Do you know if there's a penalty for flaging posts that don't violate the rules? If not, I think that needs to change.
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Do you know if there's a penalty for flaging posts that don't violate the rules? If not, I think that needs to change.
I agree. In general the whole flagging process needs
The current penalty (and only one available) is that the account that is abusing the flagging option is likely going to receive flags on their post until they abide by the flagging rules.
@tuck-fheman Thanks for the information. That penalty is wholly insufficient in my opinion. If someone flags my post when it shouldn't have been flagged, and my only option is to retaliate by falsely-flagging their post, I'm not going to flag their post out of fear of retaliation.
By "the only one available" do you mean there are no other options that would be possible to implement in the future? Or do you mean it's the only option available at this time.
It's the only option available at this time.
This is when you can enlist the help of a whale or two or three. There are bots that could also help until the flagging abuser gets the point. I'm not saying it's the best option, but currently it is the best option if they will not remove the flags.