The flag feature is for SPAM
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It's very helpful for the spam.0
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There has been an update to the flag/report system. *Note that incorrect use of the flagging system can now result in warnings and accruing of points towards getting banned.*
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10007789/flagged-content-reported-posts-warning-points#latest
I just wish there were a way to publicly decry those who are misusing the flag system - sort of a virtual public flogging... Maybe an "Inappropriate Flagger of the Day" award issued by the mods?
Haha yes indeedy! Or it should say who the flagger is! I bet that would cut it down alot. Then people can't hide behind their screens hitting the flag button 100 times a day!
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prattiger65 wrote: »How do you know about points? I just looked and I have exactly 1 "abuse" report, but I have 1 point? What is that? No moderator has said anything to me?
ETA; (insert whiney emotcon)
Flags don't count as points. Only warnings do - and those will pop up in your notifications - detailing why you were warned and how many points you got.0 -
@Kruggeri, you are correct about the abuse flags. Here is how the points/flags/warnings system works, with explanation of how each (spam, abuse, report) should be used:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10007789/flagged-content-reported-posts-warning-points#latest
This is awesome. Thank you
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TheVirgoddess wrote: »prattiger65 wrote: »How do you know about points? I just looked and I have exactly 1 "abuse" report, but I have 1 point? What is that? No moderator has said anything to me?
ETA; (insert whiney emotcon)
Flags don't count as points. Only warnings do - and those will pop up in your notifications - detailing why you were warned and how many points you got.
Is there a way to see how many flags we've gotten, other than looking at the posts themselves?
I know I've gotten loads of flags, but I've never seen points or warnings. Is it just via the inbox? I've checked Settings and have asked help, but I can't figure out how to see points or warnings.
While I try to be level-headed most of the time, one or twice I've flown off the handle and fully expected to get a warning.
I just want to make sure I'm not missing something I should know about! 0 -
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Also, if we add a facepalm icon in the flag menu, a lot of the abuse will stop.0
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DeirdreWoodwardSanders wrote: »TheVirgoddess wrote: »prattiger65 wrote: »How do you know about points? I just looked and I have exactly 1 "abuse" report, but I have 1 point? What is that? No moderator has said anything to me?
ETA; (insert whiney emotcon)
Flags don't count as points. Only warnings do - and those will pop up in your notifications - detailing why you were warned and how many points you got.
Is there a way to see how many flags we've gotten, other than looking at the posts themselves?
I know I've gotten loads of flags, but I've never seen points or warnings. Is it just via the inbox? I've checked Settings and have asked help, but I can't figure out how to see points or warnings.
While I try to be level-headed most of the time, one or twice I've flown off the handle and fully expected to get a warning.
I just want to make sure I'm not missing something I should know about!
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/profile/notifications
Also, if you go to the bell icon for notifications and click all notifications it will bring you to the same place.0 -
DeirdreWoodwardSanders wrote: »TheVirgoddess wrote: »prattiger65 wrote: »How do you know about points? I just looked and I have exactly 1 "abuse" report, but I have 1 point? What is that? No moderator has said anything to me?
ETA; (insert whiney emotcon)
Flags don't count as points. Only warnings do - and those will pop up in your notifications - detailing why you were warned and how many points you got.
Is there a way to see how many flags we've gotten, other than looking at the posts themselves?
I know I've gotten loads of flags, but I've never seen points or warnings. Is it just via the inbox? I've checked Settings and have asked help, but I can't figure out how to see points or warnings.
While I try to be level-headed most of the time, one or twice I've flown off the handle and fully expected to get a warning.
I just want to make sure I'm not missing something I should know about!
Sure, in the upper right corner, there's a bell (your notification tab thing). Click that and at the bottom, click "All Notifications" at the bottom of that box - it will show you there how many flags you have (and for what).
The warnings, like I said, will come through as a pop up notification - you can't miss them - they are big red triangle frowny faces. It will detail what you did you wrong and tell you how many points you get - and how to contact someone if you want to talk about it.
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TheVirgoddess wrote: »DeirdreWoodwardSanders wrote: »TheVirgoddess wrote: »prattiger65 wrote: »How do you know about points? I just looked and I have exactly 1 "abuse" report, but I have 1 point? What is that? No moderator has said anything to me?
ETA; (insert whiney emotcon)
Flags don't count as points. Only warnings do - and those will pop up in your notifications - detailing why you were warned and how many points you got.
Is there a way to see how many flags we've gotten, other than looking at the posts themselves?
I know I've gotten loads of flags, but I've never seen points or warnings. Is it just via the inbox? I've checked Settings and have asked help, but I can't figure out how to see points or warnings.
While I try to be level-headed most of the time, one or twice I've flown off the handle and fully expected to get a warning.
I just want to make sure I'm not missing something I should know about!
Sure, in the upper right corner, there's a bell (your notification tab thing). Click that and at the bottom, click "All Notifications" at the bottom of that box - it will show you there how many flags you have (and for what).
The warnings, like I said, will come through as a pop up notification - you can't miss them - they are big red triangle frowny faces. It will detail what you did you wrong and tell you how many points you get - and how to contact someone if you want to talk about it.
Oh? I got a warning after I absent-mindedly used a swearword in a post, but it did not say anything about contacting anyone. It also did not say anything about how many points I got. I only just found out I got two points...
I also just found out I got an abuse flag somewhere… I cannot figure out where that came from, however. -.^0 -
No wait. I just found it… I got 0 points, but in my profile I am at -2 points? Whut?0
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As a user, not a moderator, I like the new flag system, although it does seem people sometimes hit it by mistake... Can you unflag/deflag something if you mess up?
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As a user, not a moderator, I like the new flag system, although it does seem people sometimes hit it by mistake... Can you unflag/deflag something if you mess up?
