Moderators are discussing limitations when handling flagged posts. reaperoa noticed that after initially flagging and hiding a post, if the user edits it, they can unhide it, and moderators can’t rehide it by flagging again. sam believed this is intentional, suggesting moderators should either delete the post, send a private message, or copy-edit the content to avoid endless flagging cycles.
However, reaperoa pointed out a previous statement suggesting that after a second round of flags, a user can no longer unhide their post by editing it. sam acknowledged this, clarifying that the issue is that moderators can only delete the content on the second round of flags, and there’s no option to leave the “hidden” stub without removing the content.
I’m not sure whether this is a bug, oversight, or working as designed, but I’m a mod on another forum, and currently the mods are talking about how to handle a certain person. The person is posting things that are against the rules (nothing warranting a straight ban or anything, but flag and hide forcing them to change their posts).
The problem I’m having is that once I flag something and hide it, if they alter their post they can unhide it without changing the content, and I can’t rehide it by flagging it again (the only thing that appears is the “Send a private message” option.
It’s possible that I may be simply misunderstanding something, but I thought that, after a second flagging, it became impossible for a user to unhide their post by editing it. If that’s not the case, what exactly does the below indicate?