# Quick question about reported posts
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-question-about-reported-posts/558079
**Category:** About This Message Board
**Created:** [October 23, 2010, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-question-about-reported-posts/558079 "2010-10-23T06:38:40Z")
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### Author:  [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2010, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-question-about-reported-posts/558079/1 "2010-10-23T06:38:40Z")
When I report a thread, does the report itself contain the thread title or should I include it in the report text?
eg:
This is in the wrong forum.
or
The thread some thread title is in the wrong forum?
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### Author:  [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2010, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-question-about-reported-posts/558079/2 "2010-10-23T11:22:07Z")
It looks exactly like the following(I’ve removed actual names to protect privacy)
\> samclem ( [mailto:sclements@neo.rr.com](mailto:sclements@neo.rr.com) ) has reported this post:
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\> Goog411 is going away after November 11
\> [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=13018822#post13018822](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=13018822#post13018822)
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\> This is part of this thread:
\> Goog411 is going away after November 11
\> [Goog411 is going away after November 11 - Factual Questions - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=581637)
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\> This is the reason that the user gave:
\> Was there a question in the OP somewhere?
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\> This message has been sent to all moderators of this forum, or all administrators if there are no moderators.
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\> Please respond to this post as applicable.
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### Author:  [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2010, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-question-about-reported-posts/558079/3 "2010-10-23T15:17:00Z")
Okay, thanks much.
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### Author:  [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2010, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-question-about-reported-posts/558079/4 "2010-10-23T16:09:50Z")
Heh. Imagine; MY OP got reported. I hope you pointed out that the last sentence in the post counted as a question, even though it had no question mark. 😃