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Yeah I know now.

Most of the time I used the Report button is because the thread is in the wrong section like a thread about sex is in L&D. The mods usually move the threads I mention are in wrong section. The other times I use it are because of spam or because members are being hateful in a thread & I don't want it to become anymore of a flame war than it already is.

I use it sparingly for what to me are obvious rule violations, most often when I feel other members will be hurt. I feel threatining to report a person is counterproductive, it baits the poster, gives posts that violate rules attention they do not deserve, and makes one lose credibility over time. If I feel strongly that a threadf is in the wrong section I will just state it in the thread.

I truly feel people should resolve their differences by themselves, before they resort to reporting people.

Life is like that. You can't report a colleague to the boss every time a co-worker offends you.

Why prolong a conflict? Report the offender, tell the offender that you've reported him or her, and then ignore the offender from that moment on.

Reporting someone in secret is sneaky, underhanded, and unethical, in my opinion ... unless it's a spammer or a troll, in which case reporting such an offender in secret is no less ethical than what the offender has posted already.

I am sure there are members here who are easily targeted for being reported. I have been told by a former mod that members would report me here thinking I was a troll based on my opinions. I don't know if that was true or not, if it was, nothing happened and I survived. If a report is bogus, the mods will just ignore it. I was once told to steer clear of a WP member because she had reported me about some BS but that user was crazy. It was clear the user had mental issues based on their posts. Could be trauma related. But I think that is the most that will happen, members being told by mods to steer clear of someone because they don't want to keep getting bogus reports from them and dealing with their problems so to make the mod's job easier, steer clear of that particular member.

Couldn't agree more..

The mods may not see the tread for a while & there is an option to select Off Topic when you report so I figure that's the method the mods prefer.

Reporting should be as drama free as possible, telling someone you've reported them just causes more conflict, and for no real purpose.

That's so...deja vu.

The person saying it sure gets a kick out of it, I'd imagine.

Welcome back.

Maybe; I happen to think it makes them look thin skinned and weak, plus impotent when no warning occurs.

Yes, it's preferable that you report it as off-topic instead of saying so in the thread. We will see the report much sooner.

It is not unethical to choose an option Alex wants me to have unless said option is illegal or should be. When I report it is not about me but what they did. 95+ percent of the time when I report it is a conflict between two other members. Why expose myself to added risk by geting someone angry at me?. We have people both very knowlagable about hacking and who get obsessed easily. As is with this software I am probably stupid to be posting here at all. I am not going to compound that stupidity by getting someone angry at me.