# Lack of Effective Flag Integrity Controls

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/lack-of-effective-flag-integrity-controls/279246>\
**Category:** Community Building\
**Created:** [September 16, 2023, 6:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lack-of-effective-flag-integrity-controls/279246 "2023-09-16T18:35:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Heliosurge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/heliosurge/32/571810_2.png) [@Heliosurge](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Heliosurge)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 6:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lack-of-effective-flag-integrity-controls/279246/1 "2023-09-16T18:35:02Z")

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Continuing the discussion from [Is diversity of opinion of benefit to community health?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-diversity-of-opinion-of-benefit-to-community-health/279042/13):

> [@Is diversity of opinion of benefit to community health?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-diversity-of-opinion-of-benefit-to-community-health/279042/13):
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> I came up with a possible solution of having a “flagger” group but it would mean keeping a score of correct flagging and incorrect flags. You could then have “trusted” flaggers where topics or posts can be removed as if they were trust level 3 but have no admin moderation access. A weighting system would need to be worked out

I would like to see Flagging integrity. Staff & Category Mods should not be allowed to manage flags they are the target of or the originator of said flag.

Definite flaw in the Discourse setup. This needs a technical solution.

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**NOTR:** _Very disappointed that a great topic was closed because of it’s broad scope. At a mere suggestion of “sub topic explosion”. This topic could have been allowed to continue & mature with child topics being started linked ti parent topic. Very counter productive imho_ - For Civil Discourse to be encouraged; diversity in a topic needs to flow unabated when no aggressive conflict exists. Guide flows instead of hard stops.

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