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Are there some penalties or drawbacks for having declined flags?
I'd like to know of there are some penalties or some other kind of drawback for having declined flags.
I ask this because when I find something in questions or answers that I consider to be worthy of ...
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Flag for "Not an answer" should be re-worded [duplicate]
I flaged this answer as "Not an answer" due to the answer trying to explain product activation, where the question is about the process of performing the install.
The description for "Not an answer" ...
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How exactly are we supposed to treat duplicates of questions that have no upvoted/accepted answers?
I flagged a question as a dupe of another one. Why, when I could simply VTC? Obviously because I'm compelled to do so due to the stupid changes to "close as duplicate" (which predictably have lead to ...
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What happens to disputed flags?
Wondering what a disputed flag does to a user? I flagged a question, it is disputed, and now the question is closed. What happens to the disputed flag in my profile?
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Why aren’t my flags handled?
The last handled flag on my profile is from 21 February. None of the newer flags have been handled yet. Where are all the moderators?
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How should trusted users deal with non-answers?
Shortly after earning 20k reputation, I've encountered a couple of non-answers and – out of habit – flagged both posts as not an answer.
Then, I've remembered my newly gained super powers,...
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"Question needs 0 votes to close", but I didn't cast a close vote
I just flagged this question as off-topic in /review, and got the popup
This question still needs 0 vote(s) from other users to close
I don't have 3000 rep; I didn't vote to close, just flagged it....
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When should I flag something as "very low quality"?
The answer I am wondering about: Why is windows not able to create a system partition?
This answer does not apply to the question asked, and is not very good quality. I flagged it as low quality, and ...
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Is the Platform on Stackexchange generic or be-spoke?
So I was googling something for some advice and came across a site that /has/ a simular styling to what I see on 'Stackexchange'. For example:
This site here
I know it's a very small similarity, but ...
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Flagging answers on closed questions?
Just came across this question: Scheduled Tasks - Display the script. The OP might have accepted that "answer" since it pointed him to the proper solution, but clearly a link to a previous SU post isn'...
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Would it be possible to have comments that are flagged as offensive, immediately not viewable until they are moderated?
Example:
I'm relatively secure in my sexuality, and laughed more than anything. But, maybe it would be a good idea to have anyone with a reputation of over 1K be able to flag offensive content (...
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Are those with access to moderator tools allowed to moderate their own posts?
As per the title, are mods (and non-mods with semi-mod powers due to high privileges) notified and/or allowed to moderate their own posts which others have flagged?
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Why does this site have comparatively lots of posts for me to review?
Why do I find my review section to have comparatively lots of "Late review" and "First Answers" posts? On stackoverflow (which I believe is much popular than superuser) and android.stackexchange, I ...
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Who owns Stack Exchange?
Basically, I started by visiting Stack Overflow to ask questions, I thought you could ask anything but then realised that it was only for programming and there are sub-sites like:
math.stackexchange....
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What's the right flag if a link has malware
I flagged an obvious spammer whose site was blacklisted by google for malware. Its straightforward since it is spam on the other hand What would be the proper action if a legitimate user posts a link, ...
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How to get my question answered by sharing the link across stack exchange sites
I posted a question (related to wordpress) at wordpress.stackexchange.
How can I share the question across a similar site "Superuser" (it has a tag for wordpress)?
Is it possible or not?
I want ...
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Can I move/duplicate a question to another Stack site? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I request to move a question to a different Stack Exchange site?
I have a question on this site that may as well work at, say, Ask Different. Is it possible to ...
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How are these questions off topic?
How are these questions off topic?
https://superuser.com/questions/47150/does-anyone-use-elephantdrive-online-backup-for-personal-use
https://superuser.com/questions/368225/online-backup-that-keeps-...
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Unclear flag policy for low-reputation users
I've been notified by a mod at Android Enthusiasts of my abuse of the flag system.
I'm sorry, but we're not going to keep converting [your non-answers] to comments for
you. Earn 50 rep and you ...
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Delay in notifications
For the second time, i saw what i think to be a bug in superuser(i don't know if it doesn't happens in other SE sites).
I can see the title of the page where i am with a "(n)"(by n, i mean a number). ...
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Difference between "Not welcome in our community" and Offensive
I just saw a post that blatantly asked for tips to script a DDoS attack.
Now a post like this is not Welcome to our community. We do not help script attacks, however, when flagging the post as such, ...
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Why my Flagging Summary page is empty? [closed]
In my profile, helpful flags shows as 2(2 is in a hyperlink). If I click it takes to a page of Flagging Summary. But the page is empty. And in the right side it says 'Your flagging history' without ...
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Specify reason for flagging off topic
When flagging a question as Off Topic I have to hope the the moderator reviewing the flag spots the same problem I do. I'd like to be able to specify a reason for a question being off topic. This way ...
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Should "Not an answer" include off topic answers? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
When is an answer eligible to be flagged as “not an answer”? What to do?
This answer turned up flagged as not an answer. I'm not actually certain which way it goes ...
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Undo Flag Submission [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Revoking flags and close votes
I accidentally flagged a question with the wrong option. Is there any way to un-submit, undo, or change that flag so that a moderator doesn't ...
