The team works together and discusses the post and if it is indeed against our posting guidelines, then we pull the thread/post and pm the member with links for suicide information and hotlines and to find in real life help via a suicide hotline, calling 911, going to the ER, getting a hold of their T or pdoc. We also gently tell them why their post was removed. Nine times out of ten, these folks are not wanting to hurt or trigger anyone, they are lost and sometimes on their last nerve looking for help.

It's not mean if you report something out of caring for an individual. And it's not mean when caring for the membership as a whole in hopes that they won't read and be triggered by the post.

The team appreciates when a post is reported by a member. We don't have eyes in every single nook and cranny here, since there are often times more than a 1000 posts per day. When a member reports a post, it helps us to help the membership. Sometimes we find that there is a guideline issue, sometimes we don't. No matter if we do or not, we always appreciate your help!