Questions tagged [flags]
Something wrong with a post? Flags are a means for users to bring moderator attention to posts which need them. Use this tag for questions about the flagging privilege, it's features, or to discuss or clarify flagging outcomes.
100
questions
2
votes
1
answer
73
views
Commented as an answer.. but the comment provides a lot of value
I flagged an answer because it outright failed to answer the question, and even admitted to being an answer designed to circumvent the users inability to comment.
However, assuming good faith, the ...
user228576
0
votes
0
answers
48
views
Glitch about flags?
Yesterday, while I was trying to flag a post the flag glitched and I wasn't able to flag it. Today, however the flag button returned to normal. What was going on?
- 1,465
2
votes
1
answer
69
views
How to report link-only answers?
A similar question said to "convert them to a comment". Obviously I can't do that, so how should I report them? I've been reporting them as spam, but that seems wrong, as I did that here (an ...
- 5,220
18
votes
1
answer
401
views
How should we respond to users "reprimanding" other users in comments?
I recently stumbled across this comment:
Aren't you the one who tried posting a answer to my "should I pick doom shroom or cherry bomb" question and got your response deleted? Don't let it ...
- 41.5k
2
votes
1
answer
46
views
When can a question/answer be counted as "rude/abusive"?
When can a question/answer be counted as "rude/abusive"? I flagged an answer as that recently and got rejected.
So, what does the question/answer be like to be counted as "rude/abusive&...
- 758
-2
votes
1
answer
68
views
Should we have a closure/flag reason for talking about Bedrock NBT questions?
Because NBT is very limited/not possible in Bedrock edition, and many questions pop up regarding Bedrock Edition NBT (such as this), should we create a duplicate target/recommended closure flag for ...
- 1,777
2
votes
1
answer
51
views
What happens when you flag a post?
Flagging is mentioned in the Help Centre as being a way to bring content to the attention for review.
The help centre also provides info on what some of the flags do, such as "Spam/Rude or ...
- 12.7k
2
votes
2
answers
133
views
(not) Closing old questions
Today I decided to go through the Close Votes reviews.
There seemed to be nothing wrong with the reasons for closing the flagged questions at first, but then I noticed the dates of asking the ...
- 4,581
2
votes
1
answer
60
views
Why was my flag on a resolved duplicate comment declined?
On this question, I noticed that it was closed as a duplicate but the "Does this answer your question?" comment wasn't automatically removed like it's supposed to be, so I flagged it as "no longer ...
- 1,077
3
votes
1
answer
102
views
Why was my "not an answer" flag rejected?
I recently flagged this post as not an answer to the question. The flag was declined with the message stating there was no evidence that supported it.
The question is specially for pokemon-x-y ...
- 48.6k
2
votes
1
answer
70
views
When should the Spam flag be used?
Right now the spam tag is labeled as
Exsits only to promote a product or service, does not disclose the author's affiliation.
and in the author's affiliation it says
"The community here ...
- 3,790
2
votes
1
answer
92
views
I accidentally retracted my flag. How can I put it back?
Original Question asked: Is there a way to make a piston push a block and make it into an item?
Possible duplicate:How can I make an automatic cobblestone breaker?
Is there still a way to alert the ...
- 559
4
votes
1
answer
52
views
Difference between 'flag' and 'close'
For some reason I only just now noticed that I can choose to either flag a question for moderation, or opt to close it.
Is the second option really just a shortcut (of one mouse-click less) to that ...
- 21.6k
3
votes
1
answer
62
views
Why keep dead link comments?
I recently flagged a few comments that provided a link to what was ostensibly a helpful resource, but had since become dead links linking to nothing in particular. The comments did not provide any ...
3
votes
2
answers
79
views
VLQ flag declined
Some time ago I VLQ flagged this answer and it wasn't disputed, but declined right away..?
Can a VLQ on an answer be declined (the actual reason was declined - flags should only be used to make ...
- 15.3k
9
votes
2
answers
245
views
Is deleting a post you flagged abusing the system?
I noticed that when I find an answer that qualifies for a NAA flag, or some other flag which would make the answer eligible for deletion, I can both flag the answer and vote to delete it. If the ...
