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When you said 'self mod' I thought this was going to be making sure your own posts are appropriate. But yes, I report but very rarely. It's usually only if the user I report is doing something that impacts me directly, like posting something completely irrelevant and perhaps insulting or annoying in response to a thread of mine or a post I've made in another thread.
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Posted by: italian templar
To tell the truth I don't often report much. Only the posts that are really offensive or are a clear attempt to troll.
This also.
[Edited on 07.06.2012 7:49 AM PDT]