I’m not comfortable with the anonymous flagging, but I understand your rationale for it. At a minimum what I would like to see required is the stated reason for hiding. I have seen many hidden posts that were so innocuous that the reason for being hidden is obscured. At times it can seem a tool for…

This seems like something well worth talking about, so I moved ti someplace that was more appropriate! While we do not try to HIDE anything, we do try to keep everything as civil as possible. the last thing we want to do is host a place where people are arguing about opinions of what is acceptable …

Thanks for moving the topic @TheOnlyAaron — I realized at the end of my second post that I had (unwittingly) transgressed the no hi-jacking rule! I’m all for keeping things civil, and I recognize that maintaining a functioning, non-toxic forum environment in the on-line world is a rare thing — for …

Thanks for splitting this off Aaron and thanks for staying civil as well db (also thanks for using “paucity” in a sentence, #MakeEnglishGreatAgain.) I will honestly say there is no intent to silence those who dissent, the parent thread this topic started in should hopefully illustrate that. It is a…

[image] jody: I WOULD like to have a better system that shows why a post was flagged and will look further into what Discourse will allow us to do. Enhancements in this area would be nice. I have seen a fair number of flagged/hidden posts for which I cannot see what was inappropriate or objec…

Much appreciated reply Jody. As I said to Aaron, I do understand the rationale for anonymity of flagger — but not for obscurity of reason. And I do understand the fine line that you guys must tread, as both representatives of the company and as individual humans who are proud of their work — and h…

[image] db11: I’m not comfortable with the anonymous flagging, but I understand your rationale for it. You need to understand that this forum is designed, created and hosted by discourse.org . They are the ones who identify the rationale for various features. The reason is obvious. Flame war…

Thanks Dan. [image] DanRathbun: Instead of just saying “This post has been hidden by the community.” it could add … “as being off-topic” “as being inappropriate” “as containing spam or advertisements” … etc., so those reading can know. This is exactly what I’d like to see. If we had that …

[image] DanRathbun: Instead of just saying “This post has been hidden by the community.” it could add … “as being off-topic” “as being inappropriate” “as containing spam or advertisements” … etc., so those reading can know. +1. But one reason shouldn’t be shown: I have flagged posts that h…

[image] TDahl: If a short reason was given (by the flagger) and visible (to the flagee certainly, maybe to all), I might discover viewpoints which I hadn’t appreciated before. Currently, when you set a flag you’ve only got a few easy choices. Ie … [image] Only the “Something Else” choice a…

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