# Apparently, you are only allowed 10 reports per month {Note: this is of course not accurate} **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [March 31, 2025, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-you-are-only-allowed-10-reports-per-month-note-this-is-of-course-not-accurate/1016406 "2025-03-31T15:29:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-you-are-only-allowed-10-reports-per-month-note-this-is-of-course-not-accurate/1016406/1 "2025-03-31T15:29:47Z")
I reported a post for violating the “Don’t be a jerk” rule. I was then told by What\_Exit that I was over-reporting and it was becoming a problem. I went back through my history for March and I had reported 10 posts total. But this I guess is over working the mods. Aren’t we told that if in doubt, report? I give credit to Puzzlegal who, on report #9, clarified for me when to make the report, specifically not on the first violation but rather if it becomes a hijack. OK, now I know not to report that specific rules violation until there is a back and forth. That’s the way to handle if you think the report button is being used too much. But to just say “You’re over using it.” without saying why it is being misused is not helpful. And what is misused? It’s not like I was 0/10 on my reports. Now maybe it’s not that I used up my report quota for the week. Maybe it was because I reported two completely different rules violations in two completely different threads in two completely different fora within 5 minutes of each other. Not #8 was three days ago. So mods, if there is a clock involved that after reporting a post that we need to wait X minutes before posting another report, it is only fair that you tell us. Update: I just got this from What\_Exit > We see trends. You have a high incidence of Flags rejected. Also arguing this is part of the other trend where you are a problematic poster. Please stop causing extra work for the Moderators. The high incidence of flags rejected was addressed by Puzzlegal when she said what they were looking for with that specific violation. But what disturbs me is that my reports are judged on me being a problematic poster. I recently got a warning and I won’t go into my side of it, but I maybe I’ve was maybe noted once or twice in all of 2024. How am I a problematic poster? And even if I were, why should that impact my ability to make reports. I feel like I am on double-secret probation here. You know when at work everything you do is being written up while your coworkers get a pass? You know you’re about to get fired. So based on my last 24-48 hours, the responses (and non-responses) I’ve gotten from the mod regarding my warning and now this, I fully expect to be banned soon for what reason I’m not exactly sure (I have two I think might be the reason). ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-you-are-only-allowed-10-reports-per-month-note-this-is-of-course-not-accurate/1016406/2 "2025-03-31T15:34:59Z")
I figured you might do this. I’ll make it official, the only other poster I’ve ever told to report less was **DrDeth**. Also only partially quoting is kind of a shitty thing to do. So as long as you’re sharing a private message without asking, I’ll share the rest of what I said. > [@On another topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1016403/3): > > You are over reporting. This is becoming a problem. I advise you to stop bothering the Moderators as much as you do. > > You are only the second poster I know of that has been told this. > > You make good contributions to the board, but you are also a problematic poster. So you could take the suggestion or you can argue and then protest in ATMB. If I wanted you gone, I would have bumped this mess up to the modloop. There the entire staff would have to make a decision of what comes next. When we do have interactions with you, you love to argue. This gets old. Your last two flags seemed very petty and in response to the well deserved warning you got yesterday. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-you-are-only-allowed-10-reports-per-month-note-this-is-of-course-not-accurate/1016406/3 "2025-03-31T15:38:08Z")
I’ve made a fair amount of reports and had a few rejected and I’ve been told that in general I’m appreciated. It’s definitely a you thing. Obviously I’m not privy to your specific reports but in my experience as a moderator of many other fora I’ve told a very few posters the same thing. Sometimes it’s because they have an agenda and are being passive aggressive, sometimes they have a vendetta against a certain other poster or topic, sometimes they are just problematic in general and it’s an extension of the warnings they are getting and sometimes they are just too dim to understand the basic rules. It’s never “too many reports” although that’s definitely what they would claim it was. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-you-are-only-allowed-10-reports-per-month-note-this-is-of-course-not-accurate/1016406/4 "2025-03-31T15:40:31Z")
