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Search type | Search syntax |
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Tags | [tag] |
Exact | "words here" |
Author |
user:1234 user:me (yours) |
Score |
score:3 (3+) score:0 (none) |
Answers |
answers:3 (3+) answers:0 (none) isaccepted:yes hasaccepted:no inquestion:1234 |
Views | views:250 |
Code | code:"if (foo != bar)" |
Sections |
title:apples body:"apples oranges" |
URL | url:"*.example.com" |
Saves | in:saves |
Status |
closed:yes duplicate:no migrated:no wiki:no |
Types |
is:question is:answer |
Exclude |
-[tag] -apples |
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9
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Should "try this" or "x doesn't work, use y" type answers be flagged?
Spurious flagging is not a solution to that! If you're not willing to spend -1 rep to vote on it, please don't make me waste my time dealing with your flag, either. …
6
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Flag disputed after post was edited
In other words, there's simply no point in flagging as offensive just because a couple of swear words were used in the post. …
3
votes
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What is better: Answering questions from OPs edit by a contributor or motivating OP to write...
I don't really see a problem here. An accepted answer just means the OP chose that answer as the best. But as far as the system is concerned, a question is counted as answered if it has at least one a …
12
votes
Accepted
A VLQ flag invalidated by a minor edit
The answer was indeed not helpful since the ~ are absolutely fine, as you pointed out. I have now deleted it.
Next time, if a post requires attention and none of the standard flags fit (or are avail …
33
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How do I flag correctly?
The following are some guidelines for flagging on Ask Ubuntu. … First, a few general points about flagging:
As a general rule, if the problem you see with a post can be fixed by editing, then edit and fix it instead of flagging. …