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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 is with these invalid flags?

Let's look at flagging on a more hedonistic level. …
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Question Migrated but my flag was declined

You're abusing the use of very low quality flags. They're not supposed to be a user's way of making a moderator close, migrate or edit if you're at a level of reputation to do any of those things. For …
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What does active mean in the flag queue?

When you see "Active" next to your flags in your flag history that means no action has yet been taken on it. It will disappear when a moderator handles the flag or it is dismissed in the various othe …
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How to mark non english questions/answers?

Posts on Super User must be written in English. British, American, doesn't matter, so long as it's in English. If they are spam, then flag as spam. If they're not spam, then flag as "not an answer" …
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My flag weight is an illogical value

Between 0 and 500, it's a set +5 or +10 points for each valid flag (negative if invalid). Once you crack the 500 mark, it becomes wibbly-wobbly: start at 100 +10 for a flagged post (+5 for a …
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Flagging posts that answer the question with something the OP has already dismissed

Depends on how the off answer answers the question. If they explain how what the question declares off limits is possible and how to go about it, it would be a valid answer to leave around. If ther …
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Unclear flag policy for low-reputation users

If you are deliberately posting comments in the answer section, then flagging to have it converted into comments instead of spending time on clearer questions to answer that would net you the requisite … But if you're flagging other users who may have posted comments in the answers, that's a little different. Unless those other users are your own, in which case, we've got two problems. …
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How am I supposed to flag a question for migration to another site?

If you think a question belongs on another site, and it's not one of the pre-listed, then when you flag for moderator attention, you have to be explicit about where and why. Your flag did not have an …
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Trying to understand why attempting to get recommendations on software products is off-topic

Asking for recommendations on products and/or services that handle the product with explicit calls for reviews and experiences is off topic. It's the same thing as a shopping question but without the …
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Move a question to another SE site

Read the flag, dismissed the flag. It wasn't good on the first read, before the close. It still wasn't any good after the flag. Making a decision between frozen yoghurt and ice cream is not a good …
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Flag was declined but the question was deleted all the same

Disingenious from what side of things? The Super User version of the question you flagged is still here. If the question is why Server Fault deleted it, it would need to be asked of them. If the ques …
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