DragonrageMod
- 27.6k
9
votes
1
answer
161
views
Flag reason for closing as offtopic because of modded Minecraft tech support
Crashes etc. of modded Minecraft are off-topic here. But what is the appropriate flag?
The content is not unreleased or illegal.
It's not about game design/development.
It's not asking to identify or ...
- 20.6k
1
vote
3
answers
109
views
Why was this "unclear" flag declined?
This question is unclear, so I flagged it as such. As far as I understand, he wants to detect players in a radius, but somehow doesn't like the radius selector or something like that. It's unclear if ...
- 20.6k
11
votes
1
answer
227
views
Duplicate answers and you
Over the past few months the moderator team has noticed an increase in the number of low-quality flags on answers which don’t add any new information over existing answers. This isn’t what the low-...
WipqoznMod
- 46.2k
-4
votes
1
answer
144
views
Why wasn't I warned for my flag abuse?
I failed to grasp SE rules and have flagged countless of answers that were false in my opinion.
Given that this is against the site policy, why didn't I receive a warning from moderators?
- 8,313
-7
votes
2
answers
86
views
What can I do to be able to raise comment flags more often?
Backstory:
I have recently have been flagging comments (especially on my old posts) a lot; I flagged cca. 40 (30?) comments as obsolete, too chatty or not constructive in a spread of around a week. ...
- 6,672
3
votes
1
answer
68
views
What is the difference between a declined and disputed flag?
I found this question here on meta, but that just says how a flag becomes disputed:
Disputed flags are flags that one or more 10k users have marked to be invalid.
What is difference then between a ...
Timmy JimMod
- 55.4k
2
votes
1
answer
81
views
Should posts that are flagged should be examined more thoroughly?
I flagged this answer as not answering the question, since the proposed answer was
Put down the PS3 controller and connect the Xbox controller, it will not turn on the PS3.
despite the question ...
- 63.9k
9
votes
1
answer
118
views
When should I flag an answer and what flag should I use?
I'm becoming more confused about flagging answers that I believe to not be an answer to a question.
Take this answer for example. I've flagged it as "not an answer" but it was declined, and together ...
Timmy JimMod
- 55.4k
-9
votes
1
answer
256
views
Hello, my name is Self-Promoting Spammer
I'm just getting a hot discussion with @Frank and @SevenSidedDie who are old guys on arQAde, which I suggest solely by their rating.
There is a number of questions regarding inability to upload ...
- 549
1
vote
1
answer
75
views
Should I be flagging "incorrect" comments from flags or reviews as Not Constructive?
I was reading You're doing it wrong: A plea for sanity in the Low Quality Posts queue on Meta Stack Overflow and saw something interesting:
TL;DR: Review carefully. Don't delete everything. ...
- 2,587
3
votes
1
answer
99
views
Proper Flag for Modded Minecraft Questions [duplicate]
I'm curious as to the correct flag that needs to be raised on Minecraft mod questions. I understand that questions on the usage of mods (ex. How does thing 'x' work in mod 'y') are okay, but questions ...
- 13.2k
-2
votes
1
answer
94
views
Why was this flag rejected as well?
I flagged this answer as "Not an answer", since it doesn't try to address the question, which is specifically about accessibility and being locked out of gameplay. According to this meta post, an ...
- 45.8k
0
votes
1
answer
68
views
Why was this other flag rejected?
I flagged this answer as "Not an answer" since it doesn't try to address the question, which is specifically about Damage over Time abilities, which Chum the Waters isn't. According to this meta post, ...
- 45.8k
0
votes
1
answer
110
views
Why was this flag rejected?
I flagged this answer as "Not an answer", and it was simply "declined - a moderator reviewed your flag, but found no evidence to support it". Is it a mistake or am I missing something?
- 45.8k
5
votes
1
answer
81
views
What to do about declined flags I still believe are correct?
Am I supposed to ask about each of them here? Is there another way to do it? Should I just not bother with them?
- 45.8k
7
votes
1
answer
167
views
Why was this offensive flag declined?
I flagged this question (deleted now so only 10k+ can see it). When it was first posted, it had a link to a porn site, so I flagged it. It was then edited out by the user later. So was the flag ...
DragonrageMod
- 27.6k
3
votes
1
answer
101
views
What should Minecraft mod crashes be flagged as?
