All Questions
178 questions
256
votes
1
answer
7k
views
How should my flagging change when I gain the ability to vote to close?
My rep is going to reach 3,000 soon (2,987 at the time of this post), so I should be able to vote to close soon. How should my flagging habits change when I gain this ability? What should I do when ...
- 46.4k
67
votes
4
answers
16k
views
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?
- 101
26
votes
3
answers
295
views
Post was edited after I flagged for review
Yesterday, I came across an "answer" that was not an answer, so I flagged it as such. Shortly after, it was edited into an actual answer. The flag was declined with the reason "a moderator reviewed ...
- 1,435
24
votes
1
answer
513
views
Which proper action should be taken to handle this suspicious post?
Recently I see through this question:
How to paste text into input fields that block it?
There is a late answer includes a link which it looks to be suspicious:
From what I read in other site meta ...
- 200
24
votes
2
answers
547
views
Super User in Portuguese
As you may know, Stack Overflow in Portuguese is a huge success. Now, it is time to expand the idea and get our hands at the Super User in Portuguese, right now on Area 51.
Stack Exchange team has a ...
- 101
23
votes
1
answer
504
views
I am getting a “You are currently banned from flagging…” message but no clear end for this ban is given
Title says it all. I went to flag something as SPAM on the main Super User site recently and got a message (see screenshot below) that states, “You are currently banned from flagging…”
Okay, fair ...
- 56.8k
20
votes
1
answer
360
views
Should I handle rude fragments myself? or is it better to get moderator involved?
I flagged a question as rude because of
Edit: whoever downvoted this question is a [rude part here].
Note: the question wasn't rude as a whole, only this one sentence was.
One of the moderators
...
- 78.9k
20
votes
1
answer
291
views
How to Report Cyclic Flagging?
This question is flagged as a duplicate of this question. However, that 2nd question is also flagged as a duplicate of the first.
How do I bring this to the proper individuals' attention?
- 319
20
votes
2
answers
266
views
Question in close queue is marked as duplicate, but the duplicate is terrible!
Recently I was looking through the close votes review queue when I came across this question, and it was flagged as a duplicate of this question. These two questions really are exact duplicates of ...
- 14k
20
votes
1
answer
179
views
Why was my flag on this link-only answer declined?
I flagged this answer as not an answer because it's a link-only answer:
My flag was declined as "a moderator reviewed your flag, but found no evidence to support it".
According to Shog9's ...
- 2,589
19
votes
3
answers
456
views
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 ...
- 57.7k
18
votes
1
answer
635
views
ChatGPT - what do we flag as?
How do we best flag [fairly obvious] suspected ChatGPT answers? Do we need to flag for a mod every time, or spam… or…?
These are usually already attracting human attention - comments underneath, a ...
- 50.5k
18
votes
1
answer
345
views
Why was my "not an answer" flag rejected?
I've flagged this answer as not an answer and my flag was rejected. Why?
I think that answer was posted as a joke, and it did not attempt to answer the question.
Update for those who can't see ...
- 21.9k
17
votes
2
answers
501
views
What should I have done with this spammy answer?
I flagged this answer (now deleted, so I can't repost its whole text) as spam. I was later greeted by this message in my flagging history:
declined - a moderator reviewed your flag, but found no ...
- 41.7k
16
votes
2
answers
411
views
Flagging a user
I have just flagged a post on Super User only to see the user was spamming about six posts. I flagged each, only to stumble upon another user doing the same thing. I flagged each post, but I was ...
- 4,314
16
votes
2
answers
343
views
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 ...
- 232k
15
votes
1
answer
169
views
Revoking flags and close votes
I'd like to be able to revoke my own flags and close/reopen votes.
Since it can take quite a while for question votes to accumulate, the questions often change in the meantime. The same applies to ...
Daniel BeckMod
- 111k
15
votes
1
answer
136
views
Flag dialog on low-score answers appears faded out
Related Meta Stack Overflow requests
The flag pop up on heavily downvoted answers has grey
text
Flag popup in review is translucent for non-hidden ignored
tags
Current status
When ...
- 232k
14
votes
1
answer
320
views
Old "link-only answers" by a former moderator
When I report answers (new or old) that point to a link instead of answering the question on Super User, they get deleted or edited to reflect our policies.
However, I've tried to report this answer, ...
user33758
14
votes
2
answers
424
views
Why my flag "the answer has nothing to do with the question" was rejected?
The question: "Is there a way to not select whitespace after a word when double-clicking?
I flagged this answer with "the answer has nothing to do with the question".
I think that is true. The OP ...
- 2,625
13
votes
1
answer
361
views
What to do with same answers to different questions by the same user?
Not sure if this has already been discussed here, so here it goes. Often, when reviewing the Late Answers queue, I run into some answers that seem to be posted many times by the same user
I ...
- 5,793
13
votes
0
answers
148
views
Am I using the "obsolete" flag wrong?
I have noticed that often, when I flag a comment as obsolete, a moderator declines it, so I am wondering if I am using it wrong.
I usually flag a comment as obsolete when, for example, another ...
- 3,395
12
votes
3
answers
179
views
Leaving a comment on non-answers
I have recently seen a non-answer in the First posts review queue that got me thinking:
In addition to flagging as NAA, should I also leave the new user a comment, explaining that answer posts are ...
- 2,674
12
votes
1
answer
174
views
Proper Stack Exchange site for hardware recommendations
As title says, is there a Stack Exchange site for hardware recommendations?
Mistakenly, I thought that general (non localized) question about hardware without specific prices and stores would be ok ...
