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Is it OK to continue Reviewing?
These days there appear to be various moderators resigning, getting fired or suspending activities, as mentioned in "Firing mods and forced relicensing: is Stack Exchange still interested in ...
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Suggested edit rejected by moderator but still pending review
As part of the 'project' to rescue TinyPic images (the site is shutting down), I've submitted a couple of suggested edits, including this one which was rejected by a ♦ moderator. Note: I don't ...
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What determines when/how 'by type' and 'by tag' are shown in the review queues? [duplicate]
The review queue home pages look pretty much the same across the Stack Exchange network. However, I noticed that on Stack Overflow the Close Votes and Reopen Votes review queues have an option to ...
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Review queues are in a different order on different sites
This is Politics’ review queues order in the dropdown:
This is Science Fiction & Fantasy’s:
The order is the same on Mi Yodeya.
Why are they in a different order? Is this a bug?
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How long does it take for a feature-request/bug to be reviewed by a moderator?
I have noticed that some old and new questions (tagged as feature-request or bug) including mine (on meta.SO) with many votes are not reviewed (tagged as status-review) by moderators.
How long does it ...
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SEDE query for posts flagged as NAA
I am trying to figure out where in the database schema is stored the information about the kind of flag that has eventually been raised on a given answer.
It seems spam/offensive flags should ...
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Why did my First Post review not count?
I was doing a review in the First Posts queue on Interpersonal Skills. I spent several minutes finding the appropriate meta links and putting together a nice comment for the new user to help guide ...
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Question with close votes not appearing in close queue
There is a question for which I can see 4 close votes. I checked the Close Votes review queue, but strangely, it doesn't appear there. Why?
Some more info:
The post is a meta post on EE.SE. There ...
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Does reviewing posts help remove a post ban?
I am working on removing a "post ban" on Stack Overflow. I have been answering questions, I have already done what edits I could see to old questions and have moved on to "reviewing posts" as there ...
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Why do timeline review events sometimes show the number of reviews of each type and sometimes don't?
When looking at the timelines of several different questions, I've noticed something strange: on some sites, timeline review events show the number of reviews of each type completed in that review ...
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How can I get someone knowledgeable to review my rejected edit? [duplicate]
Yesterday I made a small but important edit to this answer. But when I came back today to check that my edit had been reviewed and accepted, I noticed that my edit had been approved by three reviewers,...
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Why can't you vote to leave open after previously voting to close and reopen?
Here's an interesting scenario:
A question was closed as off-topic. I voted to reopen it and it was eventually reopened. However, in the process of getting reopened the question was edited. I closed ...
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Is it possible to find users who earned a review badge for a specific queue?
It's possible to see all users who have earned a specific badge. For instance, I could go to https://stackoverflow.com/help/badges/1478 to see all users on Stack Overflow with the Reviewer badge. The ...
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Why is there sometimes a dot on the review tab when there's nothing in the queues? [duplicate]
I oftentimes have a dot on the review queues tab, normally indicating that there's stuff to review in the queues, yet nothing is available for reviewing, in both main and meta sites.
What does it ...
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How do I earn the Proofreader badge? [duplicate]
How does one go about earning the Proofreader badge? I have attempted looking at other answers and couldn't find much.
Is there a detailed process that could be explained please?
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Someone else already reviewed a post, so my action is no longer required; should I review as "No Action Needed"?
I see first-answer reviews where the answer is inappropriate, but someone else has already responded to it, welcoming the user and indicating what is wrong with the response.
There is obviously no ...
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Cannot review suggested edits but I have reviewed one
Well, in SO I cannot access the review suggested edits, as I do not have 2k reputation. But I seem to have reviewed one in the past (which I do not remember at all).
My guess is that maybe it was a ...
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Retrieving sequence of Review Tasks Results (within a date)?
Is it possible to know (be sure) the sequence of review tasks results, even though the time data from 'CreationDate' is removed (i.e., there is only date, not time)?
Let me explain better. I want to ...
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Is a gold tag badge holder’s Leave Open/Closed vote binding?
If a question is asked, and a user has a gold badge in one of the tags, the gold badge holder can close it as a duplicate as needed. The user can then re-open it with only one vote.
But if someone ...
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What are the "suggested edit stats" mentioned in the 10k tools page?
The access to moderator tools page mentions that you can view the "suggested edit stats":
You now have access to various lists and statistical reports, giving you a broad overview of ...
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Is there a way to track a user's review history?
Is there a way to see an individual's review history? I don't think there is.
I've checked the tools page on the review menu, a privilege afforded to users with 10K, and didn't find what I was ...
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Why doesn't meta have First Posts review anymore?
While looking at the timeline for an old question here on meta, I found that it was reviewed in First Posts (yes, it does exist). There have been 21 reviews in total, the last of which was done in ...
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What could have caused this question to be sent to the reopen queue?
I noticed a question had gotten reviewed earlier today, but I can't figure out what prompted the review. The question was asked almost a week ago, on January 17th at 10:16.
It was reviewed and closed ...
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Is a question that asks for a review of my reviews allowed on Meta?
I'd like to ask for a review of my reviews, as I've just been banned for the first time. Is that a valid question here?
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What happens when "recommend deletion" and "delete" are mixed in LQP review? [duplicate]
In Low Quality Posts review, what happens when <20k users chose "recommend deletion", and 20k users chose "delete" for the same review? For example, if a post had 3 "recommend deletion" reviews and ...
