Flagging on Discourse: How it Works and User Documentation
A discussion on flagging on Discourse platforms was initiated by DHorse, who asked about the process of flagging, its duration, and user documentation. nawthor responded that flagged comments remain listed on the “Old Flagged Posts” page and cannot be flagged again once cleared by a moderator. A user can only flag a post twice, for different reasons.
DHorse inquired about user documentation and a page to list flagged comments. nawthor mentioned that users can see the flag status of their comments, but not all flagged comments, unless they are moderators or admins.
nawthor provided links to relevant documentation on flags, including What are flags and how do they work? and Discourse Moderation Guide.
DHorse is exploring the potential of flagging to facilitate engagement between moderators and commenters, including features like private moderator comment threads and pre-moderating comments. The discussion may continue in the future with a more focused discussion on these ideas.
I am sorry, I can’t figure this out.
I flagged my own comment.
Does it remain flagged forever?
Does the flag clear after a moderator actions it?
After the moderator clears the flag (maybe,) can I flag it again?
If there a link(s) where I can read up on flagged comments in detail?
For that matter, where is the user (commenter) documentation?
The flag will always be listed on the “Old Flagged Posts” page.
No. You’ll only be able to flag a post twice, once as off-topic/ inappropriate/ spam, and once for moderator attention. But you’ll usually only flag a post once (I only realised it was possible when looking into it for this)
Posts you have flagged will display a “you flagged this as inappropriate/ off-topic/ spam / for moderators” below them, but you don’t have any page to list them all unless you’re a moderator/ admin. You can’t see if your own posts have been flagged unless you’re a mod/ admin.
If you’re looking for information on flags, Flagging a post for moderator attention is a good place to start. Discourse Moderation Guide also touches on flags, from a moderator POV, as does https://meta.discourse.org/t/draft-flagging-queue-general/58870
Thanks. I’m looking at engagement between moderators and commenters and how flagging could be employed. That’s great.
Yes I am wondering ideas like flagging leading to a private moderator comment thread, a request for pre-moderating my own comment to avoid penalties, more reasons for flagging, more engagement by moderators, etc.
IE. would Discourse be a good platform for that.
Thanks for your time I may return to this post in a few months with a more focused discussion.