[Flagged] as what? And can I find those flags again?

September 11, 2009 2:52 PM

Two little flag ponies: after flagging a post or comment, can the text be elaborated beyond [Flagged], maybe [Flagged as Fantastic/ Noise/ Derail/ Etc]? I worry about mis-flagging items. Also, I often forget what I've flagged in the past, can we have personal, private histories of flags? Or are profiles either viewable to the public or MeFites, w/o options for personal views?
posted by filthy light thief to Feature Requests at 2:52 PM (75 comments total)

i would love a "flagged as" pony. i know i've misflagged in the past, although, without the chance to change it, i guess it doesn't much matter.
posted by nadawi at 2:56 PM on September 11, 2009

Ah, yes - perhaps a 1 minute undo/reset option?
posted by filthy light thief at 2:59 PM on September 11, 2009

I want to have a flagging score in my profile. It would be the percentage of comments / posts that I flagged as bad that were eventually deleted.

The person with the best scores could then get a prize. Maybe a stuffed pony.
posted by smackfu at 2:59 PM on September 11, 2009 [4 favorites]

Oh, and I want achievements/badges, like the Xbox.
posted by smackfu at 3:00 PM on September 11, 2009 [3 favorites]

Perhaps just a link to the things you've flagged as fantastic? That wouldn't be so bad for other MeFites to view, so there would be no worry about viewing permissions.
posted by filthy light thief at 3:03 PM on September 11, 2009

The flagging tool is really just there so that it saves you the time of having to email us, they're pretty much just a "let a mod know about this" feature.

If you want to flag stuff as fantastic and have that be visible to others, just favorite it [or do both so we'll see it for the "should this be on the sidebar?" reckoning we sometimes do].

Flags are really something that aren't supposed to have a lot of individual value, they're useful to us, in the aggregate, but they're not really intended to be a personal thing that belongs to a specific user.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 3:05 PM on September 11, 2009

Kidding aside, I really would like a "Flagged as..." because I *know* I've misclicked at least once. Granted, it's not the end of the world if jessamyn comes by to check on the post I marked as HTML Display Error and finds "what's everyone's favorite way to bury a dead body using the products I've made available on my awesome website." But, dammit, I want to know I'm a productive member of the flagging community!
posted by Tomorrowful at 3:06 PM on September 11, 2009

I'm flagging Jessamyn's comment as "HTML/display error"
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 3:10 PM on September 11, 2009

flt: Also, I often forget what I've flagged in the past

I understand that this probably isn't what you're getting at, but you can tell if you've flagged a comment cuz it won't let you do it again. It stays '[Flagged]'.

flt:I worry about mis-flagging items.
jessamyn: they're pretty much just a "let a mod know about this" feature.

It don't matter. That is, if you've flagged something fantastic as 'HTML/Display error' you can most likely count on a zillion other zealous flaggers to've made the correct flag. Yours will either be correctly interpreted as a whoops or misinterpreted as sarcasm. Either way, wevs. If you're the only flagger and you've made that same mistake, it's not like the moderators are robots who'll ram the BALEETED button without actually reading the flagged post/comment. Your mistake still points them towards the post/comment, and they'll figure things out on their own. They're big moderators.
posted by carsonb at 3:26 PM on September 11, 2009

Also, where's my mix, you filthy light thief?
posted by carsonb at 3:27 PM on September 11, 2009

I think this falls under the "mathowie doesn't want to run slashdot" label.
posted by dhartung at 3:34 PM on September 11, 2009 [2 favorites]

Oh, and I want achievements/badges, like the Xbox.

Can we make this thread about this instead.

For example:

Around the World: Has had a fpp deleted by all four moderators.
posted by empath at 3:42 PM on September 11, 2009 [6 favorites]

WAKE UP SHEEPLE: has had a FPP about Ron Paul not get deleted
posted by GuyZero at 3:43 PM on September 11, 2009

Three's the Charm: Made a triple post.

Double time: Posted a double while the original post was still on the front page.

Flagged as wtf: Made a comment that was flagged by someone in every category.
posted by empath at 3:43 PM on September 11, 2009

SLYTTY: has makde 10 posts with nothing but a single link to youtube
posted by GuyZero at 3:44 PM on September 11, 2009

Mr/Mrs Popularity: Has had a fpp and a comment top the most popular list at the same time.
posted by empath at 3:45 PM on September 11, 2009

Dang the timing. I just flagged one of jessamyn's comments over on Ask as HTML/display error, and she's gonna think I'm messing with her.

(It was a typo, I swear!)
posted by Liver at 3:47 PM on September 11, 2009

BRAND NEW DAY: you were a member on a day when no one posted to MetaTalk.

