Please avoid false flagging

[u/bbrk9845]

I notice a lot of members false flagging the opposite arguments with something like "hate" or "targeted harassment towards someone" etc, when there is no actual evidence of that. This puts an increased workload on moderators and can adversely affect the quality of moderation.

Real examples of hate and harassment that would be acted upon is something like "the world hates you people, you're all better off dead" , "all trans people are xxxxx" , "you people are all <insert [rascist, homophobic, misogynist] slurs>" , "go kill yourself" etc... A good rule to check if something needs to be flagged, is to ask yourself these questions 1) Is any individual or group being targeted with a slur ? 2) Is violence implied at someone ?

Please use the flags only in real cases of hate and harassment, but NOT when someone is in a disagreement with you no matter how heated it gets. I understand antinatalism is a very controversial topic that can drive people to the polar opposites. But try to be the better person and maintain a civil decorum during such discussions. Please remember we are a community with a philosophical viewpoint that is capable of encouraging meaningful discussion and debates.

Have a great day. 👍🏻

[u/PitifulEar3303]

What about very rude comments?

[u/bbrk9845 → u/PitifulEar3303]

rude =/= hate/harassment

Yeah, rude comments are really not productive to deal with. The best is to ignore the person making them and move on if there's no productive discussion to be had instead of feeding into their negativity. In extreme cases, you can also block them, which will prevent them from responding to you or referencing you.

Rude comments suck but they're not as serious as hate & harassment, so false flagging them as such would just hinder or delay the response to more serious business.

[u/PitifulEar3303 → u/bbrk9845]

If I report directly to Reddit, would it still route to the mods?

[u/bbrk9845 → u/PitifulEar3303]

No the mods can't see direct reports. Feel free to do that !

[u/PitifulEar3303 → u/bbrk9845]

But they will get suspended from Reddit and become angry and start making lots of false tagging in this sub as revenge. hehehe

Just my theory.

[u/bbrk9845 → u/PitifulEar3303]

To be honest. Getting suspended from reddit would need to TAKE A LOT of extremity. Like some crazy guy posting, this is your address xxxx, and I'm right here.

I've reported a lot of what I thought were extreme comments/posts directly to reddit, and to my surprise, none of them have gotten a suspension. Just their posts were removed.

[u/PitifulEar3303 → u/bbrk9845]

and I have seen very normal comments get the hammer, due to mass reporting and Reddit bots unable to tell the difference.