MetaTalk posts tagged with flagging

He already thought of that...

jacquilynne — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:01:10 -0800

Deleting Ask.Me answers that duplicate things the original question has already mentioned, is this a new thing or have you always done this? I'm not protesting, I think it's fine, I just didn't realize it was happening, and somehow had it in mind that it specifically wasn't happening based on past experience. But today I noticed a few instances of "fosbury flop" being removed from the athletes who zigged instead of zagged thread. Is this something the mods would like us to flag?

I plant this flag in the name of...

FirstMateKate — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 20:11:58 -0800

Can we please have a rundown on flagging etiquette? There seems to be a lot of "flag and move one" response from the mods as of late, and while that may be the best choice of action for a lot of the scenarios, 9 times out of 10 I'm stuck on the fence as to whether or not I should. It seems like recently there's been a lot of "Did you see what this user did on the blue?!" MetaTalk posts, and usually at least one person chimes in with "flag and move on", or a mod goes "This is what flagging is for. Use it, it's helpful." And so I'm trying to be more proactive or whatever, but I always catch myself before I hit that button. I think I've only ever flagged maybe once. And it's especially hard when the comment/answer has a lot of favorites. But in the past week, there's been at least 4 instances of me reading a comment/answer [I wouldn't dare call them out here], and I think "Wow. that was uncalled for/unnecessary/a waste of space". And where do we draw the lines? If someone's being overly rude/snarky in AskMe, flag it? What about the comments that pretty much amount to "this subject is stupid/a waste of time."? So, is it better to flag when it may not really be needed, or is it better to not flag when maybe you should have? Which side is the safe side to err on? Sorry if this should have been a memail to a mod. I contemplated that route, but I thought it may be beneficial to metafilter as a whole to hear this discussion.

The page is still loading, please wait to flag.

pH Indicating Socks — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 21:52:43 -0800

The page is still loading, please wait to flag. This message appears every time I try to flag, despite the page being fully displayed. I'm using Firefox 12.0 with AdBlock, but not NoScript. I tried logging out, clearing the cache and cookies, and resetting my preferences. I also tried some of these tips. Anyone else seeing this?

I'd love to know what others think is fantastic.

marsha56 — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:32:15 -0800

Pony request. Could we have a page view that would show threads and comments that have been flagged as "fantastic"? I favorite stuff a lot, but I save "fantastic" flagging for stuff that I think is good enough to be side-barred or maybe mentioned in the podcast. Usually this doesn't happen. I'm totally cool with that. Everybody's tastes are different. But, I'd like to see what other MeFites think is super awesome. Is that possible? Or does this page view already exist and I just don't know how to get to it? Or if this is not a good idea, could you explain why? Thanks!

Flag, you're it.

Fister Roboto — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 08:12:02 -0800

Is there a way to see which comments have been flagged by other people? I could see how this might lead to other people flagging something just because other people had already flagged it, but it might be a good way for people to see what does not a good comment make until it is/isn't deleted, or maybe help other people notice a comment that doesn't really belong. I think that personally I've got a pretty good idea about what I should/shouldn't post, but if I see something that I posted getting flagged to oblivion, it would be a learning moment, for sure.

Request for new feature.

TheBones — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 07:49:59 -0800

Request for new feature. I am respectfully asking for another option when flagging a post. Something along the lines of "why is this post anonymous." This post, among many others, makes me wonder why the mods aren't more discerning in allowing anonymous posts. I try to live by jessamyn and cortex's rule of "flag and move on," but in cases like this, it's not appropriate to flag using the current options. The flag doesn't even have to do anything. It can just be there to make angry little trolls like me feel better. I'm sure the OP had a very good reason as to why he/she thought it was incredibly important to keep his/her identity secret, I just can't, for the life of me, figure out what it could possibly be. Maybe the IRS has someone specifically trained to watch metafilter for situations exactly like this

pick a reason to flag

overeducated_alligator — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 20:12:46 -0800

What's the correct flagging reason for posts on the Blue we think are just plain bad? If a post seems, well...crappy...does that in and of itself "break the guidelines?" Help me FIAMO for the right reasons.

