I had asked timcliff a question about potential abuse of the system and his kind answer eventually brought me here. Unfortunately to late, but when I saw this post here, I thought it might be an opportunity to get an answer to my question...
I have had a few of these cornholio... well, what should I call it... comments (?) on my posts. Adding a link might be seen as spam, so I'll only paste one of the lines I'm referring to
"Nicaragua....aqua for my bunghole.....arriba..."
I quite frankly don't understand what its supposed to mean, nor do I find it funny. Actually I find it disturbing and annoying in a row of quality comments. One thing for what fb offers a good solution, one can ban a user.
I'd be very thankful, if someone could give me a hint of what this cornholio is about and how I could get rid of.. it (?)
WEll, if you find it offensive, you can flag the comment, which will reduce the reputation of the user. Also, you can explain to the user why you find it offensive and ask the user to stop. That way they will know why they are being flagged. You can also use the mute button if you just don't want to see their posts anymore.
Thank you very much for your detailed answer. I was already wondering about the mute button. But I find it difficult to guess the users intentions and wasn't sure where this would lead... Since I saw the comment pop up here, I thought maybe you know him/her and could tell me what his behavior is all about. Could well be, that I simply don't understand it as a German.
The flag issue is a bit confusing to me... I have found several comments and explanations, where users here say, its the same as downvoting...
I also see this little flag sign to the right of each post and am wondering if that is what you mean...