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24 questions linked to/from Make comment flags less stupid
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Allow extra details for standard flag types [duplicate]
Stack Overflow is currently doing a push to avoid use of moderator attention flags in the case where a standard flag would do. In that thread they say it's fine to use a mod attention flag if you want ...
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Let's Plan the Second Iteration of the Stack Exchange Quality Project! [closed]
In case you missed the first one, check out the se-quality-project tag. The quality project isn't one that we plan to ever finish, it's perennial and kicks in every 18 months or so after we've had ...
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What is the XY problem?
What is the XY problem?
When asking questions, how do I recognize when I'm falling into it? How do I avoid it?
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Allow an edit to notify downvoters: "I think I've fixed the issue now - please check"
To me, a downvote usually indicates a problem with an answer. When I downvote it's to mark the answer as having a problem, not the person. If the answer is fixed, I want to remove that downvote - but ...
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What privilege should 30k users get?
The last time we lifted the level cap was in 2015. In 2014, we added a unilateral close-as-duplicate power for gold tag badge holders, but no new reputation level. So we've been thinking about giving ...
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Allow flagging a comment after upvoting it
It's sad to upvote a comment on a post that's subsequently updated in a way that renders the comment obsolete and not be able flag it afterwards.
There may well be other cases where one would want to ...
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Drop "not constructive", combine "noisy", reword "rude" and "other" comment flags
The problem
Comments are terrible; no one agrees on what they're for, or how long they should be kept. Comment flags are equally terrible, because if no one's on the same page as far as what should be ...
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Change "comment" to "critique or request clarification"
Got around to talking about comment flags with Robert Cartaino this morning... We're working on rejiggering the flagging options to make it a bit more obvious when stuff should be flagged, with the ...
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Community deletion of comments should raise a moderator flag
At present, truly rude or offensive comments can be deleted by the community with a single flag if they contain particular words or by a group of flags on the same comment. These comment deletions ...
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Drop "noisy" comment flags from the moderator queue unless an answer has 5 or more comments
The problem
There are a huge number of noisy comments, and they generate a huge number of flags. But, a large number of flags are raised on comments where they won't do very much good: if there's only ...
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Should moderators be able to see who flags a comment? [duplicate]
Background, elaborating on my answer here:
There are 3 queues of flags:
Comment Flags
Moderator Flags (where you type in the little message)
Spam/Offensive (That 10K Users can see)
Moderator Flags
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Does the 'not constructive' flag have a strongly negative connotation? If so, can we have more detailed clarity on its use?
I've been happily comment-flagging away on the sites with what I thought was a good understanding of the comment flag system.
There are some posts on non-constructive flags, but none that I can see ...
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Obsolete comment flags should notify the original commenter in advance of moderators
Simple enough:
The OP is the best judge of whether the comment is obsolete, and has no particular incentive to be unscrupulous in leaving an old comment - and even if they did, chances are this ...
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What does "not constructive" mean, and how does it differ from "too chatty"? [duplicate]
When flagging a comment to be deleted, the possible flags are
"rude or offensive",
"not constructive",
"obsolete",
"too chatty", and
custom.
I'm trying to ...
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C'mon, please give us a hint: how authoritative is that "obsolete comment" flag?
Comment flags do not show who did the flagging, which is usually fine -- as a moderator reviewing such flags I can evaluate whether something is "not constructive" or "too chatty" or "offensive" ...
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