Do any of the reports get reviewed?

@wizard_or_priest said in #20:

> Is that cheater still active on lichess? Or did they at least close the account at some point?

As it seems, and after 2 years, he is now flagged with
"This account violated the Lichess Terms of Service"

He probably kept going with the cheating.-

With as many reports they get they can't read them all completely.
And they make mistakes.
The reports are just so you'll think they care what you think.

For the most part they can't keep up with the reports, its just a realistic view into the process. Anyone who says otherwise is either lying or has simply been lucky with the Lichess team reviewing their reports. It's statistically impossible for a team like Lichess to correctly evaluate all reports condsidering there are always games going on yet they cannot constantly review games at the same pace that the games conclude in. If this isn't true the Lichess or people who've crawled up their butts show me mathematical evidence of a realistic probability and I'll gladly accept it.

@justme23 said in #22:
> With as many reports they get they can't read them all completely.
> And they make mistakes.
> The reports are just so you'll think they care what you think.

@IncontenentiaButtux said in #23:
> For the most part they can't keep up with the reports, its just a realistic view into the process. Anyone who says otherwise is either lying or has simply been lucky with the Lichess team reviewing their reports. It's statistically impossible for a team like Lichess to correctly evaluate all reports condsidering there are always games going on yet they cannot constantly review games at the same pace that the games conclude in. If this isn't true the Lichess or people who've crawled up their butts show me mathematical evidence of a realistic probability and I'll gladly accept it.

can any of you site your source for where the mods say they cant keep up with reports?

"If this isn't true the Lichess or people who've crawled up their butts show me mathematical evidence of a realistic probability and I'll gladly accept it."

please show us your proof that lichess cant handle the reports

Thos is simply not true as you can easily verify by the annual report including some stats.

@incontinentiabutt

is this your previous account? seems like they're doing just fine

In my personal experience, I report maybe 1-2 accounts per week, somewhere around 50% are closed.
Considering I'm surely paranoid at least 50% of the time, it appears they review all of my submissions

I would like to thank all of you who responded to my original question with your thoughts on the subject and your experiences. I will admit that my own perspective was influenced by my experiences with Chess.com, where I have witnessed a response or action (usually both) taken on every report. So I didn't know quite what to expect here on Lichess. I still don't know if there is value in reporting these low hanging fruit (the obvious cheaters). Some of you have responded positively, while others appear to have the same experience as I.

@for_cryingout_loud said in #24:
> can any of you site your source for where the mods say they cant keep up with reports?
>
> "If this isn't true the Lichess or people who've crawled up their butts show me mathematical evidence of a realistic probability and I'll gladly accept it."
>
> please show us your proof that lichess cant handle the reports
What reality do you live in kind sir, what source would talk about this. Did you go to school? Because it's pretty self-explanatory as to how Lichess can't handle reports. Show me a source that in detail proves that they can lol please

@IncontenentiaButtux said in #29:
> Did you go to school? Because it's pretty self-explanatory as to how Lichess can't handle reports.
Very convincing.