Dealing with the account is a risk. reading what the account wrote is not.
You seriously think that a newbie warning banner on a
sticky thread titled, “Newbies - Read before posting” is appropriate?
Please reconsider and withdraw your flag.
My own neutral feedback also states the value of some of their previous posts.
Wait—so you think that
neutral feedback is appropriate, but raised a flag? I issued negative feedback (but left standing my prior positive feedback, for the historical record). I suggest negative trust feedback on the account, with clear wording that it is only effective from today forward.
Yes I do, or I wouldn't have done it. Seems pretty clear. You and others don't have to like it and can oppose it for whatever reasons. I stand by the flag, and when people read the reference it all makes sense. Again the flag says nothing of the quality of their posts, but is very clear that you should not deal with the account.
I left a neutral, because the account hasn't scammed anyone. Their actions however deserve note, so based on my personal opinion I left feedback stating the risk, and encouraging individuals to still benefit from the threads they have previously created.
So I will leave the flag supported until a time forum Admins make it clear they have locked the account permanently. In the meantime others and yourself can do what aligns with your vision of the use of feedback and flags.