Removed Participant screen names?

[kharrisma]

Hello,

A number of our people run Zoom meetings in a recovery community.  We're as subject to "bombing" as anyone else, and when one of us gets "hit," we try to get screen names of the offenders so we can share them with the group, to be on the lookout for these people.  I got hit last night with three of them doing the usual jitterbugging all over the screen so they're hard to identify, and was busy enough that I really couldn't get more than one screen name.  I removed them, one by one, and reported them to Zoom.

What I'd like to know is, is there any way I can retrieve the screen names of the people I removed and reported, so I can alert the rest of our community?  Not that this is any guarantee of anything... if they had two brain cells to rub together, they would choose random names each time.  Are they recorded somewhere, or is there somewhere I can access records of people I had to remove?  Something like that?  Short of recording the meetings (which our community strictly forbids), I can't see how to both get these people out in a hurry while still managing to secure names.  

Any suggestions appreciated!

[storyhub · Accepted solution]

Go into the web portal and run a usage report.

[Michaelhussy]

@kharrisma 

I understand the challenge you're facing. Unfortunately, Zoom doesn't provide a built-in feature to retrieve the screen names of removed participants after the meeting ends. However, here are a few suggestions you might consider:

1. Check the Meeting Report: If you have a Zoom Pro account or higher, you can access meeting reports in your Zoom dashboard. This report may include a list of participants.

2. Enable Registration: For future meetings, consider requiring registration. This way, you'll have a record of attendees, making it easier to track any disruptive participants.

3. Use the Waiting Room Feature: If you haven't already, using the waiting room can help you screen participants before they join, giving you more control.

Have you tried any of these options before, or do you have any other strategies in place for managing disruptions?

[kharrisma]

Thanks, Michael... I'm an 'end user,' one of a group that's authorized to use an account; as such, I don't have access to the account itself, so I can't use the 'higher functions' of the account, only the owner can do that.  Maybe I can approach the owner and explain the situation to him/her and we can come up with something.  I'm not the only meeting that's being hit!

Registration is pretty much off the table for a recovery-oriented meeting... it's like the second "A" in "AA."  People are willing enough to show up, but don't want to leave records of it.  It would scare off a great many people who might otherwise attend.

We're already using the waiting room feature; sometimes we can catch some of them because they use a 'screen-name' that's suspicious-sounding.  We have several approaches to bomber-control, but they still find ways to get through and disrupt things.  They really don't shock people anymore, just annoy and disrupt.  No idea what they get out of it... 

[BobFry]

Hey, sorry, but my issue is HOW to UN-Remove someone i accidentally removed.  

Bomber solution? - My group's solution for persistent bombers: 1. in Host controls - uncheck "unmute themselves", (Then create enough cohosts to help with the unmuting as meeting progresses) 2. when bomber hits, if everyone raises their VIRTUAL HANDS, it freezes (stops the jitterbugging) for their windows/squares and then it is easy to find who is the bomber to remove...  (unless you have a trigger happy cohost who then accidentally removes a valid participant.   

It appears that bombers become very discouraged when they cannot act out verbally and leave.  Couple this with Waiting Room for larger meetings and the reports i am getting is they never make to the main room.  BUT WHAT A WAY TO SPEND A MEETING.  altho Service makes me Smile...  Peace