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When flagging, requested to have link to duplicate
I wanted to flag two of the answers to this question as duplicates of the accepted answer, as they were later, and had less information (and thus serve no purpose).
For the flag (can't yet vote to ...
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Do association bonuses stack?
If a user gets 200 rep on one stack receives their bonus on a second stack and they then get 200 rep on a third stack, Does the user receive another rep bonus or does it only happen once?
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Where and how can I check to which questions I raised flag?
I raised flag to some questions on SU, but later I really didn't find where to check to which questions I raised flag and what moderators did with it. Like I want to know whether the moderators closed ...
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What is the difference between Super User and Stack Overflow?
I'm trying to understand the difference between Super User and Stack Overflow. What kind of questions should I ask here and not on Stack Overflow?
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What software does Super User use for its voting system?
What software is used for the Q&A voting set up on Super User?
I once had a link to a similar software (Photobucket used to use a similar thing) online but have lost it since and can't find it ...
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A flag to inform moderators of questions answered, but not accepted for a long time
For example
Why doesn't the Windows command prompt window maximize to the full screen size?
Its more than 2 years old
It has been answered as well
Perhaps there should be a flag to inform ...
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When is an answer eligible to be flagged as "not an answer"? What to do?
When I am flagging answers I read
This was posted as an answer, but it does not answer the question. It should possibly be an edit, a comment, another question, or deleted altogether.
This is very ...
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Why does it mean when a flag is rejected with "aware of content that requires intervention"?
In a similar approach of slhck's problem I thought that being very descriptive instead of just clicking not an answer would help, but instead I got a new flag reason returned:
I don't feel like the ...
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No visible flag flag summary
If a comment flag is the first flag a user has on a site, then even if that flag is marked helpful, it will not show up on the flag summary page.
As soon as an another valid (non-comment) flag is ...
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What is a 'Helpful Flag'?
I was looking in my profile, and I saw the 'Helpful Flag' thing with a number beside of it. I know it's not the number of upvoted questions or answers, because my number for both of these are higher. ...
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Is it possible to send stackExchange questions/answers to ReadItLater, or to browse them when offline from a smartphone?
I frequently stumble upon interesting questions and answers during the day, but don't have time to read them during work. I've setup readItLater with my smartphone, for offline browsing, and synced ...
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Should I flag comments left over after migration? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How should I request for comment cleanup on migrated questions?
When a question is migrated from another site, I often see comments left over like "this site is for ...
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Inconsistent Mod response to migrating Excel questions between Stack OverFlow & Super User [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
When should questions be moved to AskDifferent/AskUbuntu/…?
When Excel questions at Super User are clearly vba or vbscript related I then will flag them as belonging to ...
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Flagging posts that answer the question with something the OP has already dismissed
Note: This is a follow-up on Is “Y” really a valid answer to “I want X, and tried to do Y, but it doesn't work”? — because I don't think this is sufficiently answered, or at least doesn't seem too ...
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dealing with a drive-by downvote by flagging? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
political downvoting unrelated to a question?
I thought i was once advised that if I saw i'd been hit with what looks very much like a drive-by downvoter, like a few downvotes ...
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download all questions asked and answers received from a website stackexchange account?
I've got a bunch of questions posted on a given stackexchange site, for example, superuser, and I would like to download/export them in a format that I can store locally in my computer. How can I ...
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How do I log out of all Stack Exchange accounts at once?
So far I've started using Super User, Stack Overflow, Ask Ubuntu and Photography on the Stack Exchange network. Every time I log into one of them (with Google ID) and go to another one of these four ...
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LaTeX snippets from Math.SE look like gibberish in the Stack Exchange hot questions list
This is what it looks like on Math.SE:
This is what it looks like in the SE hot topics list:
Daniel BeckMod
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How can I change the email address associated with my Stack Exchange OpenID?
Any way of doing this, as I no longer use my Gmail account, and can't seem to change the login address to my new one?
How can I change the email address associated with my Stack Exchange OpenID?
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Flagging statistics omissions
The picture below shows my question.
426 = 417 + 8 + 1
3 != 2
7 != 3 + 1
As far as I know, there are a few things that can happen to flags.
They are marked helpful
They are marked disputed
They are ...
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Question Migrated but my flag was declined [closed]
Today I saw this question and flagged it as Very low quality because as far I know, it doesn't belong here and should be closed or should me migrated.
I usually flag a lot of questions as Very low ...
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Why don't flags on comments show up with the rest of my flags?
I've flagged some comments, and that have been removed. Why can't I view the comments I've flagged?
Also how do flagged comments affect your flag weight?
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Does this belong on Super User?
I'm seeing a lot of questions like this flagged as belonging on Server Fault.
The SF FAQ says quite emphatically that their site is for professional server admins only, so it probably doesn't belong ...
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Merging Stack Exchange Accounts
How do I merge my Stack Exchange accounts, or more accurately – how can I use the same profile on http://gaming.stackexchange.com and here (Super User), as well as probably other sites in the 'family' ...
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Why was my "not an answer" flag marked helpful, but the post not deleted?
I flagged this post as "not an answer":
I had the same problem as Dan Dyer. I followed slesker's instructions and now my problem is solved.
Now, to the openoffice developpers: I really ...
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