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How should we respond to users "reprimanding" other users in comments?
Flagging that comment was the right call.
Beyond that - I would generally discourage any further actions - including leaving comments in reply. Comments are meant for requesting clarifications or ...
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Answer has been edited after being flagged
Sorry, this was my bad. One thing that the queue of pending flags doesn't show me, as a mod, is that the answer you'd flagged as offensive had been edited since the flag was cast. So to me, it looked ...
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Hello, my name is Self-Promoting Spammer
By our technical definition, yes, you are a spammer. You've answered three questions promoting your tool. One of them is even a self answer.
Looking at it in a more positive light...I think there's ...
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Why was this flag declined?
There isn't a "wrong answer" flag for a reason. As the response says, "flags should not be used to indicate technical inaccuracies, or an altogether wrong answer".
If you see an answer you believe is ...
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Should I flag an answer that isn't relevant for the question as "not an answer"?
Yes, you should flag things that are tangential and don't address the actual question as not an answer.
Moderators are, unfortunately, not infallible. I've corrected the error in this case.
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Answer has been edited after being flagged
The usual reaction to that kind of first post is account destruction. Even now I'd say that this is still the correct action, the user obviously isn't participating in good faith.
The answer is also ...
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Proper Flag for Modded Minecraft Questions
While @Wipqozn offers a correct solution for voting to close, people with under 3k rep cannot vote to close or flag as off topic with custom reasons. Thus, in my opinion, they should just flag as ...
DragonrageMod
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Why was this offensive flag declined?
Yes, it was a subtly hidden link which is probably why it didn't get caught. You did the right thing, but sometimes mods get things wrong.
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Please don't leave redundant comments on non-answers
I think you have a point in general, but your specific example is pretty poor.
The first comment is a manually, nicely written comment specific to the situation, which is ideal.
The second is a ...
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"Not constructive" flag on comment declined
Comments are, really, the least important things on the site. Flags on comments are left up to moderator discretion. We try not to be the Fun Police, so if you're having a short, civil conversation in ...
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Do we need a flag/close option for questions asking for people to befriend or play with them?
We won't need an extra flag option for these questions and no you've done nothing wrong by flagging the question.
If you see a post that doesn't belong here but you don't have enough reputation to ...
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Why was my "not an answer" flag rejected?
"Not an answer" is for posts that aren't even attempting to answer the question.
This is an answer. It's just a wrong one. A downvote is more appropriate.
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(not) Closing old questions
Let me preface all this by pointing out none of these questions have actually been closed. Questions get random close votes all the time, sometimes for seemingly no reason. It's honestly not something ...
WipqoznMod
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2k+ flags... 51 useful?
"Total number of raised flags marked useful" is the hover text for the entire line, not the (51).
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When can a question/answer be counted as "rude/abusive"?
You can take a look at the FAQ on Meta Stack Exchange: What are the “spam” and “rude or abusive” (offensive) flags, and how do they work?
What makes something rude or abusive and when should I flag ...
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Why can't I flag as "not an answer" even though I've never raised this flag?
This was in fact a regression. It will be fixed very soon. Details are here: Flag dialog tells me I've flagged a post I've never seen before
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When should I flag an answer and what flag should I use?
The first link absolutely qualifies as "an answer". It attempts to answer the question by offering a solution to the stated problem. The fact that it is a relevant attempt to answer the question is ...
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Why wasn't I warned for my flag abuse?
We are lenient on flag abuse because we'd rather get more reports than less. It used to be possible at some point to be banned forever from flagging by having enough invalid flags in a row, but I... ...
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Flag Off topic -> migration gives only the option gaming-meta
Because the number of questions we get that are worth migrating elsewhere is vanishingly small.
Adding a migration path to another site would greatly increase the number of bad migrations, at little ...
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What is the difference between a declined and disputed flag?
Flags generally push the question or answer into one of the review queues. A disputed flag is when the review completes, and the community disagreed with your flag. For example, if you flag something ...
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What can I do to be able to raise comment flags more often?
Nope. There's no way to flag comments en-masse.
And, really, ask yourself if you're providing value; these comments have been around for years, not doing any harm, and they require a mod to take a ...
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Duplicate answers and you
Clarification going forward: I classify reorganizing information into a more readable format as something new. I would also classify an overall answer, pulling together information from all other ...
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Flag reason for closing as offtopic because of modded Minecraft tech support
I think most people vote to close the question as either unclear what you're asking or too broad. Both of these reasons fit well enough, since without a list of mods the question is obviously unclear (...
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Difference between 'flag' and 'close'
If you have 3000 reputation, there is no difference when you flag to close something. It just uses your close vote.
Flagging is more for the areas where you don't have the privileges to enact ...
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(not) Closing old questions
They're not yet closed, so I don't see a reason to intervene in any way.
Your best bet here is pretty simple: The Leave Open button.
While anyone can raise flags it's not for them to decide over ...
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What should Minecraft mod crashes be flagged as?
When you flag to close as off topic, your flag sends it to the "Close Vote" Review Queue. Higher rep users review the queue to determine if it should be closed or not. They can also skip the queue and ...
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Why was this flag rejected?
It was declined because it's an answer to the question, with the answer being that a game update fixed the problem:
So the newest update fixed the problem and the spikes went away. Thank you for ...
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