Weddingbee boards

With all of the recent controversy over banning, it got me curious as to what makes you decide to flag a post?  After all, the mods don't read everything, so it's generally the bees that notice posts that violate the ToS and alert mods to the situation.

For me, I don't recall ever flagging anything for snarkiness (I trend to sarcasm myself so it doesn't phase me), but I have flagged for self-promotion.  (If it's a recent post and seems like someone doesn't know the rules, I'll just suggest they change it and not flag it.  If it's blatant like when someone dredged up 5 old threads to post the same set of referral links, I'll flag.) 

If you post a list of things that get flagged, I'll add them to poll options.

ETA: Found a mod post on type of flags, so I added a few more.  On reflection, I've also flaged spam and I think once to request a thread be moved to a different category.

You should add a "good flags" option. I've only flagged once, and it was a "this is a great post" flag. I guess I haven't been around long enough to see any self promotion, though I would if I saw it.

i just posted this under the sticky post made by MS for all the new bees.

Hi Ladies!! welcome to the bee! This can be an awesome community, amazing place for advice, laughter and a shoulder to cry on. Just please, please make sure you read and understand the ToS....unfortantly if they are not followed you are at risk of bring banned and kicked out of the bee forever.

Hopefully there are changes being made with the ToS, certain MODS and the abilty for us to delete our own post (which we cant do now, you have to request a MOD to do so). But until then, read the ToS, understand them and enjoy the HIVE!!

i have never flagged a post....if im offended by something someone wrote...i make the choice as an ADULT not to read it. plain and simple!

I have flagged blatant snarkiness (not normal sarcastucness as I tend to be realtively sarcistic myself irl), isms, self promotion, and harrassment/attacking.

I feel like as adults we should know better than to be rude or inconsiderate to a stranger we have never met. When I feel like rolling my eyes and typing a mean repsonse to a thread or a post, I close out rather than post and get myself flagged.

I also flag good posts :)

@galloway111: Thanks, I've added it!  I have to say, it never occured to me to flag good posts, but there are a ton out there that would qualify.

I don't flag.  I am scared to, now, because it seems like the mods just kick people off with no warning if they get flagged.  I *HOPE* nobody ever flags me, because I don't wanna wake up to no more WB account.  I try to not be offensive, but you can't please all of the people all of the time.  If I don't like something, I click off of it.

no one should be scared to to flag, or post or voice thier opinion. this is so sad...i really hope there are changes made soon. I love this community...but there need to be some changes...asap

@MrsStrawberry24: i have never flagged a post....if im offended by something someone wrote...i make the choice as an ADULT not to read it. plain and simple!

What she said. Snark doesn't 'offend' me.  The only times I flagged was when it was a troll and that was only twice and I've been here a year. Now that I know you can also flag posts you agree with, I've been flagging once or twice a day. Especially if its a thread that the potential for people to get "sensative" (i.e. the worst wedding thread) now I want to make sure that my voice is heard.

I have flagged for attacks/snarkiness to another person on a few ocassions (no one to my knowledge has ever attacked me).  I mostly flag for self promotion or spam.

I dont think the issue is flagging....i think the issue is that there are SO MANY bees that are afraid  of posting because we dont know what will be considered "inappropiate" by certain MODS. You could write a post  not meaning to offend anyone, and turn around and be banned with no explaination! ITS SCARY!

@MightySapphire: I didnt ask a question...i made a statement and flagging and banning go hand in hand lately which is why i stated what i stated

I only ever  flag for spam and self-promotion posts, except for once where  I flagged one comment for being extremely rude to the OP.

I've flagged to have posts moved and a couple of times for someone being really nasty to another member. I can't even remember the people that I've flagged, but it takes a lot to offend me and whatever they said was ugly enough. I've never flagged for anyone being snarky to me. It's just other members that I sometimes get offended for. 

Nothing. These boards are not my job.

I've flagged vendor spam, occasionally to move a post to a more descriptive board (posted in general but should be in dress), and I have defnitely flagged when there is a cray cray blatant personal attack. If I feel that something is racist or sexist I don't think I usually flag it, I think I usually respond in the post and say "that's ___ist and I disagree with you" or "your post appears ___ist because x,y,z".