zephyr1
February 19, 2019, 1:19pm
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This is helpful advice.
I can’t speak for the other moderators and staff, but I read a lot of the Forum posts, and still sometimes miss or am behind on threads that have posts in violation of Forum Rules
Flagging is a helpful tool to raise the question or suggestion that something may violate a rule, or be otherwise inappropriate.
Obviously flagging shouldn’t be abused (that itself is a Forum Rule too), but if a post or thread is heading toward personal attacks, naming and shaming, or name calling — then it’s good to be proactive and flag it for attention.
The Forum Rules are referred to often, it’s perhaps worth a reminder of some of the basics.
Anything violating one or more of these is appropriate and helpful to flag.
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