Questions tagged [flags]
For questions about the post flagging process, how flags are handled, etc. For chat flags, use [chat-flags] instead. For comment flags, use [comment-flags] instead.
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Double quotes incorrectly encoded in flag resolution tooltip
When moderator adds custom description to the processed flag, such text is visible as a tooltip on post's flag page (link for staff to reproduce the issue):
In case of double quotes they're rendered ...
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Flagging deleted post or clicking on inbox item fails and brings up an error 500 on browser console
I mistakenly told a new user that their post was not supposed to be here. I messed up. The user self deleted, which while in their credit, is because I made a mistake. This isn't fair
I'd like to make ...
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Error on flags page
When I try reviewing my outstanding flag status , I go to my profile page and hit the "flags" link.
I am observing a bug, as I am only getting to a blank page
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Allow editing already-submitted “In need of moderator intervention” flag comments
After I submit text for the flagging reason “In need of moderator intervention”, it's not possible to edit it.
So my feature-request is: after submitting the "In need of moderator intervention&...
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Remove the 'resetting any rude or abusive flags' note from the rollback tooltip
The tooltip for the rollback button in a revision history is:
sets the current revision to this version of the post, resetting any "rude or abusive" flags
However, the 'resetting of red ...
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Why am I unable to re-flag a post after my previous flag has been attended to?
According to the status-completed Meta SE post “Once a flag is cleared from the mod queue, the same post cannot be re-flagged”, it says that "Once a mod has attended to your previous flag, you ...
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Flag as duplicate from another Stack Exchange site? [duplicate]
I recently noticed a question that was asked by the same user, the exact same content, at the same time (within minutes) across two Stack Exchange sites - Stack Overflow and Geographic Information ...
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Is it possible to require pre-approval for content on an SE site? If not, how can I deal with a site with too much hostile content?
The comments on this Politics SE answer are but one of example of how argumentative and caustic people can be to each other specifically on that SE site compared to other SE sites.
I am open to the ...
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As a moderator, "Delete" in the review queues clears custom flags that you may not have seen
Outside of the queue, it makes sense that a moderator deletion would clear any custom flags, since the wafflebar is at the bottom showing all the pending flags and a flag count for all flags. In ...
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Can we make the spam flag description more clear?
Currently, the description of the spam flag reads as follows:
Exists only to promote a product or service, does not disclose the author's affiliation.
This wording is very confusing because it's ...
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I suggest to do a flag button inside an edit block [duplicate]
There isn't an individual flag for edits: we can't use a special flag relating to someone who edits a post of another user. Now the only way to draw a moderator's attention about someone's edit is to ...
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Why was this answer deleted and marked as offensive? [closed]
This is the question:
And this is the answer which was deleted and marked as offensive:
But checking the revision
The content was:
Which is nothing offensive.
Also, the answer is valid because AWS ...
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Result of recent action on admin dashboard may overlap the border
Result of recent action on admin dashboard may overlap the border:
Original English string is slightly shorter:
Post flag resolved as helpful
As you can see the post long title is processed ...
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Flag link for new user own post does nothing
A new user (tested only on an unregistered one) has three links below their own question: share, edit, and flag.
The last one (flag) actually doesn't do anything. No popup is appearing. Is there ...
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When is it not a good idea to rely on automatic handling of low answer quality score flags from the Community user?
The Community user flags some posts with Low Answer Quality Score flag. There are several options to handle such flags:
Approve (with comment)
Reject (with comment)
Resolve flags automatically (no ...
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