Questions tagged [flags]
For questions about the flagging process, how flags are handled, etc. If you have a question about chat flags, use [chat-flags] instead.
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Duplicate questions with no accepted answer [duplicate]
What am I supposed to do when trying to flag a question as a duplicate but the question I'm trying to link doesn't have an accepted answer?
This question and the answer makes me think that I should be ...
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Answer marked as solution. If deleted, is questioner free to mark another answer as the solution?
A questioner marked my answer as the solution, despite giving new information pointing out it was not the right answer after all. If I remove my answer, is the solution flag reset and available again?
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What does a good flag for suspected AI (e.g., ChatGPT) content look like?
When flagging a post that I believe is ChatGPT, what information should I include?
If I just raise a "In need of moderator intervention" flag and let them know it looks like ChatGPT, is that ...
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Flagging question edits [duplicate]
From where can I flag edits made by a user with enough score to do so, but which not only do not contribute anything new to the question but also modify the meaning of it or vandalize it?
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How should I respond to unfriendly comments by moderators? [duplicate]
I recently saw an unfriendly comment from a diamond moderator on an SE site. I would flag the comment as unfriendly or unkind if a regular user had posted it. How should I respond considering that it'...
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What exactly do VoteTypeId=4 (offensive) and VoteTypeId=12 (spam) mean?
According to the Database schema documentation for SEDE, the table Votes contains as VoteTypeId 4 = Offensive and 12 = Spam. The latter was mentioned, for example, here: How to find posts closed as ...
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Temporarily reduce the 5-second rate limit on flagging posts as spam, to allow for quicker flagging on sites overrun with spam
SmokeDetector is currently disabled due to the moderation strike. This means that some specific sites are overrun with spam, and when I go through and flag each of those spam posts, I keep running ...
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Can custom flags have markdown?
If I use markdown formatting in a custom flag, will it render, or will it just look awful?
I am asking this question so that no one else will have to flag random posts, and then retract their flag to ...
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Let's award the Marshal badge multiple times to encourage ChatGPT flagging
We un-gamified flagging too early by cutting off the gamified incentive after the first 500 flags; we need to provide more incentive. Let’s encourage more participation in policing the seemingly ...
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Stack Exchange needs its own anti-spam system
This is not a duplicate of Should Stack Exchange have a spam filter? (Does it already and I’m not aware?) which is asking if there's already a system in place.
I am asking for a review of the existing ...
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Eliminate space characters before commas in case of multiple users flags on the same post
On mod dashboard when there are multiple flags on the same post I noticed the undesirable space characters before commas (after timestamps):
I was able to find only generic templates for such case:
$...
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A lot of sentences not prepared to be translated on Post Flag History page
Below is the screenshot from one Post Flag History page on ruSO:
There are many items don't prepared to be translatable:
Post Flag History
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Creation Date
Creation User
Type
Deletion Date
Deletion ...
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Hard to understand why adding the answer as an edit isn't possible
Moderators can handle flags from two different places:
On moderator dashboard, where the whole list of unhandled flags visible;
On the post page, where the flag has raised. In this case additional ...
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Is it possible to see the removed content due to my flag in my own question?
Years ago I flagged a comment or maybe an answer for "Harassment, bigotry, or abuse" in my own question, and it was probably removed by a moderator. I just found out earlier today on my ...
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Remove the flag counter from admin panel if there're no flags
On the site admin panel there's a flag count icon displayed as a part of "flags" tab:
Could we please remove that icon in the case there're no active flags? i.e. don't show an orange "...
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Unable to translate previous moderator actions on flag dashboard page
There's no string to translate for previous moderator actions on the flag dashboard page - in particular, "Added Comment":
But it seems that all other mod actions are affected.
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What does this guidance on the flag dashboard mean, and why is the text different when there are no active flags?
On the moderator flag dashboard page, when there are no flags, I see the following text on the right side (if I click the button labeled Details next to "Where should I start?" to expand ...
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New flag for ChatGPT answers
Answers generated using ChatGPT are banned on many Stack Exchange sites. This is mainly because they aren't particularly accurate or useful, and are often misleading.
Personally, I've spotted a ...
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Flag popup is broken on election page for narrow screens
Flagging the candidate is almost impossible on the election page on narrow screens. See the animation below:
At the same time, flagging for a regular Q&A post works fine.
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When choosing "In need of moderator intervention" post flag reason, the input field is no longer auto-focused
The comment flag "Something else" option will auto-focus the text input field when selected. But the same is not true for the "In need of moderator intervention" flag reason for ...
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Comment "flagged" on opening author profile in a new tab [duplicate]
I am faced with a very weird behavior with a comment on the moderator election page (reproducible only on Chrome/Safari on iPadOS 16.4). Opening the comment's author profile in a new tab leads to ...
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Flagging reversal refusal
For a while now (since 2016), we've been able to withdraw/reverse flags which were placed in error on questions and answers (there didn't seem to be the same demand for comment flags).
This has been a ...
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Should we lower the flag count for spam/rude-abusive for brand new users and chat flags?
While we do love our new users - oftentimes spammers are 1 reputation users, simply cause they (clearly) don't get any votes.
While I do realise there's potential for abuse - it feels like a lower ...
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Add a help-center link to "In need of moderator intervention" in the question flagging menu
In the flagging menu (see bottom for reference), almost every single category has a link to a clarifying help center entry. The only exceptions are:
Duplicates (which has a comprehensive submenu ...
