When one tries to flag a link-only answer, one's flag will [usually] get rejected with the following message:

"flags should only be used to make moderators aware of content that requires their intervention"

The subject of link-only answers is widely discussed in these threads:

• How should I flag link-only answers in the First Post queue?
• Should we edit link only answers?
• Is downvoting link only answers acceptable?

What bothers me is that when answer is flagged as very low quality, and one is reviewing it, there is an option to vote for deleting answers for being link-only. Here is how it looks:

This is a link-only answer (and not spam)

“While this link may answer the question, it is better to include the essential parts of the answer here and provide the link for reference. Link-only answers can become invalid if the linked page changes.”

This means that answer can theoretically be flagged as very low quality and deleted for being link-only. Yet, one is not allowed to flag that type of answers... Am I the only one who spots the inconsistency here?

here is a good example in picures:

1:

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2:

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3:

![enter image description here][3]

When one tries to flag a link-only answer, one's flag will [usually] get rejected with the following message:

"flags should only be used to make moderators aware of content that requires their intervention"

The subject of link-only answers is widely discussed in these threads:

• How should I flag link-only answers in the First Post queue?
• Should we edit link only answers?
• Is downvoting link only answers acceptable?

What bothers me is that when answer is flagged as very low quality, and one is reviewing it, there is an option to vote for deleting answers for being link-only. Here is how it looks:

This is a link-only answer (and not spam)

“While this link may answer the question, it is better to include the essential parts of the answer here and provide the link for reference. Link-only answers can become invalid if the linked page changes.”

This means that answer can theoretically be flagged as very low quality and deleted for being link-only. Yet, one is not allowed to flag that type of answers... Am I the only one who spots the inconsistency here?

here is a good example in picures:

1:

![enter image description here][1]

2:

![enter image description here][2]

3:

![enter image description here][3]

When one tries to flag a link-only answer, one's flag will [usually] get rejected with the following message:

"flags should only be used to make moderators aware of content that requires their intervention"

The subject of link-only answers is widely discussed in these threads:

• How should I flag link-only answers in the First Post queue?
• Should we edit link only answers?
• Is downvoting link only answers acceptable?

What bothers me is that when answer is flagged as very low quality, and one is reviewing it, there is an option to vote for deleting answers for being link-only. Here is how it looks:

This is a link-only answer (and not spam)

“While this link may answer the question, it is better to include the essential parts of the answer here and provide the link for reference. Link-only answers can become invalid if the linked page changes.”

This means that answer can theoretically be flagged as very low quality and deleted for being link-only. Yet, one is not allowed to flag that type of answers... Am I the only one who spots the inconsistency here?

When one tries to flag a link-only answer, one's flag will [usually] get rejected with the following message:

"flags should only be used to make moderators aware of content that requires their intervention"

The subject of link-only answers is widely discussed in these threads:

• How should I flag link-only answers in the First Post queue?
• Should we edit link only answers?
• Is downvoting link only answers acceptable?

What bothers me is that when answer is flagged as very low quality, and one is reviewing it, there is an option to vote for deleting answers for being link-only. Here is how it looks:

This is a link-only answer (and not spam)

“While this link may answer the question, it is better to include the essential parts of the answer here and provide the link for reference. Link-only answers can become invalid if the linked page changes.”

This means that answer can theoretically be flagged as very low quality and deleted for being link-only. Yet, one is not allowed to flag that type of answers... Am I the only one who spots the inconsistency here?

here is a good example in picures:

1:

![enter image description here][1]

2:

![enter image description here][2]

3:

![enter image description here][3]