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Why my spam flag has been declined?

I flagged this answer.

For those who can't read the deleted answer I am posting it here:

I prefer to use virtual environments to install Ubuntu. You can use Vagrant or Docker. Both are excellent options.

A 1 rep user posted two links to some software sites. The post is not an answer to the question, but promotion of these services.

The flag has been declined, but the post has been deleted.

I read What exactly is considered "spam" in Ask Ubuntu? and can't guess why that post is not spam.

  1. It does not answer the question.

  2. It promotes software or services.

  3. It does not have a disclosure.

The muru answer is that if "Using the product in the manner suggested in the answer actually does not solve the problem" then there should be "an instant spam flag".

This is not the first time my similar flags are declined.

Am I doing something wrong?

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