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>>oceans+(OP)
@dang Why is this flagged and removed from the front page in seconds.

>>arunab+Z2
Tagging users like that is not a site function. If you want to get in touch with the moderators, send email with the contact link in the page footer.

"flagged" always means that users flagged it, not moderator action.

And there are a lot of readers who will flag all submissions about US politics, no matter the polarity of the article.

>>jsnell+p7
unless you alays have your email open on your device, its a tiny PITA to fire it up, login, remember your issue, and compose a proper message.

so when you [@user] tag a user rather than email its kinda like a rhetorical question, your not expecting a reply, but if someone just happens to pass by and notice your tag, they might answer.

also @user might mean wasted desire to some, but other users here might see a previously agreed upon heuristic is in play, and act in that context.

for example if someone from a very small subset of usernames that i recognize, were to @rolph me, i might SMS them at a previously agreed mobile number, if i see the signal in a reasonable time.