# Reporting Posts **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [February 2, 2014, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-posts/680379 "2014-02-02T21:38:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Wayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4bbf92/32.png) [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2014, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-posts/680379/1 "2014-02-02T21:38:46Z")
Why do some people write in their posts that they have “Reported Thread because of xxx”? It’s as if they feel they are required to notify the person who made the offending thread or post because they are not afraid to say publicly they were the one who reported it. I’m pretty certain there is no requirement for someone to publicly state they have reported a thread or post for some reason. But is there some kind of board etiquette that people are expected to follow when reporting a post? ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2014, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-posts/680379/2 "2014-02-02T21:42:13Z")
It helps prevent multiple reports when something obvious (like a spam post or a thread posted in the forum) has happened. In general, reporting posts for breaking board rules (other than spam) don’t get a “reported” post in the thread. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2014, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-posts/680379/3 "2014-02-02T22:04:23Z")
I can see where this thread is headed… ---
**Author:** ![Canadjun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2014, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-posts/680379/4 "2014-02-02T22:49:39Z")
> [@Charlie\_Wayne](#): > > Why do some people write in their posts that they have “Reported Thread because of xxx”? There is a general assumption on this board that the mods/admins are human (note I said that is an **assumption** , not a known fact). Given the assumption that they are human, it’s nice not to deluge them with reports by letting people know that there is no need to report a post since it has already been reported. ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2014, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-posts/680379/5 "2014-02-02T23:21:51Z")
> [@Canadjun](#): > > There is a general assumption on this board that the mods/admins are human (note I said that is an **assumption** , not a known fact). Even if they are well-trained monkeys, we shouldn’t over-work them (and should throw them the occasional peanut as well as all our complaints). ---
**Author:** ![Twoflower](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/twoflower/32/22_2.png) [@Twoflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Twoflower)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2014, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-posts/680379/6 "2014-02-02T23:24:16Z")
In Soviet Russia, posts report you. ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Wayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4bbf92/32.png) [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2014, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-posts/680379/7 "2014-02-02T23:49:23Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > It helps prevent multiple reports when something obvious (like a spam post or a thread posted in the forum) has happened. In general, reporting posts for breaking board rules (other than spam) don’t get a “reported” post in the thread. Aha! That makes sense. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-posts/680379/8 "2014-02-03T00:03:52Z")
That said, I don’t mind seeing a whole bunch of ‘reported post’ emails come at me at once. It perks my ears up that something is urgent - at least more so that a standard reported post (of which there are many). ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-posts/680379/9 "2014-02-03T01:02:18Z")
> [@Giles](#): > > Even if they are well-trained monkeys, we shouldn’t over-work them (and should throw them the occasional peanut as well as all our complaints). Bastard. What if they have peanut allergies? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-posts/680379/10 "2014-02-03T01:53:37Z")
the SDMB may contain nuts. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-posts/680379/11 "2014-02-03T03:26:13Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > It helps prevent multiple reports when something obvious (like a spam post or a thread posted in the forum) has happened. In general, reporting posts for breaking board rules (other than spam) don’t get a “reported” post in the thread. Yes. We appreciate “Reported” posts where the problem obviously needs moderator attention, so we don’t get too many reports. (However, we would rather get multiple reports than no reports.) In cases where there is more of a judgement call, posting “Post reported” can sometimes be junior modding. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Barchetta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-posts/680379/12 "2014-02-03T10:06:50Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > I can see where this thread is headed… Reported for being a buzzkill ---
**Author:** ![Snerky\_Snerk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@Snerky\_Snerk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snerky_Snerk)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-posts/680379/13 "2014-02-03T12:33:49Z")
> [@Red\_Barchetta](#): > > Reported for being a buzzkill Reported for potentially being a Rush fan. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-posts/680379/14 "2014-02-03T13:05:53Z")
> [@Snerky\_Snerk](#): > > Reported for potentially being a Rush fan. Reported because reporting posts is how I feel validated. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-posts/680379/15 "2014-02-03T13:16:13Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > Reported because reporting posts is how I feel validated. Reported because that’s my schtick. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-posts/680379/16 "2014-02-03T13:39:16Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > Reported because reporting posts is how I feel validated. It comes with free parking? ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-posts/680379/17 "2014-02-03T14:18:01Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > It comes with free parking? Ab-so-lutely! ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-posts/680379/18 "2014-02-03T14:32:21Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > It comes with free parking? The parking is cursed. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-posts/680379/19 "2014-02-03T16:55:26Z")
Peanuts? We get peanuts? ---
**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-posts/680379/20 "2014-02-03T16:57:11Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > Peanuts? We get peanuts? No, my dear. YOU get chocolate. We get peanuts. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-posts/680379.md?page=2)