What does a hidden post look like?
Are posts that have been hidden due to user flagging still visible in the thread? Can users opt to read them?
They are visible to moderators only. Hidden posts are not visible to anyone else.
Bear in mind that posts hidden through reaching the flagging threshold will be automatically unhidden if the author edits them, per the private message that is sent to the author.
Does the forum admin or moderator get to see the edited post before the ban is lifted?
Something like - after the post is edited by the author, the admin or moderator receives a PM to review it.
No, though the mod will see the flags in the topbar unless they reach the threshold very quickly.
if the post is hidden a second time through community flagging, the trust level consequences are pretty severe.
Didn’t want to just go and do it to anyone, but was wondering what the sequence of events was when you flag something. Does something pop up next to the topic link saying that it’s been flagged? Are you notified after you open the topic? Just curious. Very excited for this.
Small followup on this. We did change it so that users can click to reveal the hidden content.