So recently I have found a question about Minecraft crashing due to mods (which is off topic). But when I flag it and the post closes I don't see my name in the "who flagged it as off topic" ...
- 829
1
vote
1
answer
70
views
Is it appropriate to flag questions that should be protected?
In the past, here and on other SE sites, I flagged many times to protect some questions that I think they should be. Every time, it's ended fine.
In every case, question
has attracted a lot a ...
- 6,700
3
votes
1
answer
90
views
I got more flags/day. Is that because of the Marshal badge?
I just flagged my first answer after I got the Marshal badge, and I noticed that I have 62 flags remaining. This number is higher then I got previously, iirc. Is this because I got the Marshal badge ...
- 23.2k
7
votes
0
answers
104
views
Could the Low Quality review queue detect previous actions on a post?
I almost always have Arqade open on a tab watching for new questions to pop up while doing other things. When they do, I look at them, and sometimes I will flag them if needed.
The problem is that ...
DragonrageMod
- 27.6k
10
votes
1
answer
227
views
Should I flag an answer that isn't relevant for the question as "not an answer"?
I've flagged this post as "not an answer" and my flag was declined, but I'm not sure why.
The given reason for declining was as follows:
declined - flags should not be used to indicate technical ...
- 6,751
1
vote
1
answer
88
views
Why is the Question about a range of possibilities too broad?
I just came online a few min ago and the first thing I found was this question on hold because it's too broad and I can't figure out the reason for that.
I don't play TF2 however the question is ...
- 3,975
3
votes
1
answer
98
views
Is it appropriate to flag old modded Minecraft crash questions?
The recent meta discussion Minecraft crash questions should be made off-topic: yes/no? has decided that technical support for modded Minecraft is now off-topic.
We seem to be removing new questions ...
- 5,995
-9
votes
2
answers
135
views
"Not constructive" flag on comment declined [duplicate]
Why was this "not constructive" flag declined? I don't think that it contributes anything at all to the question and answers.
Did I perhaps flag some adjacent comment by accident?
- 631
-5
votes
2
answers
115
views
Why was this flag declined?
I flagged this answer because it was inaccurate and provided incorrect information, but my flag was rejected. Here's a screenshot.
I'm not sure why the flag was declined, as I was indicating the ...
- 702
5
votes
1
answer
115
views
Do we need a flag/close option for questions asking for people to befriend or play with them?
I've seen quite a few questions asking for people to play with someone, add them to their friends list, or most recently, help them out in-game. I used the Very Low Quality flag on that question, but ...
- 6,303
7
votes
1
answer
169
views
12
votes
3
answers
241
views
Answer has been edited after being flagged
Someone answered one of my old questions in a way I found very offensive and not helpful at all, and I flagged it appropriately.
Well , nope you can't switch your crew unless you finish your heist ...
- 45.1k
1
vote
0
answers
39
views
Flag on deleted answer still pending
I was just reviewing my flag summary when i came across this.
It seems like the answer and the user was deleted, (probably causing the flag to disappear from the review queue)
Link on the flag:...
- 1,506
0
votes
3
answers
55
views
Flags in different chatrooms
I recently noticed that I get notifications about flags from chatrooms where I'm not a room owner. Now I'm not sure about whether this is intended or not but I feel like it doesn't really make any ...
- 30.1k
5
votes
1
answer
82
views
Flag Off topic -> migration gives only the option gaming-meta [duplicate]
I just flagged this question this question as off topic.
I tried to use the option "this question belongs to an other site of the stackexchange network. But the only option I got there is gaming-meta,...
- 1,134
5
votes
2
answers
87
views
Why can't I flag as "not an answer" even though I've never raised this flag?
This is either a bug or an unknown feature I'm unaware of but when I try to flag an answer, the "not an answer" option is grayed out and a message saying "you have already raised this type of flag", ...
- 16.5k
6
votes
1
answer
90
views
Only able to use flag "Other"
I just tried to flag a post, and the only option I had was "Other".
I can see the full set of options when flagging other posts (and I refreshed the page to check it hadn't loaded incorrectly), so ...
- 2,424
10
votes
2
answers
197
views
Declined custom mod flag on a first post/late answer review item
I recently hit 500 reputation which opened up the Late Answers and First Posts review queues to me. I took a look through the available items and was presented with this first answer to review.
To be ...
- 4,667