(04-30-2015, 09:50 PM)Natalie Mcbeef Wrote:(04-30-2015, 09:49 PM)FreelanceWizard Wrote: just because someone reports a post and says they find it offensive does not mean you will get a warning for it.
Thank you for clarifying, that fixes a lot of concerns I had.
If it was automated it would be abused to hell and back. I don't think I've ever seen forum software that had such a badly designed report button that would automatically warn anyone who was on the receiving end of a report.
Report's just a ping to the mods saying "someone believes this goes against the rules, and this is the reason they gave" - it's up to them to do something about it. Chances are, people who'd be so outraged that they'd get mad over a moderator not automatically giving out warnings like it was candy are going to do something stupid in the thread anyway, and get an infraction themselves.
Shooting themselves in the foot, as it were.