# Use of Flags

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-of-flags/371077>\
**Category:** Community Building\
**Created:** [June 20, 2025, 4:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-of-flags/371077 "2025-06-20T16:54:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ed\_S](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ed_s/32/134015_2.png) [@Ed\_S](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ed_S)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2025, 6:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-of-flags/371077/5 "2025-06-20T18:22:11Z")

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I see in a subreddit - perhaps in all - the downvote action comes with a tooltip “Don’t downvote because you disagree!” Perhaps the flag dialog can have a similar note, and perhaps the tooltip too.

I agree that persistent abuse of flags is an offence, and in my view demotion, temporary ban, permanent ban would be the series of responses.

Never feel that your community needs to retain all its users at all costs.

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