Much Ado About Donuts

eschatfische — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 11:13:08 -0800

I appear to have just gotten my first comment deletion, out of this thread. Out of concern about aggressive moderation and love for the MetaFilter community, I have several pony requests. So, I always assumed that when a comment was deleted, something would happen. I know that the comment itself is in the database but not visible, but I also assumed I'd get a MeMail from the mods going "don't do this specific thing," or a little box where the post was saying "don't do this specific thing" would appear, or there would be something else to provide any confirmation that the post had been deleted. But that's not the case. It appears to just be unpublished. There's no indication to either myself or the world what was deleted. Pony request 1: There should be some manner of notification when a comment is deleted. This could be by MeMail, this could be by the "deleted because" box like the one for posts in the blue that I mentioned above, it could just be a link saying "Your comment was deleted." Optimally, I think it would be wonderful to be able to enable, in one's account (or through a greasemonkey script) the ability to view deleted comments as part of a thread. Another point of contention: there were a couple of favorites already when I reviewed the post. There were no comments, to the best of my knowledge, that accused me of derailing or threadcrapping or just plain being wrong. My question is this: was I flagged by the MeFi community, or was this purely a moderator's decision? How problematic does a comment have to be, if there are favorites, for moderators to remove the comment? Pony Request 2: On one's own comments, it would be great to make it possible for a user to see how many time one's own comment has been flagged -- and, as above, if a comment has been deleted due to input from the community, an indication that x number of members flagged the post as y. Finally, I do understand why my post was likely deleted, although I (naturally) disagree with that assessment. Yes, yes, I know, "wisecracks don't help people find answers." However, I do feel that, except with certain deeply serious topics when grave offense is possible or lives are on the line -- and I think we can all agree that that isn't the case when we're talking about donuts -- jokes, wisecracks, or a certain type of comedic writing when approached with respect to the question can make a community a much more lively and interesting place. Here's what I wrote: It's funny that in a town like San Francisco, where it seems that anything and everything is possible, nobody can make a good donut. I've been here for years now, and I've given up. It's sort of like our libraries. The main library is large, has vibrant architecture and promises a world of knowledge, but features three racks of computer guides from the 80s and a new release rack from which anything of value is promptly stolen. Occasionally, one is able to find a useful book and acquire it by inter-library loan, but the time required to do so is ultimately longer than the process of walking across America, taking up residency in any east-coast town, checking out the book there, then walking back to San Francisco. This is the smartest town in America, and the best they can do is a copy of Flowers in the Attic and a Banyan Vines reference. Similarly, we have chains like Happy Donut, which is a double lie; there generally are no donuts, and nobody there is happy. No, I'm too harsh. There might be a tray of 8 cake donuts that had been baked the month prior. If you go at just the right time and are deeply lucky, there may be twists of some sort. But that's it. As if to add insult to injury, they usually have everything else *but* donuts. They should rename the place Vaguely Annoyed Vietnamese Sandwich. But yes, the streets here glow with soy milk and agave nectar, mixed in the with the newspapers, dispensary baggies and pants one finds laying in any given street. Why pants? San Francisco isn't very good with pants, I guess. There *are* vegan donuts, by the bushelful, crafted with love and care and that bring to mind sweetened quinoa when actually consumed. But rarely here do grain and yeast actually come together to form a delicious, round, inexpensive commodity morsel as one can find in any other town in the US. I mean, if Portland can do exemplary donuts of both vegan and ethically challenged varieties, you'd think we could -- but no. I anticipate with much excitement the post that proves me wrong, and allows me to eat a decent goddamn donut in this town. While that's certainly a comment with high wisecrack density, my post is really quite sincere. I'm not just grandstanding -- I truly believe that the quality of donuts in San Francisco is sub-par across the board, and that the visitors should adjust their expectations regarding the quality of donuts here than in most any other place in America. That thing that sounds like a crack about buying vegan donuts that taste like sweetened quinoa? It's really not a wisecrack, but (several) actual experiences. It's sort of what we've got here. (It's also not a crack about vegan donuts in general, as there are, as I mentioned, excellent vegan donuts elsewhere.) If I had instead written… "The quality of donuts in San Francisco, in my opinion, are uniformly poor, even at well-rated donut shops. You'll want to adjust your expectations, as things here really aren't as good as you might be expecting." … would that have been deleted? If that would have stayed, but my original comment wouldn't have, then: Pony Request 3: Could the mods be a little bit looser with the wisecracks? It's one thing to want a community where things stay on topic and there's supportive discussion of the issues -- I'm completely down with that -- but it's another thing entirely to wipe out on-topic posts because they're written in a way that might be construed as affected or humorous. If my post, which was really very carefully written to express a sincere but somewhat negative opinion in a way that (perhaps, hopefully) was entertaining and easy to read, without any mechanism to review what comments are being deleted, I have to wonder what we're all missing on the rest of the site that's falling into the cracks. As such, my main concern is that without any mechanism by which the moderator's decisions can be reviewed by the community, where favorited posts can go away without notification, and where material with a decent signal to noise ratio is getting deleted because there's a humorous element, it ultimately makes the community stiff, formal, restrictive and honestly, both less human, less enjoyable to read, and ultimately less useful as a resource. If individuals deliberately bland-down their answers -- or worse, become less likely to comment -- in fear that something with a bit of edge, a dollop of humor, or a little bite will just disappear, the overall quality of communications on the site are diminished.

