MetaTalk posts tagged with flagging

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

Flag this post

Make flags work like favorites please.

filmgeek — Thu, 17 May 2007 17:54:17 -0800

Without complaining about a specific thread, Matt, can we get "flagging" to be inline/ajaxy, as a drop down, rather than the press, choose, new page, back to thread? The way that the favorites work?

Quick, someone give this Safety Patrol Officer a gold star!

deadfather — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 09:40:20 -0800

Quick, someone give this Safety Patrol Officer a gold star!

Moderation discussion

baylink — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 19:01:14 -0800

Leon says: (There's a serious discussion to be had about how moderation systems tend towards broken as community size increases, but this isn't the place.)

This is the place, if my watching MeTa for the last month is any indication. We have a little bit o' this, in the flagging facility -- and even that is misunderstood by many. And yet people suggest more.

Discuss?

AskMe Relationship Questions

BackwardsCity — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 07:58:20 -0800

Is it time for freetherapy.metafilter.com? Nothing against this poster or their particular situation, but it's perhaps the most egregious example I've seen of the "I just want someone to talk to" style of non-question that seems to increasingly pollute AskMe.

Flag Reasons

sergeant sandwich — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 16:16:47 -0800

this has been mentioned before, but.. i am sometimes hamfisted, and was trying to flag a post as fantastic and instead submitted a "pick a reason:" flag. all of the discussion in the previous thread was about superseding flags - but is it a lot of work to make the site simply reject the pick-a-reasons?

29 Is Editorializing AskMe

aberrant — Sun, 28 May 2006 15:43:09 -0800

I flagged it, but it appears that there's a history of this.

"Flag This Post" Bug

peacay — Thu, 11 May 2006 03:50:51 -0800

In MeTa and AskMe the flag [!] icon with each comment has a mouseover that reads "flag this post". But in MetaFilter the mouseover is really wide with the whole URL as well as "flag this post". It's really annoying when scrolling/reading. Can the blue be aligned with the other sites please?

Announcing: favorites and flagging

mathowie — Wed, 10 May 2006 09:22:41 -0800

I'm working on favorites and releasing what I have today. Think of favorites as an internal bookmark system, a way to keep a list of the good questions, great comments, or interesting ideas you've found here.

Right now, you can mark a thread on mefi, metatalk, or ask mefi as a favorite, and view it at the link in the header above (is the header too wide for small monitors?). All your stuff marked as a favorite is public and anyone else can see the stuff you've marked (this comes in handy later on).

I'll be adding the ability to flag comments later today and very soon I'll be doing something akin to the fantastic posts page on Ask MeFi, where the most favorited things over the past few days is highlighted on a single page.

New Flag Request

Rash — Sun, 07 May 2006 14:19:56 -0800

Pony request, in light of this thread -- flagging options include "noise", "derail" or "doesn't follow the guidlines" but it seems to me AskMe requires another option, kind of an opposite to "fantastic post" -- how about adding "Doesn't answer the question"?

But that would require AskMe specific flags, which might be difficult or impossible. Instead, how about an "Irrelevant" flag?

MetaTalk posts tagged with flagging

self-flagging

"Page loading" warning prevents flagging

When to flag/not flag?

Plea for a tagging flag

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

FIAMO

Miniature Flag-Waving Pony

fantastical

So that interest doesn't flag...

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

LOLTAGS are not useful

Turn and face the strain

Seriously guys, he just wants a name.

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

Young and able, but indeflaggable

new ajaxy flagging in metatalk

Make flags work like favorites please.

Quick, someone give this Safety Patrol Officer a gold star!

Moderation discussion

AskMe Relationship Questions

Flag Reasons

29 Is Editorializing AskMe

"Flag This Post" Bug

Announcing: favorites and flagging

New Flag Request

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