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The author of this answer to a meta post literally told OP to "shut the freak up" (only they didn't say "freak") in both their answer and several comments. (The answer is not deleted, and the vulgar language remained at the time when I initially made this post.)

Answer:

One of the rude comments that I've flagged and then were removed:

Archive.org mirror link: https://web.archive.org/web/20231224051019/https://meta.superuser.com/questions/15119/why-do-people-attempt-to-discourage-long-well-written-answers-by-instant-ai-accu

According to the MSE FAQ post, Are expletives (cursing, swear words or vulgar language) allowed on SE sites?, using expletives is not acceptable behavior on any Stack Exchange site and is a violation of the Code of Conduct, even on Meta.

I flagged the answer as rude/abusive and the comments as "unfriendly or unkind" because using profanity here is simply unnecessary, violates the code of conduct, and, well, is rude, unfriendly, and unkind. The rude comments have been removed and the expletive has been edited out of the answer; however, the flag reviewer declined all my flags ("found no evidence to support it"), suggesting that this behavior is acceptable and doesn't violate the code of conduct.

I have always flagged rude comments containing expletives on SE sites, and they were always marked as helpful by the moderators. So it was odd to me that my flags here were declined. If the moderators removed the content containing expletives, my flags should’ve been marked as “helpful,” not "declined."

I recently read an MSE post from August 2024 about the impact of "unfriendly or unkind" comment flags. Apparently, there aren't really any punitive measures for these flags when they're marked helpful. Unlike "rude/abusive" post flags, there are no rep deductions at all. This makes me even more puzzled about why my comment flags were declined. Couldn't they have been marked helpful without any punitive impact on the user?

Can the mods re-review these flags? Or is it OK to tell people to shut the f--k up in meta now?

The author of this answer to a meta post literally told OP to "shut the freak up" (only they didn't say "freak") in both their answer and several comments. (The answer is not deleted, and the vulgar language remained at the time when I initially made this post.)

Answer:

One of the rude comments that I've flagged and then were removed:

Archive.org mirror link: https://web.archive.org/web/20231224051019/https://meta.superuser.com/questions/15119/why-do-people-attempt-to-discourage-long-well-written-answers-by-instant-ai-accu

According to the MSE FAQ post, Are expletives (cursing, swear words or vulgar language) allowed on SE sites?, using expletives is not acceptable behavior on any Stack Exchange site and is a violation of the Code of Conduct, even on Meta.

I flagged the answer as rude/abusive and the comments as "unfriendly or unkind" because using profanity here is simply unnecessary, violates the code of conduct, and, well, is rude, unfriendly, and unkind. The rude comments have been removed and the expletive has been edited out of the answer; however, the flag reviewer declined all my flags ("found no evidence to support it"), suggesting that this behavior is acceptable and doesn't violate the code of conduct.

I have always flagged rude comments containing expletives on SE sites, and they were always marked as helpful by the moderators. So it was odd to me that my flags here were declined. If the moderators removed the content containing expletives, my flags should’ve been marked as “helpful,” not "declined."

I recently read an MSE post from August 2024 about the impact of "unfriendly or unkind" comment flags. Apparently, there aren't really any punitive measures for these flags when they're marked helpful. Unlike "rude/abusive" post flags on the main site, there are no rep deductions at all. This makes me even more puzzled about why my comment flags were declined. Moreover, "rude/abusive" post flags marked helpful on child meta sites don't result in any reputation loss at all. Couldn't they have been marked helpful without any punitive impact on the user?

Can the mods re-review these flags? Or is it OK to tell people to shut the f--k up in meta now?

The author of this answer to a meta post literally told OP to "shut the freak up" (only they didn't say "freak") in both their answer and several comments. (The answer is not deleted, and the vulgar language remained at the time when I initially made this post.)

Answer:

One of the rude comments that I've flagged and then were removed:

Archive.org mirror link: https://web.archive.org/web/20231224051019/https://meta.superuser.com/questions/15119/why-do-people-attempt-to-discourage-long-well-written-answers-by-instant-ai-accu

According to the MSE FAQ post, Are expletives (cursing, swear words or vulgar language) allowed on SE sites?, using expletives is not acceptable behavior on any Stack Exchange site and is a violation of the Code of Conduct, even on Meta.

I flagged the answer and comments as rude because using profanity here is simply unnecessary, violates the code of conduct, and, well, is rude. The rude comments have been removed and the expletive has been edited out of the answer; however, the flag reviewer declined all my flags ("found no evidence to support it"), suggesting that this behavior is acceptable and doesn't violate the code of conduct.

