When using the word “policy” that falls on the site staff to create and implement
As both @JammyDodger and I have mentioned there is indeed a reputation in % based on agreed/disagreed flags.
I am onboard with the idea of being able to create groups to restrict things like flagging. To which this maybe possible at present with the new Dynamic Groups plugin. Though may need a feature request/PR.
I do agree that it should be made easier to request an appeal to a flag. One idea would be to edit the template(s) system post to include a link for appeals. This may need some tweaks to ensure a link to the flagged post is included.
This falls on site team/category moderator communication.
This I believe could be done with some CSS in a custom Theme component to display none for the flag button if in said category, tag…This could also be used to hide the flag button if a user is in a group of “flag abusers”.
Great discussion. Moving different site settings or overrides to groups is definitely a great idea.. The plugin I mentioned might be able to accomplish some of these things. The author also has Category restrictor plugin that adds ability to silence a user from a category vs a complete site wide silence.
While we are on this topic as well. A suspension iirc does mention to message to appeal more or less. However this template should include an email link or ability DM/pm a specific group or defined user. In theory the site contact email should be fine. However to make it easier it should maybe supply some Text linking to the flag/suspension post.