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Re: the Flag button and how it works
@Tekoppar I should mention that to automatically delete a post via the Flag>Abuse button, it would require 10 different people pressing the button. This many "votes" has never happened yet, at least that I've been aware of. 5 button presses by 5 different people will remove the post from public display, into a… -
the Flag button and how it works
Flag: Spam* Subtracts 1 from a post's score. * Removes 1 point from the author's overall score. * Posts with -5 points are automatically removed for moderation (in Spam Queue). Flag: Abuse* Subtracts 1 from a post's score. * Removes 1 point from the author's overall score. * Posts with -5 points are flagged for… -
Re: the Flag button and how it works
The point wasn't that it has been, but know that we know what the abuse button does. The point is that it could be used for destroying things and none would know. Right know I could create 10 accounts, find a thread with good information and abuse some posts and no one would really ever know. -
Re: the Flag button and how it works
That is certainly possible. It has never been done here. But yes, any time we give members the ability to do things, there is the potential for abuse. Moderator awareness helps. Community policing helps. Besides the limited capability of the Spam/Abuse buttons, we have no reputation-points system here, and we have no plans… -
Re: the Flag button and how it works
Nope. -
Re: the Flag button and how it works
Always wondered; I'm a habitual editor, and often edit my posts anytime I see anything even slightly wrong (often multiple times). Does this kind of thing cause any problems for you guys (mods/admins) ? -
Re: the Flag button and how it works
Welp, time to test this out. Lemme flag all Eric's posts in this thread as SPAM cuz they should be included as part of FAQ anyhow. -
Re: the Flag button and how it works
Is there any protection to prevent this from getting abused? I'm talking about the -10 point abuse thing, do moderators still see it in their queue but the post is just deleted or do the post get completely deleted? The latter seems really easy to abuse. -5 points simply means one of the moderators will look it over or… -
Re: the Flag button and how it works
I've corrected how this works, see the first post for details. No trolling can be done, at least nothing permament. :) -
Re: the Flag button and how it works
Point me to any destroyed discussion you know of.
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