I have always flagged rude comments containing expletives on SE sites, and they were always marked as helpful by the moderators. So it was odd to me that my flags here were declined. If the moderators removed the content containing expletives, my flags should’ve been marked as “helpful,” not "declined."

Can the mods re-review these flags? Or is it OK to tell people to shut the f--k up in meta now?

The author of this answer to a meta post literally told OP to "shut the freak up" (only they didn't say "freak") in both their answer and several comments. (The answer is not deleted, and the vulgar language remained at the time when I initially made this post.)

Answer:

One of the rude comments that I've flagged and then were removed:

Archive.org mirror link: https://web.archive.org/web/20231224051019/https://meta.superuser.com/questions/15119/why-do-people-attempt-to-discourage-long-well-written-answers-by-instant-ai-accu

According to the MSE FAQ post, Are expletives (cursing, swear words or vulgar language) allowed on SE sites?, using expletives is not acceptable behavior on any Stack Exchange site and is a violation of the Code of Conduct, even on Meta.

I flagged the answer as rude/abusive and the comments as "unfriendly or unkind" because using profanity here is simply unnecessary, violates the code of conduct, and, well, is rude, unfriendly, and unkind. The rude comments have been removed and the expletive has been edited out of the answer; however, the flag reviewer declined all my flags ("found no evidence to support it"), suggesting that this behavior is acceptable and doesn't violate the code of conduct.

I have always flagged rude comments containing expletives on SE sites, and they were always marked as helpful by the moderators. So it was odd to me that my flags here were declined. If the moderators removed the content containing expletives, my flags should’ve been marked as “helpful,” not "declined."

I recently read an MSE post from August 2024 about the impact of "unfriendly or unkind" comment flags. Apparently, there aren't really any punitive measures for these flags when they're marked helpful. Unlike "rude/abusive" post flags, there are no rep deductions at all. This makes me even more puzzled about why my comment flags were declined. Couldn't they have been marked helpful without any punitive impact on the user?

Can the mods re-review these flags? Or is it OK to tell people to shut the f--k up in meta now?

The author of this answer to a meta post literally told OP to "shut the freak up" (only they didn't say "freak") in both their answer and several comments. (The answer is not deleted, and the vulgar language remained at the time when I initially made this post.)

Answer:

One of the rude comments that I've flagged and then were removed:

Archive.org mirror link: https://web.archive.org/web/20231224051019/https://meta.superuser.com/questions/15119/why-do-people-attempt-to-discourage-long-well-written-answers-by-instant-ai-accu

According to the MSE FAQ post, Are expletives (cursing, swear words or vulgar language) allowed on SE sites?, using expletives is not acceptable behavior on any Stack Exchange site and is a violation of the Code of Conduct, even on Meta.

I flagged the answer and comments as rude because using profanity here is simply unnecessary, violates the code of conduct, and, well, is rude. The rude comments have been removed and the expletive has been edited out of the answer; however, the flag reviewer declined all my flags ("found no evidence to support it"), suggesting that this behavior is acceptable and doesn't violate the code of conduct.

If the moderators removed the content containing expletives, my flags should’ve been marked as “helpful,” not "declined."

Can the mods re-review these flags? Or is it OK to tell people to shut the f--k up in meta now?

The author of this answer to a meta post literally told OP to "shut the freak up" (only they didn't say "freak") in both their answer and several comments. (The answer is not deleted, and the vulgar language remained at the time when I initially made this post.)

Answer:

One of the rude comments that I've flagged and then were removed:

Archive.org mirror link: https://web.archive.org/web/20231224051019/https://meta.superuser.com/questions/15119/why-do-people-attempt-to-discourage-long-well-written-answers-by-instant-ai-accu

According to the MSE FAQ post, Are expletives (cursing, swear words or vulgar language) allowed on SE sites?, using expletives is not acceptable behavior on any Stack Exchange site and is a violation of the Code of Conduct, even on Meta.

I flagged the answer and comments as rude because using profanity here is simply unnecessary, violates the code of conduct, and, well, is rude. The rude comments have been removed and the expletive has been edited out of the answer; however, the flag reviewer declined all my flags ("found no evidence to support it"), suggesting that this behavior is acceptable and doesn't violate the code of conduct.

I have always flagged rude comments containing expletives on SE sites, and they were always marked as helpful by the moderators. So it was odd to me that my flags here were declined. If the moderators removed the content containing expletives, my flags should’ve been marked as “helpful,” not "declined."

Can the mods re-review these flags? Or is it OK to tell people to shut the f--k up in meta now?