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<h1>User @beanz posed some important questions in 
[My Vote My Rules - Whales! Set the Rules before Penalising Abuse](https://steemit.com/myrules/@beanz/my-vote-my-rules-whales-set-the-rules-before-penalising-abuse)</h1>

To which they suggested users post their personal rules for flagging posts. It's fair and good to know ahead of time what risks earning a flag from each and every user. Perhaps some day we'll have a bit of a consensus on what merits the all-important, never-welcomed flag.

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<h2>~~Hello steemit users.~~ This post is a declaration of the content *which* I, as a curator deem worthy of flags. This list is subject to change whenever I deem necessary. My vote is my own to use as appropriate and as I set these rules myself they are mine to break when necessary. *That said it's your prerogative to point out my hypocrisy should I flag for reasons other than outlined below.* The purpose of this post is to help the community to avoid being penalised for something I deem worthy of a penalty.</h2>
<h2>Content I do not support includes</h2>
<h2>*1.* spam
*2.* plagiarism
*3.* witch hunts
*4.* trolling
*5. misinformation as has been debunked by multiple well-researched sources*</h2>
<h2>Please educate yourself on the definitions of the above ~~and have a great day~~.</h2>
<h2> *Furthermore there is certain behavior which I will not flag out of hand yet **may** issue forth a plea in the comments for correction, addendum or explanation. These are:*</h2> 
<h2>*1. failing to give image credits*
*2. reposting of your previous material*
*3. copy/paste of your own authored materials from an external source*</h2>
<h2>*These infractions are of much more minor concern and will not be flagged unless pleas in the comments are left unaddressed.*</h2>

I invite your feedback. Please reference this post if you wish to dispute any of my actions.
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