> [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > So based on my last 24-48 hours, the responses (and non-responses) I’ve gotten from the mod regarding my warning and now this, I fully expect to be banned soon for what reason I’m not exactly sure (I have two I think might be the reason). If you’re going to complain about my moderation, at least do it truthfully. As I explained in the back-and-forth in our mod note exchange, you were given a warning for badgering another poster and being a jerk in this thread: > [@Why Is Trump Such A Bad President and Bad Person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-trump-such-a-bad-president-and-bad-person/1016111/110): > > Moderating: Did you read the OP? He has not asked whether this is a good idea. He has not asked whether he should have this conversation or not. He has asked what the best reasons are to articulate why Trump is so awful. You have persisted in trying to get the OP to justify his choice to have this conversation – which he is clearly intending to have, not at all in question – to the point of badgering him and being a jerk. You are not in any way answering the question he posed in the OP. … You pestered the OP five separate times to answer a question he had not posed in the thread. That’s jerkish by any standard. As I also explained in our private discussion, I did not make this call on my own. It was in consultation with other IMHO mods. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-you-are-only-allowed-10-reports-per-month-note-this-is-of-course-not-accurate/1016406/5 "2025-03-31T15:41:21Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > As I also explained in our private discussion, I did not make this call on my own. It was in consultation with other IMHO mods. I can verify this. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-you-are-only-allowed-10-reports-per-month-note-this-is-of-course-not-accurate/1016406/6 "2025-03-31T15:42:39Z")
So basically “Lighten up, Francis”? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-you-are-only-allowed-10-reports-per-month-note-this-is-of-course-not-accurate/1016406/7 "2025-03-31T15:44:23Z")
Maybe, I’m actually culturally unsure of what exactly that means. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-you-are-only-allowed-10-reports-per-month-note-this-is-of-course-not-accurate/1016406/8 "2025-03-31T15:47:31Z")
Sorry, [movie quote from “Stripes”.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ICMg8GV7Zs&ab_channel=FDNY22) ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-you-are-only-allowed-10-reports-per-month-note-this-is-of-course-not-accurate/1016406/9 "2025-03-31T15:48:58Z")
> [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > I went back through my history for March and I had reported 10 posts total I went back through my history and I had reported 10 posts total for the years 2024 and 2025 combined. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-you-are-only-allowed-10-reports-per-month-note-this-is-of-course-not-accurate/1016406/10 "2025-03-31T15:49:45Z")
I’ll share what I think the problem is. I report a lot of posts where a poster will drive by and say something anti-Trump in the thread that has absolutely nothing to do with anything being discussed in the thread. I _thought_ that was the rule - no political potshots like that, especially as anti-Trump post get piled on. Today, Puzzlegal told me to only report those if they actually derail the thread, that the mods cannot address all of the one-offs. OK, now I know. The other one today was when a poster, in response to me, said basically take the time to read the rest of my posts. I reported it as isn’t this condescending and as such being a jerk? [quote=“Aspenglow, post:4, topic:1016406”] > [@Aspenglow](#): > > If you’re going to complain about my moderation, at least do it truthfully. > > As I explained in the back-and-forth in our mod note exchange, you were given a warning for badgering another poster and being a jerk in this thread: What did I say that was untrue? I feel that how that situation was handled whereas most posters would have gotten a note to leave it alone, you mods let it continue until it was warning level. You can say that’s not the case, but I didn’t say you were wrong. I’m saying that’s how I interpreted what happened. Are you saying I’m not being truthful in how I feel about it? ETA: Basically what I’m saying is it seems to me that out of nowhere (from my knowledge), the mods feel I’m worse than Trump and I’m now on a PIP … and we know what that means. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-you-are-only-allowed-10-reports-per-month-note-this-is-of-course-not-accurate/1016406/11 "2025-03-31T15:54:40Z")
> [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > ETA: Basically what I’m saying is it seems to me that out of nowhere (from my knowledge), the mods feel I’m worse than Trump and I’m now on a PIP … and we know what that means. Well good news then, we don’t think you’re worse than Trump, at least I don’t. I’m not sure what PIP is, but you’re not on it anyway. But please do take the guidance, flag less, please ensure it is more egregious stuff. > [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > What did I say that was untrue? I feel that how that situation was handled whereas most posters would have gotten a note to leave it alone, you mods let it continue until it was warning level. You can say that’s not the case, but I didn’t say you were wrong. I’m saying that’s how I interpreted what happened. Are you saying I’m not being truthful in how I feel about it? One last piece of advice, this is a great example of how you seem to think interactions with Mods is “the Argument Clinic”. We don’t appreciate it. FYI: We just brought on a new Mod to help with the increased work load. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-you-are-only-allowed-10-reports-per-month-note-this-is-of-course-not-accurate/1016406/12 "2025-03-31T15:55:04Z")
