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Originally Posted by Fastskiguy
Thanks for the reply. So are there cases of people being harassed with bogus complaints they have to deal with? Like as in the example above of complaining about a cross and it was just a plant?
I thought it was more stuff like "no sculptures in your landscape features" (not sure if that's even a rule) so that you couldn't put a statue of satan sodomizing a cherub or something like that in front of your house. So if you don't let anybody have the satan statue you can't let anybody have a statue of some birds either. Not sure if what I'm asking even makes sense (sorry)
Joe
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Yes, there are people who will submit formal complaints against others, JUST to try and stir up drama. AND there are people who will intentionally violate the rules, JUST to try and stir up drama. Both of these types of people succeed, and so they are encouraged to continue doing it.
As long as they can be 100% anonymous and the authorities not required to know who they are, they'll just keep doing it.
I've submitted complaints against two homes in my neighborhood. I gave my name both times, but one of them made me very nervous to do so. It was someone doing something incredibly shady late at night in their yard, which is across from my yard, and could have caused damage to my yard. The person doing this thing was not the homeowner, but lived in the house. I worried for my safety if they found out I was the one complaining.
The second was just someone who had overgrown grass in some places almost eight inches high, no edging at all, growing through the cracks in their driveway, and weeds covering their yard and vines growing all over their house. Obviously no one was living there so there was no one I could even offer to help. I would've pulled the vines off for them if they were there for me to enquire. I let Community Standards deal with it, and two weeks later it was all cleaned up and has been maintained ever since.
In the first situation - it was risky for me to give my name. In the second, not risky at all. So I can see why being anonymous is an attractive option. However, it shouldn't have to be anonymous to the Community Standards people. In fact it shouldn't be allowed to be anonymous to them. They SHOULD know who is making every single complaint.
But the person I'm complaining ABOUT has no need or reason to know it's me.