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Why do the recent reviewers get squeezed after 20 reviews?
After I complete 20 reviews on a single day for some review queue, I typically see a message similar to this example (for the First Posts):
Thank you for reviewing 20 first posts today; come back ...
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Reviewer deleted my comments and i do not think he have enough reason to do so [duplicate]
I saw a question and I think I may also help by answering this question, and my account was banned then, why they have the rights to ban me and what can I do with it?
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Why the first post review tab is red? [duplicate]
This happened to me on the ELU stack exchange, though I figure perhaps this could happen on the other sites.
The review tab has a red dot on the left of the first post review tab, however it's ...
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How do I report a questionable review? [duplicate]
I sometimes run into an edit being rejected on grounds (/ with comments) that make me suspect that the reviewer was not paying attention making a mistake. Is there a way to report the review decision ...
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How to proceed with a post that was incorrectly removed from the low quality review queue?
Consider the following situation: A post was in the low quality review queue, because it was rather a comment to the question and not an answer. The first reviewer made some minor edit which did not ...
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Why should a flag be declined if it was correct at the time? [duplicate]
A question was posted a couple of days ago that was blatantly off topic. I do not yet have 3,000 reputation here so I am unable to vote to close a question. Instead I flagged it with the "Blatantly ...
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How many suggested edits have been overturned and by whom?
For more than a year and half, authors and moderators have been able to override suggested edits. Well, what better excuse than being near new years' to get some data. So, how many times have the ...
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Flagging a comment doesn't count as a review [duplicate]
While reviewing First Posts or Late Answers if you upvote a comment, it counts as "reviewed".
If you flag a comment (for any reason) it doesn't count.
Is this intentional? Any particular reason ...
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How can I see all the reviews done today in any queue?
I've noticed that when you go to the homepage for any review queue (here for instance), it shows the top 20 reviewers and how many reviews they've done for the current day.
However, I want to see all ...
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Why is the [I'm Done] button unavailable after only flagging comments in the First Posts review queue?
I just flagged two comments during a review of a question in the First Posts queue (on another SE site). Then I wanted to select the button I'm Done, but it's unavailable (I can only select No action ...
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How to get to the "leave closed/reopen/etc" dialogue window of a question in the reopen queue?
I suspect this has been explained somewhere, but I could not find it. Apparently I have never needed to do the following before, so I lost my way.
Anyway, here's what happened at Math.SE today.
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Marking questions which are posted as answers as "Looks OK"
Sometimes, while reviewing the Low Quality Posts queue, I get 4-5 consecutive answers which are actually a question. And by mistake I think is as a question that needs editing and do the same, marking ...
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How can someone review a late answer which was reviewed hours before? [duplicate]
I am quite confused by this sitution. At the time that I am writing, it states that:
Review completed 9 hours ago:; two lines below, it says that a certain user “reviewed this 9 hours ago”...
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Is it possible to find out whether a post got into the LQP review queue by an automated process or by manual flagging?
When a post appears in the review queue, it is possible to find out whether it was picked by software or whether it has been flagged manually?
I recall seeing this message on some posts in the Low ...
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Thirty reopen votes in one day
We’re normally limited to 20 reopen votes per day. I was working my way
through the queue today, reached 20, it gave me another one. Okay,
weird, whatever, I kept going. Reached 30. Looked around on ...
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How can I correct a reviewer's opinion?
My edit to an answer was accepted by two of the three reviewers, with the third rejecting with a claim that part of my edit was incorrect.
In fact, my proposed edit was entirely and demonstrably ...
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Is it possible to estimate the active reviewer population using the SEDE data?
My main site has, I think, a problem with a shrinking reviewer population, and I would like to use the SEDE data to estimate whether this is indeed the case and, if so, how bad it is and how it has ...
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Why can't I review posts?
A few days ago I earned a privilege; now I have access to a review queue for First Posts and Late Answers.
I got a notification that from now onward I can review First Posts and Late Answers from ...
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Wrong dates in comments in Triage review [closed]
I see wrong dates for comments in the Triage review queue. The question is asked 29 minutes ago (today), but the comments are dated 24 May.
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Can tag gold-badge holders take off their golden hat when casting close votes? [duplicate]
It was my understanding that when a tag gold-badge (TGB) holder casts a close vote for dupes, the question gets closed immediately. It doesn't matter in what order a TGB holder casts their vote.
I ...
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Isn't voting and editing possible from the review queue?
I am participating in the review queue for (nearly) the first time, on Stack Overflow. I see that in the upper right hand corner, we can view our badge progress by hovering over the bar, as described ...
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Get own count stats for suggested edits
I guess that I may get a "duplicated question" but it's welcome, I can not find an answer ... How an user can access to his own accumulated review suggested edit stats (total number of approved and ...
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How to view the close reasons for failed close reviews?
Relevant screenshot: (full page link)
This question's close review failed (3 x Leave Open, 1 x Close). I wish to know how to view the specific close reason which was given by the users who voted ...
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What happens when one user approves and two reject a suggested edit?
User A rejects an edit. User B approves it, then User C rejects it again.
Does this have consequences for User B? Will they lose the right to approve/reject edits?
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Location of re-open questions
A question of mine on Stack Exchange's Writing Beta forum was put on hold, as someone marked it as a request for critique.
Now, it kinda was, but I thought it was okay since a previous question of ...
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