Silence False Flaggers

[Byucknah-agamaggan (Byucknah)]

I have absolutely no idea why TC has been mass flagged… kinda feel like you are proving their point here.

@Ulendur-moon-guard

Certain people on the forums like to false flag posts and topics to have them shut down often resorting to swapping to multiple alts to flag, so that the person can be silenced or have their topic closed. This happens all the time with topics, however I have noticed this happening to posters as well. Certain groups as well like to coordinate group flags on posts and topics they do not like as well, which is sad and utterly pathetic.

This is entirely factual, in fact it happened to both Metrohaha and myself about a month ago, the former even turning out to actually be a real deal Discord community coordinated effort from one of the Monk community groups.

False flagging is absolutely a real issue on these forums, everything TC stated in the quote is absolutely true and the way his post has been false flagged to oblivion just proves the point they are trying to make.

@Ulendur-moon-guard

A large part of the toxicity on the forums is due in part to these false flaggers and putting forward a way to curb their malicious flagging would go a long way to making the forums a place where players can actually discuss things without fear of being shut down.

Indeed, I have personally seen a few threads purposefully derailed/shutdown with false flag abuse and the way Blizzard handles is honestly frustrates me to no end.

To put it this way…

This thread of mine got a Blue Response and locked for my opinion on employee positions in Blizzard. Never called for anyone to be fired, never asked for anyone to leave the company, just questioned leadership.

(Also, I know this is borderline discussion of moderation but it’s kinda needed to make an example. If that means I get auctioned for this post, I get it and brought it upon myself. However its kind of a basis to a point I am making in terms of how False Flagging is handled and has seemingly gotten no real response from Blizzard even though its been much more harmful than a lot of things and goes against the whole idea of discussion forums. I am sure just admission of this point is going to get this post flagged.)

Getting really tired with this inconsistancy. (Long Boi Thread)

For everyone who says that MVP’s are Blizzard bootlickers and yes men shills, buckle up because I have one heck of a rant in me! I am personally getting REAAAAAAAAAALY freaking tired of the inconsistency with Blizzard lately and its taking every fiber in my being to keep this post “G” rated and within the CoC, but I am absolutely disgusted over the choices Blizzard have been making with mounts lately and the Long Boi is the final straw that broke the camels back. This change, this NEW decision…

However threads where people are actively BRAGGING about abusing the false flagging system/quietly abusing it are constantly re-opened and re-automatically closed and you never see a single blue post discussing the False Flagging epidemic.

Heck, we got a Blue post when ban waves went out in WoW for people editing textures to give their character better bikinis! We got a BLUE POST saying “We just had a ban wave” and yet in the threads where false flagging runs rampant, where people literally in their posts BRAG about abusing the flagging system the most that happens is the falsely flagged post gets unflagged and MAYBE the people bragging about false flagging get their post removed and maybe a vacation.

When are we going to get statements? When are Blues going to finally take a stand in one of those threads, lay down the law, and publicly state “We just sent a number of posters on vacation for abusing the flagging system. Don’t do it, we are monitoring those who abuse the system!”

You are telling me that my post, questioning the leadership at Blizzard is worth getting closed and a Blue response but people who are literally out there to disrupt the DISCUSSION FORUMS are just dealt with quietly?

I have been very vocal about my distaste over how bad False Flagging is, and I know these forums were not built by Blizzard and that Kaivax and Bornakk and the others must be frustrated also, I doubt any of them want these systems abused, but why is this situation being kept so quiet? Why are examples, without naming names, being made like how Blizzard does with situations like the Texture Editor bans or Botters? Why are those who abuse the flagging system not being treated the same way?

Its frustrating, ya know.

PS: That guild name, TC… /narrows eyes

@Amorix-illidan

Cant the posts only be shut down if the flagging is appropriate?

If a thread gets enough flags it will auto-lock for 24 hours -or- until it can be reviewed. The High Elf supporters have had to deal with this quite a lot, along with a lot of other threads.