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To ask about flags, how to flag, when to flag, how flags work, and explanation why flags are declined.

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What should happen to a question which the OP realised was not necessary?

There's no such thing as a stupid question. As long as it's topical, and answerable, an answer should be provided. Also, if it turns out that it was an X-Y problem, but the original question and the a …
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Post was edited after I flagged for review

I realize that this is not a common occurrence, so maybe I should stop over-thinking it and get back to reviewing. That's pretty much it. A declined flag is no big deal. It's far less of an issue …
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Should I flag an answer which *tries* to answer the question, but is useless for this *parti...

To sum up consensus while you read the duplicate that I VTC'ed this question with: Answers which are incorrect but do not suffer from being very low quality (spelling/grammar/comprehensibility/level o …
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Better understanding "not an answer" flags

I think this flag was declined because the moderator saw the following text in the user's answer... On going into BIOS and checking the boot sequence I found that the Kindle had become the 1st boo …
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How should I flag a question when two flags fit?

I completely agree with slhck's answer, but I wanted to expound a bit more on a topic I feel is important. This issue boils down to something called cross-community etiquette. When you migrate a qu …
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Flagging a user

That said, you should only use the "other" category when the reason you're flagging it for does not fit at all into any of the existing categories of flag reasons. But no, you can not flag a user. …
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