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So, occasionally, when I look through /tools, I see a perfectly useful answer that has been flagged as Not An Answer, or which has a Very Low Quality Score. Typically, I will make use of the special /review option to flag these as Invalid Flags:

Invalid Flag

This morning, I used this option to counter flag one set of Not an Answer flags, on this very helpful, if not direct answer by Yx.one set of Not an Answer flags, on this very helpful, if not direct answer by Yx., and a Low quality flag on this useful contribution from a new user.Low quality flag on this useful contribution from a new user.

I was looking at my flag history a few minutes ago however, and was surprised to see this:

Disputed

Neither of these answers were deleted, or in any way actioned by a mod, as well they shouldn't have been. (Though Grimrocks answer did get a helpful readability cleanup by another user.) So then, why have the flags been Disputed as not helpful?

So, occasionally, when I look through /tools, I see a perfectly useful answer that has been flagged as Not An Answer, or which has a Very Low Quality Score. Typically, I will make use of the special /review option to flag these as Invalid Flags:

Invalid Flag

This morning, I used this option to counter flag one set of Not an Answer flags, on this very helpful, if not direct answer by Yx., and a Low quality flag on this useful contribution from a new user.

I was looking at my flag history a few minutes ago however, and was surprised to see this:

Disputed

Neither of these answers were deleted, or in any way actioned by a mod, as well they shouldn't have been. (Though Grimrocks answer did get a helpful readability cleanup by another user.) So then, why have the flags been Disputed as not helpful?

So, occasionally, when I look through /tools, I see a perfectly useful answer that has been flagged as Not An Answer, or which has a Very Low Quality Score. Typically, I will make use of the special /review option to flag these as Invalid Flags:

Invalid Flag

This morning, I used this option to counter flag one set of Not an Answer flags, on this very helpful, if not direct answer by Yx., and a Low quality flag on this useful contribution from a new user.

I was looking at my flag history a few minutes ago however, and was surprised to see this:

Disputed

Neither of these answers were deleted, or in any way actioned by a mod, as well they shouldn't have been. (Though Grimrocks answer did get a helpful readability cleanup by another user.) So then, why have the flags been Disputed as not helpful?

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Why are my 'Invalid Flag' flags considered 'not helpful?'

So, occasionally, when I look through /tools, I see a perfectly useful answer that has been flagged as Not An Answer, or which has a Very Low Quality Score. Typically, I will make use of the special /review option to flag these as Invalid Flags:

Invalid Flag

This morning, I used this option to counter flag one set of Not an Answer flags, on this very helpful, if not direct answer by Yx., and a Low quality flag on this useful contribution from a new user.

I was looking at my flag history a few minutes ago however, and was surprised to see this:

Disputed

Neither of these answers were deleted, or in any way actioned by a mod, as well they shouldn't have been. (Though Grimrocks answer did get a helpful readability cleanup by another user.) So then, why have the flags been Disputed as not helpful?