The "Report Post" triangle

robkelk · 03-18-2010, 09:15 PM

A couple of questions about the "Report Post" triangle:

1) Is it only for reporting "bad" posts (spam, etc.), or is it also the way to let the mods know that a post is in the wrong forum? (For example, if somebody new makes a perfectly-reasonable Transhuman Space post to the general GURPS group, would it be okay to use the "Report Post" to ask a mod to move the post to the THS forum?)

2) Am I supposed to have the triangle beside my own posts? (Because I do. I didn't have the ability to report my own posts before the big upgrade...)

Agemegos · 03-19-2010, 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by robkelk

A couple of questions about the "Report Post" triangle:

1) Is it only for reporting "bad" posts (spam, etc.), or is it also the way to let the mods know that a post is in the wrong forum?

When you click the triangle to make a report the following instruction appears:

Note: This is ONLY to be used to report spam, advertising messages, and problematic (harassment, fighting, or rude) posts.

(emphasis in the original)

The Fox · 03-19-2010, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by robkelk

1) Is it only for reporting "bad" posts (spam, etc.), or is it also the way to let the mods know that a post is in the wrong forum?

We would prefer that you post a message in the thread itself ("oops, sorry, wrong forum!") and/or send a PM to a moderator. We tend to catch misplaced threads on the high traffic boards, and a PM should get someone's attention nicely for the lower traffic boards.

robkelk · 03-19-2010, 04:09 PM

Thanks, Fox.

03-18-2010, 09:15 PM	#1
robkelk Untitled Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: between keyboard and chair	The "Report Post" triangle A couple of questions about the "Report Post" triangle: 1) Is it only for reporting "bad" posts (spam, etc.), or is it also the way to let the mods know that a post is in the wrong forum? (For example, if somebody new makes a perfectly-reasonable Transhuman Space post to the general GURPS group, would it be okay to use the "Report Post" to ask a mod to move the post to the THS forum?) 2) Am I supposed to have the triangle beside my own posts? (Because I do. I didn't have the ability to report my own posts before the big upgrade...) __________________ Rob Kelk “Every man has a right to his own opinion, but no man has a right to be wrong in his facts.” – Bernard Baruch, Deming (New Mexico) Headlight, 6 January 1950 No longer reading these forums regularly.

03-19-2010, 04:09 PM	#4
robkelk Untitled Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: between keyboard and chair	Re: The "Report Post" triangle Thanks, Fox. __________________ Rob Kelk “Every man has a right to his own opinion, but no man has a right to be wrong in his facts.” – Bernard Baruch, Deming (New Mexico) Headlight, 6 January 1950 No longer reading these forums regularly.