with how you use it. You can join the loop in the link below.

https://www.scooploop.com/loops/ai-artificial-intelligence

https://www.scooploop.com/thread/scooploop-scammer-4eb69

If you are a moderator, beware of this member who is a financial scammer, and has just joined under this name: scooploop.com/user/Emiliafilipowic

Said something you wish you hadn't!? If so, you can only delete it if the thread still exists; if the thread is deleted, then your comments are still available in the search facility.

I have seen it mentioned that 'There is already a thread about this'
If the poster of the existing thread has blocked the member, then as far as the 'duplicate' poster is concerned, that thread does not exist and it's contents are useless to them.

@TerryS

Whether or not a thread can be closed by the original poster is decided by the moderator in the loop's settings.

Looking around Scooploop I have seen the effect that members leaving has. If you decide to 'leave' Scooploop, then unless you have a reason to delete your posts/comments, then there is no reason to do anything. There are more than 10,000 members on Scooploop, if you look at their profiles you will see many with no activity at all. These accounts are doing no harm; the member may be a reader or no longer be around.
If you just want to not be involved in Scooploop for a while for some reason, you could turn off PMs, so as not to waste people's time, and put some information in your profile. You can then 'return' at any time.
Deleting your account leaves a post with deleted comments, and ruins the post for readers, current and future. Look back on some old posts to see for yourself.
Also, if you are a big contributor in a loop, deleting your account deprives members of any interesting/useful information you have posted. If I were to delete my account, then the IT loop would be almost empty.

I can see from an old post that even a Scooploop moderator did not understand the features of a hidden loop, which are:

1. It is hidden! You cannot see it unless you are a member of it.
2. You cannot join a hidden loop unless you are invited.
3. Even if you have the address of the loop you cannot see it.
4. Unless a member tells you, there is no way to find out that they belong to a hidden loop; it is not listed in the loops that they belong to.

Even if you are one of the moderators who voted yes, you may not realise all the consequences of the setting. The feature can be made use of by advertisers. Information about Bubble posts will be posted in the Scooploop members that advertise loop; if you are not already a member, you can join here: https://www.scooploop.com/loops/scooploop-members-that-advertise

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