On GitHub, how can I flag a comment in a project issue as spam, misinformation, hate speech, etc?
I came across a comment in a GitHub issue recently that was not only completely off-topic, but also aggressive and attempting to spread misinformation.
As with most other Web-2.0 websites, I expected there to be some way to click the hamburger menu on the comment and "flag" it. And I'd expect that a "flagged" message would alert a content moderator about the problematic content. And I would expect that, if several users flagged the same content, then it would be automatically removed unless a moderator manually approved it.
Previously, I've also encountered many "locked" issues on GitHub, which stifles collaboration. When I asked the repo maintainer why they locked old issues, they said it was done to ease the burden of having to moderate spam on old issues.
Am I missing something? Where is the flag comment button in GitHub issues?
Report the user, not the comment.
As far as I know, it's not possible to flag a specific comment on a GitHub issue. Instead, just click on the user then click the Report button on their user profile.