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Comment flags are automatically deemed helpful if the parent post (Q or A) is deleted; this allows for abuse
I flagged a comment to one of my answers and then deleted the answer. Then I went to my flagging summary and was surprised to see that my flag has been marked as helpful. Went back to the post and saw ...
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Duplicate deletion (same time) in question timeline
Impressed by how quickly a post on Academia SE was correctly flagged as spam, I looked at the timeline for Academia post 142860 (10k on Academia required) — it was deleted 58 seconds after posting, ...
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Cannot flag as "should be closed..." after removing a "duplicate" flag
After removing a duplicate flag, I am unable to flag the question as "should be closed...". I am guessing this is because the duplicate flag is under "should be closed...". Is this intended? If so, ...
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The flag "in need of moderator intervention" is sometimes the only option in the Android app
The flag "in need of moderator intervention" is sometimes the only option in the Android.
Example below, flagging the (now deleted) answer: https://superuser.com/a/1305357/116475
Typically there ...
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<50 reputation users can't delete comments that were posted on their behalf
Some preface: I have an alternate account that I'm using to gain rep in order to help test/build bots for the SOBotics community on stackoverflow. Bot accounts are essentially users, and they need 20 ...
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Migration options for flagging posts on unix.stackexchange [duplicate]
Reference: How can I tell if Comcast is blocking access to an IP?
I wanted to support a commentator who pointed out that the question was off-topic for the Unix site and should be better put on ...
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Something weird with moderator flags
When I tried to flag a question for moderator attention, even though I just flag once, it took away two of my flags. At first, it said that I have 11 flags, but when I flagged the question, it said I ...
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Retracted Spam flags should not reflect the Moderator action on the post
I recently saw a borderline spam answer from SmokeDetector and quickly flagged it as spam. Upon further reflection, I wasn't sure if this was actual spam or a new user with a bad answer. I retracted ...
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Post not getting automatic downvote on abuse flag
I flagged these as rude and abusive of site resources and ToS. One briefly got an automatic downvote, which disappeared and then reverted, the other never had the automatic downvote. I have refeshed ...
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Can't flag questions as Too Broad from the Stack Exchange Android app
I can't seem to choose to make a 'Too Broad' flag from the Android app. I think that there should be the same flag options as the Web application.
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Flag modal shows incorrect selection [duplicate]
I am aware that when we try to report a post, it cannot be done twice. But starting last week, I am experiencing this crazy thing. It shows I raised two types of report for the same post. Kindly have ...
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Minor "you have already raised this type of flag" bug?
I flagged something as spam, then was only 90% sure I'd done so, so I clicked the flag link again to check. It showed me this:
I had, of course, only raised the spam flag, not the offensive/abusive/...
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My flag summary has stopped working [duplicate]
For some reason, my flagging summary isn't showing me what's happened with any of the flags I posted since the end of October. In other words, none of the flags that I've posed in November are showing ...
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A flag to move using the Stack Exchange Android app only gives four sites to choose from [duplicate]
In the Stack Exchange Android app I tried to flag a question as a better fit for another site. However, I only got the meta site of the current site, Stack Overflow, Super User and ...
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The free form text in "other" flag broke a pasted URL
Following on from this answer about spam hunting I've been using super ninja searching to try and spot patterns with spammy URLs in answers.
I spotted something suspicious today, a string of accounts ...
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Cannot flag as duplicate if there is a bounty [duplicate]
I just tried to flag this question on AskUbuntu as a duplicate. However, due to it having a bounty on it, I cannot. I just get this error:
Even if the general StackExchange policy is to not close ...
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Some data are not updated once a flagged post is deleted
When a flagged answer in a question is deleted, some of the related data remains still. Such as;
The points gained by the user that has answered the question.
The answering user's name and answer ...
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Clicking "flag" on a question that you already flagged as off-topic shows that you also flagged it as a duplicate [duplicate]
I flagged a question as off-topic because it was a "how to get started" question. After flagging the question, I then clicked flag again, and noticed that it had shown that I had not only flagged it ...
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Instructions to comment on duplicate is out-of-date
The page Cast Close And Reopen Votes, has this section:
Alternatives to closing
If you don't have enough reputation to cast close votes, or have used
up your close votes for the day, there ...
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Citizen Patrol badge broken again
My profile shows 'helpful flags: 2' and yet and I haven't got the Citizen Patrol badge. The accepted answer on a duplicate of this question shows that it's been broken on and off.
So is it broken ...
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Duplicate flag lists "you have already raised this flag" after flagging as "Unclear what you're asking"
I recently flagged a post on SO as "Unclear what you're asking". Afterwards, for whatever reason, I clicked flag again and found this:
Is there any reason it says I've raised a duplicate flag too ...
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"You have already raised this flag" Well, not really [duplicate]
After I joined the mob and flagged some spam on the Bitcoin Beta, for a poorly-understood reason, I went back to one of the questions I'd flagged and opened the flag dialog. There, I saw something of ...
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Confusing flag detail
When I see the flagging history in a user profile it's pretty confusing, the reason being:
Marked as point 1 and 2 it shows what flags were deemed helpful. Why does it show it at both places? ...
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I just flagged a post twice!
Is it just me, or did I just flag a post as both Offensive and as Not an Answer?
Is that a bug (as I thought this wasn't possible before), or was I just being too awesome is it by design?
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Flag-count in the 10k mod-tools doesn't update [duplicate]
When working with the 10k moderator tools, the "to handle by you"-flag count on the sidebar at the right should be decreased after handling flags. At least, that's what it did before the update the ...
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Suddenly increased number of flags remaining in MSO & SO [duplicate]
Recently there are a few changes in Flagging term on meta site. Due to this there was some flag counting problem in profile's helpful flag. Now it looks solved. But just now when I click on the flag ...
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Flag Bug: "Flag Post" button for moderator attention is missing
There's no way to actually submit the flag for moderator attention. My rep is high enough on SO; the "Flag Post" button appears on the other two kinds of flags. I did start typing an explanation but ...
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Are multiple flags on the same question now allowed?
I thought one could only flag a post once, and that after that it should display:
But my flag summary shows that I've managed to flag a question twice (I didn't realise I had):
Has flagging recently ...
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Flagging a post before voting to close results in downvote? [duplicate]
I've noticed, when seeing spam posts, that when I 'flag' it before then voting to close it, it always results in a downvote, although the downvote doesn't actually appear on my record as a downvote.
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Declined flag in helpful flags [duplicate]
In my helpful flags (on profile page), there is a declined flag, which doesn't seem right.
Is this a bug?
Here's the flag:
This flag comes in my helpful flags
I did realize that the flag was not ...
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Review Beta message when recommending to close a post you've already flagged does not move to next review
This is related, but different.
This is not related, but looks similar.
This is very related, but was closed as a duplicate to the first link above (I believe in error).
When reviewing a low-...
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How is it possible to get more than 8 flags on a chat message?
The first thing I saw when logging into chat was that this message had 14 flags.
I thought after 8 flags, a message was deleted and the owner suspended.
What gives?
Edit: Maybe my assumptions about ...
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The moderator queue is no longer a queue
The items in the moderator queue are no longer showing up in order from newest to oldest. As I write this, the items in the list on Stack Overflow have the following time stamps:
2 hours ago
3 ...
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Deputy badge awarded with less than 80 helpful flags
Have I been awarded the badge wrongfully or am I missing something?
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Double downvote by flagging as spam AND downvoting
Currently it's possible to cast 2 downvotes on a post. You can flag as spam, thus casting a free downvote where you don't lose the 1 rep, and then actually downvote. It might be that you can't cast ...
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