# Why was my post hidden? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [January 18, 2022, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-my-post-hidden/958014 "2022-01-18T19:22:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-my-post-hidden/958014/1 "2022-01-18T19:22:21Z")
I started this topic: "[Has someone already cloned a person? - #6 by Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-someone-already-cloned-a-person/958007/6) and received a notification that a post had been hidden after being flagged. Is there a way I can find out what I did wrong? ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-my-post-hidden/958014/2 "2022-01-18T19:28:40Z")
If it is “hidden”, how did you access it via a link? You did notice that it was relocated to “Mundane and Pointless Stuff”, right? ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-my-post-hidden/958014/3 "2022-01-18T19:30:50Z")
Did it say that it was your post that was hidden, or maybe a post that replied to you? It’s possible that some spammer hit the thread or something, and got nuked. Alternately, a post can be temporarily hidden by the system after a large number of flags, but I only see one flag on that thread, and that’s not nearly enough. I’m not seeing any sign of any hidden post, actually, but sometimes Discourse makes them difficult to notice unless you have a direct link to the post in question. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-my-post-hidden/958014/4 "2022-01-18T19:31:09Z")
That didn’t occur to me, sorry. I just presumed that it hadn’t been hidden _from me_ so that I could change it as directed. "Your post was flagged **for moderator attention** : the community feels something about the post requires manual intervention by a staff member. This post was hidden due to flags from the community, so please consider how you might revise your post to reflect their feedback. **You can edit your post after 10 minutes, and it will be automatically unhidden.** ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-my-post-hidden/958014/5 "2022-01-18T19:32:59Z")
By the way, I feel it was a good question. Human closing raises a host of ethical questions and, knowing humans, it is going to happen at some point. ---
**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:** [January 18, 2022, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-my-post-hidden/958014/6 "2022-01-18T19:36:08Z")
Because I hit the Hide post button by mistake while responding to the flag on your thread about the location of it. I then immediately unhid it. You did nothing wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-my-post-hidden/958014/7 "2022-01-18T19:37:20Z")
Thanks for the explanations. I got a badge out of it, anyway. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-my-post-hidden/958014/8 "2022-01-18T19:38:40Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > I got a badge out of it, anyway. What sort of badge ? You know we’re all going to want one now ! ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-my-post-hidden/958014/9 "2022-01-18T19:39:50Z")
Actually, I earned 2: “Read Guidelines” and “First Link.” 🧐 ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-my-post-hidden/958014/10 "2022-01-18T19:41:17Z")
Oh, i thought you’d got a “First Hidden Post” badge ! ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-my-post-hidden/958014/11 "2022-01-18T19:44:44Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > Your post was flagged **for moderator attention** : the community feels something about the post requires manual intervention by a staff member. Mods, does this happen to any post that is flagged? That is, does the person who posted a reply (or started a thread) get a notice that their post was flagged by another board member? ---
**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:** [January 18, 2022, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-my-post-hidden/958014/12 "2022-01-18T19:48:57Z")
To the best of my knowledge it does not. ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-my-post-hidden/958014/13 "2022-01-18T19:49:13Z")
Not for every flag, just for flags that either triggered Community Moderation or flags that were Agreed with and Hidden by a mod. You get a PM: > [@](#): > > Hello, > > This is an automated message from System to let you know that your post was hidden. > > [link to the offending post] > > Your post was flagged **for moderator attention** : the community feels something about the post requires manual intervention by a staff member. > > This post was hidden due to flags from the community, so please consider how you might revise your post to reflect their feedback. **You can edit your post after 10 minutes, and it will be automatically unhidden.** > > However, if the post is hidden by the community a second time, it will remain hidden until handled by staff. > > For additional guidance, please refer to our [link to community guidelines]. The post, itself, says something about This post was hidden by the community, but “the community” very often means “the mods.” ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-my-post-hidden/958014/14 "2022-01-18T19:51:33Z")
Thanks. I was just wondering if it was possible that I’ve never had a post flagged, because I’ve never had this notice. I mean, I’m a pretty boring poster, so it’s possible that no one has flagged any of my posts, but unlikely. ---
**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:** [January 18, 2022, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-my-post-hidden/958014/15 "2022-01-18T19:52:59Z")
On Discourse, you’ve been flagged 11 times. Never warned. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-my-post-hidden/958014/16 "2022-01-18T19:54:02Z")
Thanks! I’m saving all my warnings for an epic flameout in 2025. ---
**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:** [January 18, 2022, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-my-post-hidden/958014/17 "2022-01-18T20:06:41Z")
Can we _not_ do it on a Thursday ? Thursdays are bad for me. TIA. ---
**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:** [January 18, 2022, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-my-post-hidden/958014/18 "2022-01-18T22:09:28Z")
Can we all see our posts that have been flagged, or is that restricted to the 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:** [January 18, 2022, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-my-post-hidden/958014/19 "2022-01-18T22:54:43Z")
It is only viewable to Mods. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-my-post-hidden/958014/20 "2022-01-19T00:09:20Z")
> [@RitterSport](#): > > Thanks! I’m saving all my warnings for an epic flameout in 2025. I appreciate the notice, I can make sure I’ve stocked up on popcorn. You’re a good egg. (In 2022.) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-my-post-hidden/958014.md?page=2)