Message Reports

Lightning includes a built-in system for members to report suspicious or rule-breaking messages.

Set Up

Run @Lightning reportsetup.

Click Set report channel, then select where reports should be sent.

Use a private channel that only moderators/admins can access.

Once set, members can start reporting messages immediately.

How to report messages

Members can report messages by right-clicking a message, opening Apps, and clicking Report Message.

After confirmation, the report appears in your configured reports channel.

Your identity is kept confidential from server moderators. They can see your report reason and when you submitted it, but Lightning does not show them your name or user ID.

Report submissions are excluded from public command statistics, including @Lightning stats and @Lightning stats auditlog.

Included below is an example of how to report messages.

Message Report Dashboard

Each report creates a dashboard message for staff, so moderators can review and act quickly.

The example above shows an older dashboard. New reports also include View Context.

Here's a quick breakdown of all the buttons you will see.

Action

Apply a moderation action to the message author.

View Reporters

See report reasons and submission times, labeled Confidential Reporter #1, Confidential Reporter #2, and so on. Reporter names and user IDs are hidden from moderators on both older and new dashboards.

View Context

Open a private moderation context view that only you can see. It includes:

• The reported member's join date and account creation date, when available.
• The number of reports against that member in your server in the last 30 days.
• A summary of their five most recent infractions, grouped by action and reason.
• Up to three messages before and three messages after the reported message, along with message text, attachment links, and a link to the original message.

Conversation context is fetched when you click the button. If the reported message is deleted or Lightning cannot access the channel history, that part of the view is unavailable. Long conversations may be shortened.

Dismiss

Close the report if no action is needed. You can reopen it later if needed.

View Reported Message

Jump to the original message location and view its full content.

Tips

• Encourage members to include a clear reason when reporting.
• Keep report channels staff-only to protect reported messages, report reasons, and moderation details.
• Review older dismissed reports occasionally for repeat patterns.