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What happens if I flag posts as "trash"? [closed]
What happens if I flag as "In need of moderator intervention" and then type "trash"? What kind of posts should I flag as "trash"?
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Should any flag on an eventually-deleted post be marked as helpful, even if it was declined by a moderator?
Should we have it be that if a post is deleted, any flag on that post is marked helpful, even if it was declined by a moderator?
In other words, say I flag an answer, and the flag is declined by a ...
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Why was my flag to close a question declined even though the question was closed for that reason?
I came across a question that didn't meet the guidelines for the site it was posted on. On the site, questions that are based on typos or problems that cannot be reproduced are considered out of scope....
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Why does deleting my own question tell me that I have flagged it as "spam or offensive content"?
It turned out that my question was asked as a misunderstanding. It now (after clarification) brings zero value to the community. So I have deleted it.
I was surprised to see this right after that:
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Flag to put a closed question in the Reopen queue (just like we have for the Close queue) [duplicate]
A few days ago, I found an interesting question on Music.SE that was closed. I wanted it to be reopened, but I couldn't find any typo or small problem that I can fix with an edit to put it into the ...
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What's considered "rude or abusive" on SE sites? [duplicate]
I've seen a few SO/SE posts or answers that are mildly rude, abusive, or snarky (criticizing the post author's work, etc). But I've never flagged any as rude or abusive simply because I don't know if ...
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Don't notify all moderators for flags on "move comments to chat" chatroom
Sometimes when there are too many comments under a question or answer, the moderator will move all comments to chat, which means creating a chatroom and moving all comments to that chatroom.
If ...
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Does every SE site have different guidelines for "questionable content"?
While I am aware that every single SE site must enforce and follow the CoC guidelines, and the fact that each site has slightly different site-specific rules to suit their needs, I have been wondering ...
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NLN flag description should have an Oxford comma
Company guidance says to "Use the oxford [sic] comma in sentences."* However, the description of the "It's no longer needed." flag, from the flag modal, says "This comment is ...
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Are there some public statistics on how long it takes to process flags on each SE site?
Are there some public statistics on how long it takes to process flags on each SE site?
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Make the text field for mod flags resizable
The text field for mod flags (for both posts and comments) is too small for the amount of text that can be written in it and it would be useful to have it be resizable (at least the height).
This is ...
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What should I do if I want to find out more information as to why an answer was deleted by a moderator? [closed]
Note: I am asking as a general question for all sites, not specifically for Stack Overflow as in this case.
I came across this deleted answer:
and I was wondering why was the answer deleted?
Now, ...
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Does it matter if a post discloses the author's affiliation if it only exists to promote a product or service?
The definition of the spam flag is:
Exists only to promote a product or service, does not disclose the author's affiliation.
And it links to the site's /help/promotion page. Based on the tips ...
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Is it OK to flag a post for moderator review if I'm not sure if it has issues?
Recently one of my flags was rejected, but the rejection message didn't match the flag intention. I was expecting that the moderators reviewed if the post had issues, but the rejection message was ...
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Change the help center privilege page text for "flag posts" to "flag posts and comments"
The help center page on privileges says "flag posts", but that privilege also includes the privilege to flag comments. I propose changing the text to say "flag posts and comments".
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Close/NAA/VLQ flags: Helpful/Disputed/Declined outcome change
This is a follow-up to: (Flags) Leave Open ~ Declined, Looks OK ~ Disputed?
A long time ago, both types of flags had the same type of behavior. Both would place the post into the respective community ...
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Clarify what "standard flags" means on "What is Flagging?"
One of the canned responses for a declined flag is:
Using standard flags helps us prioritize problems and resolve them faster. Please familiarize yourself with the list of standard flags: see What is ...
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The "flag posts" privilege page in the Help Center has outdated info on "rude or abusive" and "spam" flags
The help center page on flags says:
flags that aren't processed in a reasonable amount of time age away: rude or abusive and spam flags expire after 48 hours
But according to answers to this feature ...
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Allow filtering of flags by sub-type in addition to their status
The table on Your flagging history at the moment can be filtered down on the flag-type (post, comment, spam, rude/abusive flags) and within each type on its status (waiting for review, helpful, ...
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I cannot flag a comment as "Something else" with an explanation longer than 200 characters
I think that there is now a 500 character limit for the "Something else" text box for flagging a comment, however the system gives me an error message when I tried to submit an explanation ...
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Include the daily flag limit in the flag dialog
Inspired by this MSO question, I think it would be a good idea if the flag dialog shows the daily limit alongside the number of remaining flags.
Currently, the message at the bottom right of the flag ...
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Is "Authoritative reference needed" bounty a good way to bring staff's attention to a post? [duplicate]
I know that there is this post which talks about how to escalate posts to staff using status-review. But I would like to primarily discuss about "Authoritative reference needed" in this ...
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Site recommendation questions and offsite alternatives - could we set some boundaries for sites outside the network?
I've recently come across a few answers where folks recommended a site on another Q&A network and it attracted spam flags and downvotes.
I'm personally fine with other Q&A sites and networks ...
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Are wrong answers non-answers? [duplicate]
Suppose I ask, "What is the best way to add two numbers with my pocket calculator?" and someone answers "jQuery." That answer is obviously wrong, but it is technically an answer; ...
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Text not vertically centered in recent flag declined banner
I noticed that unlike many of the elements across SE the text in the "recent flag declined" banner isn't vertically centered inside the box.
Notice the text is above a centered line, instead ...
