When I come across a post that should be flagged either as spam
or offensive
, should I also flag it for ♦ attention?
When a post can be flagged as either, chances are good not an answer
or very low quality
also apply. In fact, if it's, say, both offensive and a valid answer, editing would probably be a better course of action.
Things that seem to support my theory of double-flagging:
- The system lets me do it.
Double-flagged posts show up in my flagging history as (in)valid and affect my flag weight, simple spam/offensive flags don't.Correction: That's caused by the post being simply deleted. If it ends up destroyed (with the rep penalty and everything), the red flag is dismissed.
On the other hand:
- Any type of flag probably already alerts moderators, although I'm not sure.
- If the post ends up destructorized by community consent, the extraneous flag might mean a few unnecessary button clicks for the moderators.
So, could anyone advise me on those "might"s and "probably"s? Do or don't?