# On flagging a newcomer as off-topic

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/on-flagging-a-newcomer-as-off-topic/48517>\
**Category:** Meta Discussion\
**Created:** [October 16, 2020, 2:49pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/on-flagging-a-newcomer-as-off-topic/48517 "2020-10-16T14:49:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![sylvaticus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/sylvaticus/32/203883_2.png) [@sylvaticus](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/sylvaticus)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 2:49pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/on-flagging-a-newcomer-as-off-topic/48517/1 "2020-10-16T14:49:20Z")

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I don’t think that the posts of netlander should be flagged… can be unflagged ?

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**Author:** ![mohamed82008](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/mohamed82008/32/18171_2.png) [@mohamed82008](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mohamed82008)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 4:22pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/on-flagging-a-newcomer-as-off-topic/48517/2 "2020-10-16T16:22:11Z")

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I agree!

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**Author:** ![PetrKryslUCSD](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/petrkryslucsd/32/215825_2.png) [@PetrKryslUCSD](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/PetrKryslUCSD)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 4:32pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/on-flagging-a-newcomer-as-off-topic/48517/3 "2020-10-16T16:32:45Z")

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It is the right thing to do, but one year too late!

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**Author:** ![mohamed82008](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/mohamed82008/32/18171_2.png) [@mohamed82008](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mohamed82008)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 4:44pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/on-flagging-a-newcomer-as-off-topic/48517/4 "2020-10-16T16:44:03Z")

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It’s alarming though. A first time poster getting flagged for posting a fact that continues a discussion that wasn’t flagged. I would be put off and probably leave (which I assume the poster did).

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**Author:** ![mbauman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/mbauman/32/31082_2.png) [@mbauman](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mbauman)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 7:58pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/on-flagging-a-newcomer-as-off-topic/48517/5 "2020-10-16T19:58:23Z")

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It was flagged as off-topic… and it was a response to an already off-topic digression; we typically move off-topic posts (like these) to a new thread, but this was also a bump of a very old thread.

I suppose a restructuring here makes sense, but it also feels funny to go breaking up an old thread like this.

I agree, this wasn’t the best way to welcome someone new to the board.

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**Author:** ![mbauman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/mbauman/32/31082_2.png) [@mbauman](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mbauman)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 8:02pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/on-flagging-a-newcomer-as-off-topic/48517/6 "2020-10-16T20:02:52Z")

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I’ve unflagged the posts, and split this discussion away from the thread. I don’t think I’ll bother messing with that old thread further unless it continues attracting new posts.