The discussion revolves around automatic post removals in Discourse, with user N3DSDude seeking clarification on several aspects. awesomerobot explains that posts with 3 flags may be hidden based on flag weight, which varies by user reputation, and that users can’t currently disable the ‘click-to-view’ feature for hidden content. Moin confirms that regular users can no longer view hidden content, a change implemented in Discourse #21052. Lilly adds that hidden posts are now viewable only by staff, and proper flag handling is essential for accurate stats. The moderator guide here provides details on flag scoring and trust levels.
Right, they’re “silenced” this is controlled by the settings num users to silence new user and silence new user sensitivity
Sensitivity (in this case the hide post sensitivity setting) adjusts how much “flag weight” is required to hide the post. With “high” sensitivity, less “flag weight” is required to hide a post. This could mean fewer overall flags, or flags from users with less flagging reputation, could hide the post.
You can choose low/medium/high sensitivity, but you can’t adjust the sensitivity levels more specifically than that without a custom plugin.
So in this case, if 1 user with a good flagging reputation flags a topic… it won’t automatically be closed until 5 unique users flag it, because num flaggers to close topic is set to 5.
yea posts hidden by flags are viewable only by staff now, basically no different than deleted posts. but should still be reviewed and processed for accurate flag stats. i’ve had to tell my mods that ignoring a flag instead of accepting it skews the actual user flag stats.