Flagged as yawn

phunniemee — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:32:15 -0800

Add another option to the flagging menu? I don't flag posts on the blue very often, but when I do it's generally only if I think they're just not very interesting. Maybe the "other" option is sufficient for this on the mods' end of things (and if it is, please feel free to close this post), but there have been several times when I've wanted more. Would it be useful to think about having a "meh" or "not best of the web" choice on the drop down menu?

self-flagging

leotrotsky — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 10:27:38 -0800

Flagging own comments for deletion? Is there a convention? I made a comment here that, in retrospect, is inaccurate and makes use of the @twit convention. The comment isn't awful exactly, just not particularly helpful. I'm hoping the mods'll kill it, so I flagged my own comment under 'other'. Do we have any convention for self-flagging?

"Page loading" warning prevents flagging

knave — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:06:18 -0800

I'm getting a Javascript popup saying "The page is still loading, please wait to flag." while trying to flag this question. The page is definitely loaded, Firefox shows no activity in the spinner thingy. Running Firefox 3.0.14 on Ubuntu. Trying to flag that question because the pile of links smells fishy for a brand new member.

When to flag/not flag?

Solomon — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:07:01 -0800

Would it be possible to get a better explanation of when to flag/not to flag a comment/post? I sometimes flag things and then think I shouldn't, or don't flag things and then think I should. I'm unsure as to what qualifies as a "flaggable" comment or post. I realise that each case will be dealt with individually, but I'm never sure whether I'm doing the right thing in flagging something, or whether I'm wasting people's time. I've looked in the FAQ, but I can't see much in there that explains it.

Plea for a tagging flag

sunshinesky — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:00:42 -0800

Improving tagging in a poorly tagged post. Do mods ever add tags to a thread when it's as bare-bones as one like this one? I'm always surprised when I see such poor tagging on something- to me this post isn't about roommates at all, let alone only roommates. Perhaps there should be a flag for 'needs retagging' or something like that. Seems like the search function could benefit greatly from improvements made to some posts' tags in this manner, and be less likely to get lost in the rubble down the road.

I'd flag and move on but I can't :(

The Devil Tesla — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:17:53 -0800

Bug report: Flagging in Google Chrome The dropbox for flagging a post appears but does not open up in Google Chrome 4.0.221.4. Clicking anywhere on the dropbox has the same effect as clicking the x to dismiss the box in any other browsers.

