"You already flagged this post." Uh, no I didn't. ?

May 29, 2006 8:35 PM

"You already flagged this post." Uh, no I didn't. →
posted by Eideteker to Bugs at 8:35 PM (15 comments total)

I clicked on the "flag this post" submit button on the flag page before actually selecting something from the drop-down menu. Now it thinks I have flagged the post when I haven't. Maybe there's a reason we can't change our flags, but in this case, it's silly. The last flag you make should supercede all previous flags. If people changing their flags after having them viewed by the mods is a problem, maybe there's a way to freeze a flag once viewed by an admin?
posted by Eideteker at 8:36 PM on May 29, 2006

it's no biggie if you didn't get to choose the exact flag reason you wanted to, we'll see it and judge if it's worth acting on.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 9:02 PM on May 29, 2006

Flagged as "pick a reason:"
posted by brain_drain at 10:16 PM on May 29, 2006

Flagged as "APRIL FOOLS"
posted by delmoi at 10:27 PM on May 29, 2006

Flagged as "LAST POST IN THIS THREAD"
posted by slater at 11:48 PM on May 29, 2006

delmoi for the win! and it's good!
posted by puke & cry at 11:57 PM on May 29, 2006

Damnit. I want custom flags. Tagged flags? Tagflags? Tlags!

It's just a form-submit, right? Can we please edit them? Can I make one that says "KHAAAAAAAN!"?
posted by loquacious at 12:40 AM on May 30, 2006

Maybe bandwidth thieving putzes have their flagging rights revoked ;)
posted by nthdegx at 3:41 AM on May 30, 2006

We see the flag and next to the reason it says "pick a reason" instead of any of the other choices. It happens about once a week. I think the superceding thing would be nice (but probably too much server work for too little result) because sometimes people will flag the same post a bunch of times.

loquacious: no.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 4:47 AM on May 30, 2006

I flag everything as "noise" (except, of course, for those few occasions when I use the "excellent" flag). I've always figured it doesn't really make any difference which we choose—the point is simply to alert Matt and Jess that there's bad stuff happening there.
posted by languagehat at 5:42 AM on May 30, 2006

Of course things that just need fixing should be tagged "other."
posted by grouse at 6:07 AM on May 30, 2006

Flagged as indecisive.
posted by Rhomboid at 7:01 AM on May 30, 2006

My suggestions for the flags:

Rename other to "bad post/comment".
Add "self-link".
Delete "offensive content", "noise", "derail", and "it breaks the guidelines".

Then people wouldn't agonize over which of the flags to use, when it doesn't even matter.
posted by smackfu at 7:17 AM on May 30, 2006

"it's no biggie if you didn't get to choose the exact flag reason you wanted to, we'll see it and judge if it's worth acting on."

How do you know if I thought something offensive was fantastic? The particular comment was this one, but was I flagging it as awesome, or as offensive for the dog's anus part? It's obvious from the way I asked, but would you have known otherwise?
posted by Eideteker at 8:58 AM on May 30, 2006

I've always figured it doesn't really make any difference which we choose...

Jessamyn once commented to the effect that she took "it breaks the guidelines" more seriously than the rest — so when I flag, that's the one I use. Seems to me it's a catch-all for the rest, anyway.
posted by cribcage at 9:01 AM on May 30, 2006