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How do I flag?
For questions and answers: Click Flag under any post, and the modal will appear. … You cannot raise the same type of flag twice on a post: for example, if you retract a "spam" flag, you won't be able to raise a spam flag or an abusive flag in the future. …
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Flagging a question, answer, or comment
To flag a question or answer, click the "Flag" link at the bottom of the post. To flag a comment, click the flag icon next to the comment. … In the dialog box that appears, you may then select the reason for the flag. …
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See also:
The Flag Posts privilege
Why does flag marking as helpful/declined not always correlate with moderator action?
How do I properly use the “Not an Answer” flag? … Allow recovery from flag hellban …
Instead of or in addition to voting down:
If the post is spam or offensive, flag it.
If the question is a duplicate or off-topic, flag it so that users with the close privilege can vote to close it. …
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If the post is spam or contains undisclosed promotional links, flag it as "spam".
If the post is offensive, flag it as "rude or abusive". …
If the post is spam or contains promotional links, flag it as "spam".
If the post is offensive, flag it as "rude or abusive". …
Alternatives to closing
If the question has serious problems (e.g. it is spam or offensive), flag it instead.
If you don't have enough reputation to cast close votes, you can also flag for closure. … Any post which currently has an active close vote or a close flag will appear in the Close votes review queue. …
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Every post contains a small flag link, which anyone with 15 reputation can use. … Once flagged, a post increments a flag count that shows up in the topbar for every moderator. …
(Users with the flag posts privilege are also shown (largely) the same list if they attempt to flag a question and select "needs improvement". … If you have the close/reopen votes privilege, attempting to flag a question using one of the reasons below will cast a close vote rather than a flag.) …
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If you really can't see a way to salvage the question while removing identifying details, and none of the answers are highly upvoted, and especially if the question is closed, you can use a flag to request … If you have posted something super-sensitive like a password or an API key, edit it out and then use a flag to ask moderators to redact it from the revision history. …
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We recommend that you also flag them in the meantime, if you want to make sure they are removed and/or handled faster — we'll still have a look even if a moderator has taken action before we get to your …
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If you see an incorrect answer, you should downvote it and/or leave a comment to explain the issues with the answer, not flag it. …
The community tends to vote down overt self-promotion and flag it as spam. Post good, relevant answers, and if some (but not all) happen to be about your product or website, that’s okay. …
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If it unequivocally looks like spam, flag it as such. …
The community here tends to vote down overt self-promotion and flag it as spam. Post good, relevant answers, and if some (but not all) happen to be about your product or website, that’s okay. …
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If a moderator (a user with a ♦ symbol after their name) closed the question, then you may flag it for moderator attention. …
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If you're not a moderator, flag the relevant post for moderator attention and explain the issue, and one of the MSE mods will get our attention.
Is this tag meant to encompass all policies and rules? …
If you find unacceptable behavior directed at yourself or others, you can:
Flag the harmful content. Depending on the content, flagging will alert moderators or trigger an automatic deletion. …
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If you feel a post should be deleted despite having lots of votes or for being new, please flag it for community moderator attention. …
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