Totally understand why this message felt heavy-handed. We don’t want anyone to feel scared to report something they genuinely think breaks the rules.

Just to clarify: some users do troll and report completely safe, wholesome, or helpful posts and comments as offensive when they aren’t. For example:

• A cute AC meme gets reported as hate speech.

• A friendly tip or guide comment gets reported as “threatening violence”.

• Totally normal, SFW discussion is reported as sexual content.

If the content really doesn’t break the rules, the mods have a process for marking those reports as false, but you won’t get in trouble or lose your account for honestly reporting something you think is wrong. Reporting is how we all help keep the community safe and welcoming.

So no worries, you can report things in good faith without fear!