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Questions in Answers

You should do both. I say this because the flag will get a moderator involved, and the comment will tell the poster that they are doing it wrong and should instead post a question. This comment may …
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Why are flags limited

If I remember correctly, the more "helpful flags" you've cast, the more your flags limit goes up, but that requires you to do a lot of flagging over time. …
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Which questions can I flag?

I was the moderator who handled your flag, so I'm going to give you the basic rundown of my thoughts when handling the flag. As stated in the comments, you flagged as "Not about Ubuntu". With regard …
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When to flag as "Moderator attention"

Your flag was declined with the reason "Use standard flags." Because you say two things: This isn't an answer The answer is evil and dangerous. You're also dealing with a moderator who today hasn …
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Why is my flag dialog missing the "should be closed" option?

The question is already closed. That's why you don't see the "Should be closed" option. This is the close reason box on the question, and yes I did cast a binding "Close vote" flag because it is ind …
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At 10k rep, can you flag still?

Yes, you would still have the ability to flag when you hit 10k, however, the system does not allow you to review your own flags.
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Flag declined - what should I do?

Partial answers that are missing tiny bits are still answers, as their core solution still says they used cron. The only thing missing from this to make it a great answer is how to implement it in cr …
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Flag got declined but then reconsidered?

We are a bit harsh when it comes to the use of the VLQ flag. We reserve the VLQ flag for totally, completely, unsalvageable crap, not for unclear questions. Your flag was a "Very Low Quality" flag. …
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Flag declined because OP edited their answer in the meantime and I wasn't notified

Moderators only get "Helpful" or "Declined" for flag states. In this case, I marked it as "declined" because at the time of the flag being reviewed, it was not valid, and I didn't find the flag to be …
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Why was my "not an answer" flag denied?

Those screenshots detail a method of removing the package(s). WHile it's not a very good quality answer, it's still technically an answer. If I were looking in the flags queue I would have agreed wi …
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