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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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Is it all right to use the flag option to...?

Brian, perhaps it's easier to come to the Super User chat room, chances are that there will be 3K+ users around that can vote to close for you, if they agree. And if I'm around I could have have a pe …
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A flag to inform moderators of questions answered, but not accepted for a long time

Moderators don't have such super powers, we can't accept questions for other users nor can we alter the sorting order on the question pages. Besides, its not always a bad thing to have old questions …
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6 votes
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Can a user remove a flag that they have set?

No you cannot, but if you leave a comment and/or second flag to invalidate your previous flag, we'll simply dismiss it for you.
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Undo Flag Submission

Nope, but you could either leave a comment on the question/answer so moderators know your flag is no longer correct. Or you could try notifying the moderators in our chat room, so we know we can dism …
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Why aren’t my flags handled?

The short answer is too many of your flags have been declined, hence your flags don't show up on our queue
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Flagging posts that answer the question with something the OP has already dismissed

I propose that if a moderator is in doubt on how to deal with the flag, to either add a flag explaining to the other moderators why he's in doubt or simply 'ignore' it. Then the next moderator that c …
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