Deleted blog recovery requests come in many forms.
A successful deleted blog recovery starts from the dashboard button or link, to "Restore" or "Review" the blog. When the blog was deleted by the owner less than 90 days ago, and the owner is able to login to the right account, the "Restore" button will bring the blog back, as the owner watches.
If the blog was deleted by Blogger / Google, and the owner is able to login to the right account, the "Review" button starts the recovery process. If use of the "Review" button brings no results - or if there is no "Restore" / "Review" button at all, things get interesting.
If a deleted blog leaves behind a dashboard "Review" button, the review process can be started.
There are two purposes for the dashboard "Restore" / "Review" buttons.
The "Review" button provides 2 functions.
If there is no "Review" button, neither the automated or the manual review can be started.
A dashboard screen print helps the helpers start the recovery process.
Anybody needing assistance, beyond advice how to use the "Restore" / "Review" button, is expected to provide a screen print, showing either
If the person reporting the deleted blog is able to provide a screen print, showing the familiar "locked Blogger account" error display - with the "contact us" link at the end, a manual review of the blog is not useful. The owner is then expected to click on "contact us", and request account review.
The automated spam review is the first step to restoring cloned blogs.
If the dashboard has the "Review" button, the owner can request automated review. Having supplied a screen print showing the "automated review request submitted" display, then waited the required 1 - 2 business days for the automated review to be conducted, the owner can, at her / his option, request manual review.
Without dashboard verification, triage can't continue.
If neither screen print can be supplied, there is no benefit to requesting manual review.
The review process must be initiated by a blog owner.
If the person reporting the deleted blog is not the legal owner, she / he must either contact the legal owner for action, or use the correct Blogger account - and request an automated review, from that account. A manual spam review cannot be requested, from a Blogger account that is not the legal owner of the deleted blog.
If the blog does not need abuse / spam review, it will be a waste of everybody's time to request a manual abuse / spam review.
The abuse / spam review request starts with the owner, able to login to the proper Blogger account. The owner then provides a screen print, documenting legal ownership of the blog, and the need for a manual review. Without the screen print documenting ownership and need for review, an abuse / spam review will not be requested.
I can't access my blog!or
My dashboard is empty!!or
Somebody deleted my blog!!!
A successful deleted blog recovery starts from the dashboard button or link, to "Restore" or "Review" the blog. When the blog was deleted by the owner less than 90 days ago, and the owner is able to login to the right account, the "Restore" button will bring the blog back, as the owner watches.
If the blog was deleted by Blogger / Google, and the owner is able to login to the right account, the "Review" button starts the recovery process. If use of the "Review" button brings no results - or if there is no "Restore" / "Review" button at all, things get interesting.
If a deleted blog leaves behind a dashboard "Review" button, the review process can be started.
There are two purposes for the dashboard "Restore" / "Review" buttons.
The "Review" button provides 2 functions.
- Provides a way for the owner to start the automated review of a deleted blog.
- Provides verification that the person reporting the deleted blog is the legal owner of the blog - and enables the manual review to be started, if the automated review is unsuccessful.
If there is no "Review" button, neither the automated or the manual review can be started.
- The person reporting the deleted blog is not the owner.
- The person reporting the deleted blog is unable to login to Blogger, using the right Blogger account.
- The blog was not deleted, for a reason which requires a manual review.
A dashboard screen print helps the helpers start the recovery process.
Anybody needing assistance, beyond advice how to use the "Restore" / "Review" button, is expected to provide a screen print, showing either
- A "locked account" error display.
- A dashboard "review request submitted" display.
- An empty dashboard, with the familiar "You are not yet an author ..." caption.
If the person reporting the deleted blog is able to provide a screen print, showing the familiar "locked Blogger account" error display - with the "contact us" link at the end, a manual review of the blog is not useful. The owner is then expected to click on "contact us", and request account review.
The automated spam review is the first step to restoring cloned blogs.
If the dashboard has the "Review" button, the owner can request automated review. Having supplied a screen print showing the "automated review request submitted" display, then waited the required 1 - 2 business days for the automated review to be conducted, the owner can, at her / his option, request manual review.
Without dashboard verification, triage can't continue.
If neither screen print can be supplied, there is no benefit to requesting manual review.
- The person reporting the deleted blog is not the legal owner.
- The blog does not need spam review.
The review process must be initiated by a blog owner.
If the person reporting the deleted blog is not the legal owner, she / he must either contact the legal owner for action, or use the correct Blogger account - and request an automated review, from that account. A manual spam review cannot be requested, from a Blogger account that is not the legal owner of the deleted blog.
If the blog does not need abuse / spam review, it will be a waste of everybody's time to request a manual abuse / spam review.
The abuse / spam review request starts with the owner, able to login to the proper Blogger account. The owner then provides a screen print, documenting legal ownership of the blog, and the need for a manual review. Without the screen print documenting ownership and need for review, an abuse / spam review will not be requested.
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