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Flag weight was a measure of how well a user raises flags. The measure is no longer used anywhere on the site. Please do research before asking any questions with this tag.

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Do Dismissed flags cost same amount as before the 500 mark?

As mentioned in the other answers, you always receive a 10 point penalty when you flag incorrectly, no matter what your flag weight. The reason for this is related to the reason that flag weight exist …
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Why is flag weight capped?

Before the flag weight went into effect, Jeff shared Stack Overflow's flag weight distribution in chat. At the time the maximum weight was 250, with only 73 people at that level. This represents just …
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Why has my flag weight stopped at 300?

If you're just flagging to close, your flags are automatically converted to close votes now that you have the privilege to use them.
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