Questions tagged [flagging]
Flagging is the process of bringing a post to a community moderator's attention for any reason.
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The flag "not answering the question" needs to be used when an answer doesn't answer the question, doesn't it?
one of my threads: "the river's outlet to the sea" — Why is the possessive case correct here? britannica.com: (1) the river's outlet to the sea What rule allows the use of the possessive ...
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Why not delete the comment which fully repeats the words of the original post?
At the beginning of one of my threads, I wrote: As I understood, "at" is used with "weekend" in UK and "on" in US. Then I got the following comment from the user "...
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There used to be a flag for moderation attention but it's gone; what happened to it?
I don't see the "flag for moderator attention" link. Has it been removed?
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We have a bad case of socks on ELL, please help. UPDATE #4
I suspect there are at least eight sock-puppets operating on ELL. I've downvoted, I've flagged, I've commented but to no avail. After 18 hours of abuse, their accounts are still working, and "...
Mari-Lou AMod
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Why my flag was declined as “without evidences”?
I’m new to flagging questions and answers and maybe not familiar with the flagging on this site. So, I reported the question last week Who is the feds, and I flagged with the reason "need ...
2 votes
1 answer
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Does this site have different rules about answering in comments?
On most SE sites, giving answers as comments is generally frowned upon. But here, it seems to be a very common practice. I realize that this site is different in that most questions are quick one-offs,...
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1 answer
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Why was my "rude or abusive" flag declined?
Recently a new user insisted on commenting on the downvoting that happened on their question (a duplicate was posted on ELU, where the exact same comment was added). I cannot fully recall the exact ...
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4 votes
1 answer
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What close reason should I use when closing a question for requesting resources?
I have recently flagged a few questions asking for resources for learning English, which is off-topic per our Help section's on-topic page. As a link to Language Learning is not provided among the &...
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Why don't mods delete this comment?
I flagged this comment in Japanese because the comment is written in Japanese, but no moderators deleted so far. Isn't this against the answers to this question? Or is it because the writer is a mod ...
user17814
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1 answer
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demand on research or context for a question
Recently, I have had several posts put on hold because they "lack research or context." However, there are plenty other posts that don't include any research or context at all, but they remain as they ...
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How to handle questions if answers can be found in a grammar book as "basic" knowledge
It is the obvious thing to flag a question like: What is the meaning of "white"? as being off-topic (answer to be found in a dictionary). What about questions like the following: How to use "...
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3 answers
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Flagging the answers posted as comments
While using ELL (and other sites), I noticed that there is a lot of abuse - answers are posted as comments. And usually, it is not done by people with low reputation, which is even worse. I already ...
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Handle duplicate questions from English stackexchange
I noticed quite a few questions asked in English Language Learners have got answers in English stackexchange. Some examples are, 1a) 'Did see' and 'Saw' 1b) What's the difference between "...
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Flagging thank-you notes
So I was dredging up old posts and flagging superfluous comments that are mainly gratitude as "no longer needed". I have raised about 20-30 flags today. While most of them have been marked helpful, ...
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Can the Off-Topic Flag Include a Reason that Is "This Is a Request for Resources"?
Right now, the off-topic reasons include: Basic questions on spelling, meaning or pronunciation are off-topic as they should be answered using a dictionary. See: Policy for questions that are entirely ...
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