# Is there an ideal amount of flags to set before a post is hidden?

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**Created:** [May 16, 2024, 9:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-an-ideal-amount-of-flags-to-set-before-a-post-is-hidden/308233 "2024-05-16T09:44:12Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 18, 2024, 12:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-an-ideal-amount-of-flags-to-set-before-a-post-is-hidden/308233/6 "2024-05-18T00:06:20Z")

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That is a slightly different setting to pause a whole topic, not hide an individual post.

The hide post setting they are talking about I believe is “hide post sensitivity,” default for which is “medium.”

There may not be a specific number of flags listed for that because depends on who makes the flag report, a flag from a TL3 has a lot more weight than flag from TL1 user. In fact looks like only one TL3 flag (edit: flag of spam only of new user post) is enough for post to be hidden until mod review with default settings:

 ![Udklip 4](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/d/1/c/d1c6fd3f986f3e939aeb360b536fb9f19c945012.jpeg)

There are quite a few various settings that can be adjusted for the flag system.

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