Yep. If you repeat the action it will remove the flag that you've placed. I do it accidentally all the time when there are a ton of spambot posts and I can't remember which I've flagged and which I haven't.
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Do you guys really want the mods to remove this feature so we can be drowning in spam again? You should ONLY flag a post when it's spam. It will be removed after 5 people flag it. It's not a 'like' or 'dislike' button.
Seriously. If you think a post violates the forum rules, report it. Flagging does nothing except wasting the moderators' time. If you don't like a post, welcome to the Internet. Grow up and deal with it or close your browser.
*rant off*
Yes it is helpful with spam. It is also useful in Abusive posts. After 5 a use flags, that particular post collapses. After 10 I believe it is completely removed.
I have yet to ever see an abusive post, yet people keep flagging posts as abuse.
Abuse is supposed to be things like porn, not posts that you just think are mean.0 -
I use it for anything that hurts my feelings0
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GingerbreadCandy wrote: »TheVirgoddess wrote: »DeirdreWoodwardSanders wrote: »TheVirgoddess wrote: »prattiger65 wrote: »How do you know about points? I just looked and I have exactly 1 "abuse" report, but I have 1 point? What is that? No moderator has said anything to me?
ETA; (insert whiney emotcon)
Flags don't count as points. Only warnings do - and those will pop up in your notifications - detailing why you were warned and how many points you got.
Is there a way to see how many flags we've gotten, other than looking at the posts themselves?
I know I've gotten loads of flags, but I've never seen points or warnings. Is it just via the inbox? I've checked Settings and have asked help, but I can't figure out how to see points or warnings.
While I try to be level-headed most of the time, one or twice I've flown off the handle and fully expected to get a warning.
I just want to make sure I'm not missing something I should know about!
Sure, in the upper right corner, there's a bell (your notification tab thing). Click that and at the bottom, click "All Notifications" at the bottom of that box - it will show you there how many flags you have (and for what).
The warnings, like I said, will come through as a pop up notification - you can't miss them - they are big red triangle frowny faces. It will detail what you did you wrong and tell you how many points you get - and how to contact someone if you want to talk about it.
Oh? I got a warning after I absent-mindedly used a swearword in a post, but it did not say anything about contacting anyone. It also did not say anything about how many points I got. I only just found out I got two points...
I also just found out I got an abuse flag somewhere… I cannot figure out where that came from, however. -.^
I guess it depends on the mod that issues it? I had one generic "your post violated the guidelines" and the other one had a more personal message. The latter invited me to contact Olivia if I had any questions.
The points are listed like this (I hope it's okay to share). So this warning had no points attached to it.
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GingerbreadCandy wrote: »No wait. I just found it… I got 0 points, but in my profile I am at -2 points? Whut?
Each time a person "flags" you, you get -1 point. They don't actually count for anything though.0 -
TheVirgoddess wrote: »DeirdreWoodwardSanders wrote: »TheVirgoddess wrote: »prattiger65 wrote: »How do you know about points? I just looked and I have exactly 1 "abuse" report, but I have 1 point? What is that? No moderator has said anything to me?
ETA; (insert whiney emotcon)
Flags don't count as points. Only warnings do - and those will pop up in your notifications - detailing why you were warned and how many points you got.
Is there a way to see how many flags we've gotten, other than looking at the posts themselves?
I know I've gotten loads of flags, but I've never seen points or warnings. Is it just via the inbox? I've checked Settings and have asked help, but I can't figure out how to see points or warnings.
While I try to be level-headed most of the time, one or twice I've flown off the handle and fully expected to get a warning.
I just want to make sure I'm not missing something I should know about!
Sure, in the upper right corner, there's a bell (your notification tab thing). Click that and at the bottom, click "All Notifications" at the bottom of that box - it will show you there how many flags you have (and for what).
The warnings, like I said, will come through as a pop up notification - you can't miss them - they are big red triangle frowny faces. It will detail what you did you wrong and tell you how many points you get - and how to contact someone if you want to talk about it.
Oye! I am at -72 points and four warnings. Three of the warnings are totally deserved, but one of the warnings, the one with 2 points attached, I protest that warning. Undeserved!
Anyhow, I'm really glad I now know where the flags are. Thank you!0 -
DeirdreWoodwardSanders wrote: »TheVirgoddess wrote: »DeirdreWoodwardSanders wrote: »TheVirgoddess wrote: »prattiger65 wrote: »How do you know about points? I just looked and I have exactly 1 "abuse" report, but I have 1 point? What is that? No moderator has said anything to me?
ETA; (insert whiney emotcon)
Flags don't count as points. Only warnings do - and those will pop up in your notifications - detailing why you were warned and how many points you got.
Is there a way to see how many flags we've gotten, other than looking at the posts themselves?
I know I've gotten loads of flags, but I've never seen points or warnings. Is it just via the inbox? I've checked Settings and have asked help, but I can't figure out how to see points or warnings.
While I try to be level-headed most of the time, one or twice I've flown off the handle and fully expected to get a warning.
I just want to make sure I'm not missing something I should know about!
Sure, in the upper right corner, there's a bell (your notification tab thing). Click that and at the bottom, click "All Notifications" at the bottom of that box - it will show you there how many flags you have (and for what).
The warnings, like I said, will come through as a pop up notification - you can't miss them - they are big red triangle frowny faces. It will detail what you did you wrong and tell you how many points you get - and how to contact someone if you want to talk about it.
Oye! I am at -72 points and four warnings. Three of the warnings are totally deserved, but one of the warnings, the one with 2 points attached, I protest that warning. Undeserved!
Anyhow, I'm really glad I now know where the flags are. Thank you!
You must be a very naughty girl lol
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