xxx number of reports not handled. Does this indicate that my report is very bad or has the moderator not reviewed the report?
It may represent two possible outcomes:
- A moderator hasn't got the time to read your report and decide if it's good / bad (most likely)
- The post/thread is in the "grey area" as in the moderators are unsure if it breaks any rules or decided to not take any action regarding your report. When this is the case they eventually leave the report open, and you'll see it represented as "unhandled".
To better understand the "unhandled status, you can read more about it in this Welsh post:
Sometimes your reports will remain unhandled because they have been left for a higher ranked staff member. For example, a dedicated moderator of a section, might leave it to a global mod/admin to deal with because it requires looking into things that the dedicated moderator might not have access too. However, reports can stay unhandled sometimes due to the staff member not marking it good or bad. This could be because they weren't sure whether the report was good/bad. For example, you might report a spam post, and the moderator might agree that it's mostly spam, however it might bring up a point which justifies it being made, and not removed. This situation could be a prime example of when a report might remain unhandled. Don't worry too much about unhandled reports as they have no bearing on your report percentage.