Use of Flags

Community
6

I just visited the thread where this situation was developing.

Recap:

  1. I posted a long inquiry, lots of question, required thought for anyone interested, wasn’t looking for a specific single answer.
  2. That was flagged then auto-closed for inactivity following a single long and well-considered response, the kind I was hoping for.
  3. I asked about it in the general “About this Forum” category.
  4. That inquiry was flagged/hidden.
  5. Someone else posted a response, I believe to object to the censorship.
  6. That note was flagged/hidden.

I’ve seen this kind of thing a lot, more-so in recent years. I stopped using StackOverflow, in part because of this kind of gross abuse by mods there - modifying content into something different and then flagging it as being OT.

It’s interesting to see this play out live - but we’re using tools that allow this to happen without conscious recognition. That’s all I’m bringing up here.

For my immediate purposes I’ll see if I can find a way to contact the site owner of this large Discourse installation, but that in itself is a challenge. I don’t object to the shelter that we’re given with no “Contact the Admin” button. :wink: I’m guessing they appreciate it too.

1 Like