Issue with flag system (Please FIX)

[bob123]

I don't see the point in opening a separate topic for these as they are against the forum TOS and the flags are to alert users so most of them do not require a whole separate posts to be created.

The reasoning behind that is that other people can confirm your claim and therefore support the flag.
It also acts as proof for the flag.

Imagine someone seeing another scam offered by the flagged person. They will likely check the flag and see that the referenced topic doesn't exist anymore.
There is no way for them to verify that this flag actually indeed is accurate.

Creating a new thread as a reference containing all relevant details and proof is a proper way of doing this.

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[suchmoon]

A lot of the topics I flag are for users posting stolen credit cards for sale or bank transfers the topics end up being deleted by the mods as I report them as fraud as a service so a lot of them end up with missing topics.

I don't see the point in opening a separate topic for these as they are against the forum TOS and the flags are to alert users so most of them do not require a whole separate posts to be created.

You're contradicting yourself. That's exactly the reason to create your own topic for a flag. If the perp's topic is deleted your flag becomes invalid.

Self-moderated and locked threads can't be used for flags by design. There should be an open topic available for discussing the flag.

Edit: for type 1 flags of the same reason (e.g. "Stolen credit cards") you can create a single topic and use it as a reference for multiple flags. List any additional info (archive links etc) in the OP. For example:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5157698

[bL4nkcode]

But topic or posts can be deleted and in that case you loose all the evidence in the flag. Just take for example your last flag
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=trust;flag=1780

That's why you need to change your habit of creating flags with topic of the OP, you should at least make a screenshot or archive the OP as your proof and create your own thread as the reference of the flag.

^^Above reply explains it all

[ChuckBuck]

What I see here is that the MagicByt3 is too stubborn and insists it is a issue that needs fixing  In fact, if it is fixed the way he suggested, it would create a real hole in the flag system. If the flag can be created easily by a self-moderated topic, the evidence within it may be distorted, one-way editing. Someone created a flag for you with a self-moderated topic, you appealed there, and they deleted your post. After all, your opinion is not considered and you will be unjust. What do you think about it? I also don't see any difficulty when creating a new thread to associate with a flag.

Moreover, you have not answered the question, why do you want to create a flag on the dead account (more than 3 years with main account and 2 years with alt account)?   

[theymos]

You're supposed to use the link in the flag to link to a topic where the flag is explained in detail and people can discuss it, not to the topic where the person was scamming. For discussing the flag, selfmod or locked topics would not be ideal. If a topic doesn't already exist about a scam, create it yourself before creating the flag.

[DaCryptoRaccoon]

What I see here is that the MagicByt3 is too stubborn and insists it is a issue that needs fixing  In fact, if it is fixed the way he suggested, it would create a real hole in the flag system. If the flag can be created easily by a self-moderated topic, the evidence within it may be distorted, one-way editing. Someone created a flag for you with a self-moderated topic, you appealed there, and they deleted your post. After all, your opinion is not considered and you will be unjust. What do you think about it? I also don't see any difficulty when creating a new thread to associate with a flag.

Moreover, you have not answered the question, why do you want to create a flag on the dead account (more than 3 years with main account and 2 years with alt account)?   

I answered your question 3 times... It seems you signature guys just like to try get as many large post's in as possible..

Without reading my reply..

[ChuckBuck]

I answered your question 3 times... It seems you signature guys just like to try get as many large post's in as possible..

Without reading my reply..

Have you read and understood my question yet  I mean, he has been away from this forum for a very long time. Because he no longer works on this forum, I don't see the effect of tagging his account. That's what I thought  But, I just saw the last activity on his topic. Even though he didn't work on this forum, the topic is still active, I can understand that many others can still be deceived by that topic. Now I understand why you want to flag a dead account 
It's not about the signature or anything else, I just want to make clarify the point