Hello,
while a flagging system is ok to mark rude, offensive or similar Posts, I see often Posts that are flagged and when I read them I see nothing that gives a true reason for the flag.
So it looks, as if the flagging system is often abused to troll. yes. this is a kind of trolling for me.
From my point of view, if a post is flagged by a forum user for whatever reason, a moderator should check the post and confirm the flag, before it is hidden.
it is clear, here a people from very different areas of the world, but it should not be possible to flag only because of a cultural/religious dislike reason. I dont like prudery, should I now go and flag all posts that reflect this opinion ? No, here should only count healthy common sense.
So - please no support for offensive, senseless flagging.
I think the system is sufficient for the purpose it provides. Although, like most systems, it’s also open to abuse.
I have never felt the need to flag a post. However if I did, it would be due to safety concerns, and I would want to see an immediate response. Even if that is simply hiding the post until reviewed.
I myself was never flagged but I flagged 2 or 3 that were really rude, violating the forum rules.
What nerves me most are the flags in threads where people are humorous teasing each other.
That is pure prudery and I dont care if this has a cultural background. Even I do not want to hurt the feelings of another person, I do not accept censorship related to this fact…
Yes I noticed. I have witnessed numerous posts that have been "false flags". Better safe than sorry though.
I’d prefer to be troll flagged, rather than having something horrendous openly on display.
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. Better safe than sorry though.