I haven’t flagged very many posts, and with a few isolated exceptions (involving posts that were particularly egregious in some way) almost all of those I have flagged have been placed by spammers, for SEO (search engine optimization) purposes. Some spammers are particularly adept at sneaking their posts into threads that have been dormant for a long while, and disguising what they are doing by inserting a few words that are vaguely related to the thread, in addition to the spam link that is intended to elevate the linked site in search engine results.
IMO the moderators generally do an excellent job of keeping threads from turning into unconstructive nonsense and childish exchanges of personal insults, and they do that under what are often very challenging circumstances. So I’ve usually not felt it necessary to report such posts. Although I’ll admit that there are times when I wish certain members would just go away :-)
Best regards,
-- Al
IMO the moderators generally do an excellent job of keeping threads from turning into unconstructive nonsense and childish exchanges of personal insults, and they do that under what are often very challenging circumstances. So I’ve usually not felt it necessary to report such posts. Although I’ll admit that there are times when I wish certain members would just go away :-)
Best regards,
-- Al