How to flag a post in Victorious Christians

:bookmark: This guide explains how to flag a post for moderator attention in Victorious Christians, when you should use this feature, and what happens after a post is flagged.

:person_raising_hand: Required user level: Trust Level 1 or higher

Flagging is an important moderation tool in Discourse. It helps maintain a civil and productive discussion environment by allowing users to report inappropriate content without derailing the conversation.

When to flag a post

Flag a post when you encounter content that:

  • Is off-topic or derails the conversation
  • Violates the community guidelines
  • Contains spam or promotional material
  • Is inappropriate or offensive

How to flag a post

  1. Locate the post you want to flag
  2. Click the flag icon (:triangular_flag_on_post:) at the bottom of the post
  3. Choose one of the following options:
  • Send a personal message to the user
  • Flag as Off-Topic
  • Flag as Inappropriate
  • Flag as Spam
  • Flag as Illegal
  • Flag as Something Else

*Note that your specific forum may have some different options in this screen - flagging options are customizable by forum admins.

What happens after flagging

  • Moderators are notified and can review the flagged post in their flag queue
  • If no action is taken within 48 hours, all moderators receive an automatic private message
  • Posts with 3 flags are automatically hidden, but users can still view them by clicking
  • A staff member can use the โ€œTake Actionโ€ button to hide a post immediately
  • Users whose posts are hidden due to flags receive a private message notification
  • After 10 minutes, the user can edit their hidden post to unhide it
  • If the post receives 3 more flags after editing, it will be hidden again and cannot be unhidden by editing

Consequences of receiving flags

  • New (Trust Level 0) users who have a post flagged as spam 3 times by 3 different users will have all their posts hidden
  • Users with 5 or more flags on their posts cannot reach Trust Level 3
  • Only flags from the last 100 days count towards the Trust Level 3 restriction
  • Staff-approved flags are the only ones that count towards these limits

Automatic topic closure

A topic with 12 unresolved flags from at least 5 different users will be automatically closed until moderators can review it.