# Moderator discussion of spam, etc. flags

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderator-discussion-of-spam-etc-flags/29651>\
**Category:** UX\
**Tags:** moderation, planned\
**Created:** [June 4, 2015, 2:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderator-discussion-of-spam-etc-flags/29651 "2015-06-04T14:58:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![anon21958287](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee59a6/32.png) [@anon21958287](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon21958287)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2015, 2:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderator-discussion-of-spam-etc-flags/29651/1 "2015-06-04T14:58:35Z")

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Some user flags, like spam, do not generate a (private) Message topic. We often use those topics to discuss what action to take. It’s probably fine that the initial flagger (assuming not a mod himself) isn’t part of this discussion, but it would be good to have a reply or start a discussion topic on the flag interface. Otherwise, we’d need to create a separate one to have a discussion about what to do, which means extra work and so often doesn’t happen.

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