> [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > The other one today was when a poster, in response to me, said basically take the time to read the rest of my posts. I reported it as isn’t this condescending and as such being a jerk? At the very least, yours was a straw man argument. My post: > [@Trump won't rule out 3rd term](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-wont-rule-out-3rd-term/1016371/50): > > I feel like this response speaks more to an individual’s need to believe “it can’t happen here” than it does to ground their positions in reality. Terrorists adapt, change tactics, and persist. Terrorists. Same with predators in the wild. Believing that wealthy, educated, powerful people of European ancestry, dressed in suits and having their hands firmly on the tillers of control … don’t do the exact same thing … is simply a denial of objective reality and an effort to adopt an anodyne pos… Your reply: > [@Trump won't rule out 3rd term](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-wont-rule-out-3rd-term/1016371/51): > > Nope. It speaks to the fact that alternate slates completely did not work. Yours ignored the totality, the context, and the _far_ more salient point of my post. Maybe I should have suggested the “steel man” instead of “straw man” approach to have been at less risk of coming across as condescending. Condescension was definitely not my intention. If it read that way, then I apologize. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-you-are-only-allowed-10-reports-per-month-note-this-is-of-course-not-accurate/1016406/13 "2025-03-31T15:55:53Z")
> [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > What did I say that was untrue? Being truthful is not a defense against an accusation of being a jerk. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-you-are-only-allowed-10-reports-per-month-note-this-is-of-course-not-accurate/1016406/14 "2025-03-31T15:56:39Z")
> [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > I went back through my history and I had reported 10 posts total for the years 2024 and 2025 combined. Is there an easy way to find this number? Or do you have to manually go in and scroll through the history and count them? (I’ve never tried this…just curious) ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-you-are-only-allowed-10-reports-per-month-note-this-is-of-course-not-accurate/1016406/15 "2025-03-31T15:59:10Z")
I’m not sure I trust the counter or if you can see it, but we see in Green on the user page Helpful Flags. This means flags you clicked. I see 26 for you since we went live on Discourse. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-you-are-only-allowed-10-reports-per-month-note-this-is-of-course-not-accurate/1016406/16 "2025-03-31T15:59:15Z")
I report any post I see as breaking the rules. Sometimes I get ‘Thanks. We agree that there is a problem. We are looking into it.’ Sometimes I get a ‘Nah, the post you reported is okay’. I sometimes apologize for bugging the mods. They always tell me it is okay. Not once have I been warned that I have reported too many posts. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-you-are-only-allowed-10-reports-per-month-note-this-is-of-course-not-accurate/1016406/17 "2025-03-31T16:00:03Z")
Cool…thanks! Is that a lot or a little as these things go? (you don’t have to answer that) ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-you-are-only-allowed-10-reports-per-month-note-this-is-of-course-not-accurate/1016406/18 "2025-03-31T16:00:08Z")
I just went through my Messages and counted the number of times a moderator acknowledged my report. I’m not sure but I don’t think I’ve ever reported a post that didn’t get some kind of response from a mod. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-you-are-only-allowed-10-reports-per-month-note-this-is-of-course-not-accurate/1016406/19 "2025-03-31T16:01:03Z")
> [@DavidNRockies](#): > > Yours ignored the totality, the context, and the _far_ more salient point of my post. Getting to the point of **this thread** , I felt your comment was being a jerk. Maybe I misread the intention, that has happened before. So what are we told to do? Don’t get into a back and forth with the other poster, instead report it and let the mods look at it. So that is what I did and was told I report too much. So what is it? Report if in doubt or don’t report. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-you-are-only-allowed-10-reports-per-month-note-this-is-of-course-not-accurate/1016406/20 "2025-03-31T16:02:08Z")
Now I feel like I should reply with appreciation after I get the mod reply, whichever way it goes. I’ve been assuming the mods have enough to do that they don’t need more useless noise from me, and letting the bare interaction stand. But I definitely don’t argue when the report gets declined. I mean, wtf, man. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-you-are-only-allowed-10-reports-per-month-note-this-is-of-course-not-accurate/1016406.md?page=2)