We appreciate that you're giving this issue attention, @tuck-fheman because it deserves to be addressed. We've encountered abuse with the flagging system too, but a flag war feels like an enormous waste of energy.

We are looking at community values - what kind of group do we want to create here? We aren't interested in being in community with people who do not respect one another. We don't want to be in a place where users maliciously attack and lie about one another. We don't want to be in a group where users are unwilling to address and correct disrespectful actions, either.

There must be some kind of community standards and accountability in order to have success. There have to be levels of honor and respect established. There has to be come kind of consensus as to what that will be, and to what will happen to someone who disrespects and dishonors the profound nature of this unique community.