Lately a significant (to me) percentage of my flags have been declined by the mods.
Examples:
Compare Columns B and C then shift data
flagged as: too localizedThis question is asking for a help with a very specific task. The chances seem astronomical that anyone else would have a similar problem. I fail to see how keeping this on the site benefits anyone.
How to add default data to a new Excel worksheet?
flagged as: too localizedSame as above.
Excel - Copy specified columns to a new sheet based on data in a column
flagged as: too localizedSame as above.
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/395/how-do-you-migrate-a-large-app-from-visual-basic-6-0-to-vb-net
flagged as: not a real questionThe question alone qualifies this as an overly broad question. It is an advice or poll question that doesn't present any specific problem.
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/279/asp-net-visual-studio-and-subversion-how-to-integrate
flagged as: not a real questionMy understanding is that asking questions like "What are the alternatives?" and "Does a better plugin exist?" are subjective questions that can't be answered. These seem to be the only questions in the post.
How to have app automatically send log file to support?
flagged as: not a real question"What would the best way" questions are asking for advice, without presenting a specific problem.
How to obscure hard coded password in code?
flagged as: not a real question"Is this possible?" questions are open-ended with trivial answers.
How to obfuscate key for encryption function?
flagged as: not a real questionAnother vague question asking for advice without presenting a specific programming problem.
So I am asking the community for a reality check to help me align my flagging activity with what the community considers content that doesn't belong. Is there something I am missing here? Am I flagging them with the wrong reason? Or should I not be flagging them at all?
specific-question
; while not about one specific question, it involves a set of specific questions which are not filterable by any other criteria other than "they were flagged by this user at this point in time".