Yesterday I had 10 maximum flags. I flagged two posts for attention: one to be migrated to meta, and one that wasn't really a question. Today I have 12 maximum flags. Was I credited with a higher maximum for my actions, or was this something else?
1 Answer
It's because your flag weight increased by 40, probably as result of good flagging.
See this post for the full details: Are the new moderator flag limits sufficiently high?
The relevant line is:
one bonus flag per 20 "flag weight" above the default (capped at 500 flag weight)