Flagging posts

[Michael4]

@SimonInEdinburgh

There is no established mechanism for raising concerns about somebody’s needs and my attempts to enter into dialogue to establish it to have so far been rebuffed. Strenuously

This is no good, may be part of challenge is lack of presence of leadership?

Giving genuine support can take a lot of energy, but for site leaders or volunteer moderators to be unresponsive is definitely a problem.

@SimonInEdinburgh

There is a need for a flagging mechanism for the reasons you point out, and for a rule set there is also a need for that rule set and flagging mechanisms to be seen to be applied even handedly, appropriately and equitably

First step for good moderation in my opinion is for moderator/moderators to at least respond if something is flagged to investigate the reason for flagging, even if it seems petty or unimportant to at least ask a few questions to clarify situation and attempt diplomacy between different members if there is a disagreement.