- 821
11
votes
2
answers
115
views
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?
- 6,650
11
votes
3
answers
214
views
A clarification request for declined spam flag
I flagged this post for obvious spam link inserted in the end when posted in Charcoal HQ. Check the first version here.
After looking at the user's profile and the link in the end, I flagged it as ...
- 105
11
votes
1
answer
209
views
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, ...
- 132k
11
votes
1
answer
303
views
Superuser "Too Many Requests" shows Stackoverflow artifact
While opening all StackExchange sites at once (Opera -> Links), superuser gave me the page that told me there were too many requests.
The title of the page contained "StackOverflow", not superuser or ...
- 1,903
10
votes
3
answers
227
views
Should I flag questions as off-topic if they are already upvoted and answered?
I've just now found this question: Note taking softwares with fast searching?, which is already upvoted and answered. For me it's off topic as looking for software recommendation, should I flag it, or ...
- 21.9k
10
votes
2
answers
107
views
Are flags raised for custom reasons handled differently?
So, the good old flag screen:
On more than one occasion, I've flagged something that would logically fit under "should be closed (usually for 'not an answer')" using the "in need of moderator ...
- 4,862
10
votes
1
answer
206
views
Why my "too broad" flag was declined in this question?
How to better secure vagrant virtual machines and delete vagrant user
This post asks 2 questions at the same time:
Is there a better way to do this with a first-and-one-time vagrant up command?
Is ...
- 1,766
10
votes
1
answer
251
views
How does SuperUser/StackExchange survive?
I was looking over Stack Exchange to see something about donations or another system that provides financial sustainability to Super User, and I didn't find anything. Stack Exchange must require a ...
- 30.7k
10
votes
2
answers
317
views
Why were my flags on a meta answer post and comments containing expletives directed at another user declined?
The author of this answer to a meta post literally told OP to "shut the freak up" (only they didn't say "freak") in both their answer and several comments. (The answer is not ...
- 6,322
10
votes
1
answer
205
views
Was this flag declined correctly?
I flagged this post as Very Low Quality. The flag was declined.
Was this flag declined correctly?
UPDATE:
I changed the flag based on the helpful feedback by moderator Mokubai. In the interest of ...
- 9,347
9
votes
4
answers
190
views
Is it all right to use the flag option to...? [duplicate]
Is it all right to use the flag option to bring to attention an question that may need to be voted to close because it is off-topic.
Example: What is the best stock market website ??
- 7,377
9
votes
5
answers
121
views
Should a very old question asking for software recomendations be flagged?
The question mentioned is five years old, has no votes, and has three answers. Does its age preclude it from being flagged as a software-rec, or should it still be flagged?
- 357
9
votes
2
answers
523
views
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,...
- 50.3k
9
votes
1
answer
205
views
Purpose of "very low quality" flag of questions
I've recently flagged this question as very low quality. The question for those can't see deleted posts:
WHis has a to be
My media monkey broke and said “WHis has a to be”. I
tried destroying ...
- 21.9k
9
votes
2
answers
873
views
What is the proper way to cite an answer from another StackExchange site?
What is the proper way to cite an answer from another StackExchange site? It is not uncommon to find an answer to a question for SuperUser on ServerFault or StackOverflow. But there doesnt seem to ...
- 74.1k
9
votes
2
answers
234
views
What's wrong with my NAA flag, if the answer is now deleted?
How to force a specific software to use proxy?
I flagged an answer as NAA, and my flag was declined:
flags should not be used to indicate technical inaccuracies, or an altogether wrong answer
...
- 1,766
9
votes
1
answer
182
views
Could a special case of "hardware recommendation" be on-topic?
First time on Meta :)
My question is triggered by: What is the practical advantage of a higher refresh rate and what should I be looking for when looking for a monitor for FPS gaming?
This is a ...
user931000
9
votes
1
answer
133
views
Why was my “written by AI” flag declined?
I flagged this answer as AI-written (using a custom flag). The flag was rejected. I firmly believe this is not correct and that this answer (and maybe others) should be removed.
The author of this ...
- 64.7k
9
votes
2
answers
671
views
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 ...
- 817
8
votes
2
answers
145
views
My flag weight is an illogical value [closed]
From my understanding of how flag weights work, the flag weight should always be a multiple of 5, as you get ±10 for posts and ±5 for comments. My flag weight is currently "537.2867". How on earth did ...
- 37.5k
8
votes
1
answer
148
views
Is Super User connected to askquestions.in?
I posted a question on Super User yesterday. Today, when I google the problem I had, I find my question on askquestions.in.
I have never created a user at askquestions. Is there an official ...
- 499
8
votes
1
answer
635
views
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?
- 2,177
8
votes
2
answers
125
views
How should I request for comment cleanup on migrated questions?
Going through the list of recently migrated questions (10k), some of these really need some editing or other moderation.
What you see quite often on those questions are comments like:
not ...
- 232k
8
votes
1
answer
74
views
*One* answer gets incomplete "flag" menu — cannot flag as VLQ
I was going to flag this answer as “not an answer”
(it’s little more than a bunch of links) when I noticed
that the “flagging” dialog box didn’t include the “very low quality” option:
...
- 22.1k
7
votes
1
answer
197
views
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. ...
- 4,424
7
votes
1
answer
74
views
A "not relevant" flag on a comment suggesting a question improvement where the improvement was rolled into the question was declined. Why?
First off, though my search-fu is strong, I haven't been able to discern if declined flag queries belong on child metas or the main meta. I'm trying here first.
I just had a "not relevant" flag ...
- 4,397