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Reporting a post
- Thread starter gyvel
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comn-cents
New member
the red triangle under your name.
Right. It looks like this:
When you find a post that doesn't meet our standards such as spam, insulting other members, etc., press that button on the post and give a brief reason for the report.
I want to take this opportunity to thank all members who use the Report Post function. It does help us a lot even though we rarely get a chance to thank the individual reporters. That function gives us literally thousands of eyes watching out for the integrity of TFL instead of only those of the moderator staff.
When you find a post that doesn't meet our standards such as spam, insulting other members, etc., press that button on the post and give a brief reason for the report.
I want to take this opportunity to thank all members who use the Report Post function. It does help us a lot even though we rarely get a chance to thank the individual reporters. That function gives us literally thousands of eyes watching out for the integrity of TFL instead of only those of the moderator staff.