FIAMO

Blazecock Pileon — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:07:57 -0800

For those who do not want others to discuss the Holocaust Museum shooting that occurred today, this Metatalk thread is here for them to address their grievances, away from the original thread.

Miniature Flag-Waving Pony

le morte de bea arthur — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:44:12 -0800

How about letting posters see that their posts have been flagged? I realise that the flagging system as it currently applies is a vehicle for bringing objectionable content to the attention of the moderators, but could it usefully serve as feedback for the poster? To be more specific, would it be possible (or desirable) for posters to be able to see an anonymised summary of any flags associated with their own posts? My thinking is that this might help reduce the noise created by people both flagging and commenting when they see something objectionable.

fantastical

Citizen Premier — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:32:48 -0800

Ok. How many of you mefites used to think "fantastic post/comment" was for use on off-the-wall comments? The first listed entry in most dictionaries for the word is "bizarre; grotesque." "Fantastic!" as an interjection always seems positive, but as an adjective it's not that clear. Maybe it was only me who made the mistake, but if not, I'd say the word "excellent" is an unambiguous replacement.

So that interest doesn't flag...

zadcat — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 18:17:35 -0800

"Chatfilter" is not one of the reasons included in the drop-down flagging menu on ask.me and I think it should be.

It's not that bad, but....

brett — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:40:25 -0800

Sometimes I want a flag along the lines of "this whole thread needs special attention." What should I do when this happens? The most recent example is the bike sex question. There's nothing wrong with the question per se, but people are understandably having a hard time taking it seriously, so there are a lot of responses right now that don't really answer the question. I don't want to flag each and every individual derail, so I just flagged the post itself "other." I was also tempted to do this with the question about undisclosed bisexuality (I don't remember if I actually did or not), where the combination of barebones question (before the poster came back to clarify) and tags was ruffling a lot of feathers. So I guess my question is: what would be a helpful thing to do when a post isn't really against the guidelines, but for whatever reason is prone to trouble?

LOLTAGS are not useful

nowonmai — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 07:38:46 -0800

Could we add the ability to flag posts as "these tags are dumb, please would somebody with a brain come and fix them?" I think the backtagging efforts are a marvelous thing that are greatly enhancing the value of Metafilter, so it is disappointing when somebody makes a good post with useless tags. This is one of my favourite examples, but there are many many instances where posters get so carried away with the hilarity of their stunt tags that they forget to include the useful ones.

Turn and face the strain

pb — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:26:28 -0800

There have been a few tweaks to tagging, flagging, and posting. [more inside]

Seriously guys, he just wants a name.

vytae — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 12:50:46 -0800

The poster of this question has clearly stated, "I'm not trying to solve their problems, I'm looking for specific recommendations for a marriage counselor. You know, like a name. If I wanted advice about 'how do I deal with my friends' psychotic marriage problems,' that's the question I'd have asked." I've flagged the responses that judged the poster rather than answering the question, and several of those comments were deleted, but many of them remain. I'm curious about where that line was drawn. Also, if people really feel the need to question the poster's judgment, hopefully they can do it here and leave the thread with less noise.

"Flag it and move on!" "I can't!" "The override, where's the override?!?!?"

John Kenneth Fisher — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 06:46:21 -0800

Problem A: A Metafilter Jobs post breaks the guidelines, IMO. Problem B: I get a Cold Fusion error when flagging it as breaking the guidelines.

Young and able, but indeflaggable

Manjusri — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 21:41:42 -0800

Love the new ajax flagging and looking forward to seeing it on the other sites. I especially like that it shows that you have flagged something, and would like to see an option to remove said flag in case of a mistake, or regretting a knee-jerk reaction.

new ajaxy flagging in metatalk

mathowie — Thu, 31 May 2007 09:47:52 -0800

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