Thank you for flagging me (seriously)

[MNathaniel]

I just wanted to say a heartfelt ‘Thank you’ to the community and moderators here, for flagging some of my recent comments.

I was without the sacraments for the last several weeks and gradually slipped from vice to venial sin to, eventually, mortal sin. While in sin, I left comments on this site that were harsh, lacked patience, or were just plain misguided even if I meant well at the time.

Having my comments flagged (and in one case, directly edited by a moderator) felt like an affront at the time, but I’m thankful for it now. This is a healthy community and I’m glad you didn’t allow me to drag you down with me. In addition, having my public expression flagged and corrected helped me to stop and consider whether I was actually being unhelpful.

I finally made it to Confession and received our Lord in the Eucharist (Happy Sunday!).

One thing this whole experience has helped me realize is I should self-exclude from ‘contributing’ my thoughts online when my own eyes are clouded by sin. I became the blind trying to lead the blind. And I’m just thankful that you didn’t follow me (and also took measures to keep others from being misguided by me).

Anyway, not to make too much of it. Just wanted to say ‘Thank you’ and express that I consider the moderation of this community a positive thing, including from being on the ‘moderated’ end of it.

 

[Irishmom2]

That is a very honest testimony and gives one pause to think if that has happened to their self. Thank you for your honesty. I wish you well.

 

[puer.dei]

I have a tremendous amount of respect for people who can admit they were wrong. Thank you for setting such a good example.

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[Pattylt]

I, too, have been flagged where it was apparent that I had stepped out of bounds. I do have one that I’m still baffled over but decided to move on rather than question it.

My only wish was that when flagged, the moderator would point out specifically what was wrong. If your thread was corrected, then you know where the issue is. Mine was just deleted which gave me no clue to the problem. However, I realize the extra time involved could be large and cumbersome also leading to prolong arguments back and forth. Sometimes, it’s just best to walk away from a flagged thread and acknowledge you did something wrong!

 

[Shakuhachi]

Psalm 141:5 Let a good man strike or rebuke me in kindness.

We seldom appreciate it.