I don't think anyone is missing those reference threads started by korner, but why did they all get deleted? Was it due to being banned? I thought that only happened if the account was nuked, but he still has many posts.
Some threads were created by alts that got nuked, some were just zero-value garbage. I think I reported the last one that was on the Off Topic board and it said "flag 123". Literally that's all it had in it - the number of the flag.
You have a point but in your opinion what is the best or most appropriate manner to handle the issue?
What if the flag reference is the thread OP and both the flag and thread were created by the same person?
Flags are an important part of the forum set up but scammers can and definitely have abused it.
Legit flag creators should do the same thing we used to do with red trust references before flags came along - archive all valuable evidence.
Flag abusers will get their flags opposed anyway so there is no big difference if their references are valid or not. I wouldn't go overboard with any special rules on this. The flag system is convoluted enough.