Flagged Posts Are Blocked Now?

[Hester40MT]

@CraigRiga

The unfortunate issue with this flagging system is that anyone can flag a post and it’s immediately hidden, regardless of whether it warranted being flagged in the first place.

This is wrong. As @CasualClick pointed out. While anyone at Trust Level 2 can flag a post, only moderators can hide them.

Now, there are certain cases a post would be automatically hidden. See this guide:

How and When to Flag a Post

What are flags? Flags are an important part of maintaining a civil community on the Microsoft Flight Simulator Forums. Flags allow users to identify questionable or inappropriate content for review, or in some cases, automatically take action as a result of multiple flags. To flag a post, use the little flag icon next to the Reply button under the users’ post: [flag-post-dot-dot-dot] [flag-post-action] [flag-post-selection] or flag the entire topic at the bottom of the topic/thread if the…