(thankfully no one will ever get this one)
posted by GuyZero at 3:47 PM on September 11, 2009 [1 favorite]

"Cooter"-blocker: Made an "I'd Hit it" Joke
posted by empath at 3:52 PM on September 11, 2009

Dot com bubble: Posted a "." in 50 Obituary threads.
posted by empath at 3:54 PM on September 11, 2009

Lacks Internal Monologue: have posted more than 5 comments in a thread without intervening comments
posted by GuyZero at 4:16 PM on September 11, 2009 [3 favorites]

Rubber Cushion — mistaking a tube of superglue for hemorrhoid cream and gluing your buttocks together. Caused by posting while creaming.
posted by netbros at 4:19 PM on September 11, 2009

Six Shooters At High Noon: Been Called Out on MeTa

Early Adopter: Automatically Given to Anyone Whose User Number is Under 500

A Day That Will Live In Infamy: You Joined on November 18, 2004

Ralph!: Been Spoused By St. Alia of the Bunnies

Collecting a Harem: Spoused 10 or More MeFites

Solomon: Have Been Mutually Spoused by 100 or More MeFites

Curious George: Posted 500 Undeleted AskMe Questions
posted by zarq at 4:45 PM on September 11, 2009 [2 favorites]

One Too Many: Got (accurately) called out for posting while drunk.
posted by empath at 4:56 PM on September 11, 2009

Will Not Be Silenced: Posted in their own anonymous question.

Generally Ignorant: Posted questions in all 20 categories.

Verified Human: Is marked as "met in real life" by at least 10 people.

"I Don't Need You People!": Gave themselves a Best Answer on their own question.

Quick Draw: Gets Best Answer for a response less than a minute after question is asked.

Hit For the Cycle: Posted something in all 6 subsites.
posted by smackfu at 5:09 PM on September 11, 2009 [5 favorites]

CCCCC-COMBO BREAKER!: Broke up an alphabet thread.
posted by empath at 5:21 PM on September 11, 2009 [3 favorites]

This thread is just RIPE for new tee shirt ideas.


Achievement Unlocked:
A Friend of The Devil: You have been favorited 666 times
posted by ShawnString at 5:47 PM on September 11, 2009

meme pimp: has posted references / derivatives all all the following memes
aybabtu
ceiling cat
keyboard cat
how is babby
Mr. T ate my balls
Three Wolf Moon
Bacon
(no) Pants
Pancakes
goatse
lemonparty
frist ps0t
Sturgeon's law
Hanlon's razor
Godwin's law
o'rly
fffffffffffffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
posted by idiopath at 5:49 PM on September 11, 2009

(list incomplete due to boredom)
posted by idiopath at 5:50 PM on September 11, 2009

I'm flagging Jessamyn's comment as "HTML/display error"

OMG, I went there to look the flag options then, and I accidently flagged it!!!
But I don't know as what!
posted by SLC Mom at 5:57 PM on September 11, 2009

Flag hag.
posted by Joe Beese at 5:57 PM on September 11, 2009

We mostly ignore MeTa flags anyhow unless they pile up, don't worry.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 6:02 PM on September 11, 2009

When flagging comes up on MeTa, I flag those posts and comments. I like to think of it as a little inside joke I've shared with the mods.

They like to think of it as, Goddamn, what the hell is he up to again? Do you think anyone would notice if we banned him?
posted by klangklangston at 7:27 PM on September 11, 2009 [1 favorite]

Flagged as wtf: Made a comment that was flagged by someone in every category.

Here's my pony: is any mod interested/dedicated/bored enough to run the sql to see if this has ever happened?
posted by kiltedtaco at 8:01 PM on September 11, 2009

Xbox Achievements, eh?

Achievement Unlocked - The Sixcolors
posted by cgomez at 8:23 PM on September 11, 2009 [2 favorites]

Hit For the Cycle: Posted something in all 6 subsites.

Fucking Jobs.
posted by dirtdirt at 8:29 PM on September 11, 2009

What is 'Ultimate Apple fanboy?'
posted by klangklangston at 8:46 PM on September 11, 2009

We mostly ignore MeTa flags anyhow unless they pile up, don't worry.

Ah, a challenge for the spouses!
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 9:20 PM on September 11, 2009

Does that mean MeTa is considered beyond salvation?
posted by dg at 10:09 PM on September 11, 2009

kiltedtaco, it did happen once but unfortunately the comment isn't very exciting.
posted by pb (staff) at 10:11 PM on September 11, 2009 [2 favorites]

Are people really flagging so much stuff that making mistakes while flagging is an issue? I hardly ever flag anything. I'd like to know if I am being a slacker and need to get the thumb out.
posted by Rumple at 10:24 PM on September 11, 2009

Bank Shot: Post an ask-me that ends up being the subject of a meta-talk thread.
posted by hellojed at 11:21 PM on September 11, 2009

What is 'Ultimate Apple fanboy?'

Flagged as Blazecock.
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 11:23 PM on September 11, 2009

Here, have the the achievement generator website.
posted by boo_radley at 8:55 AM on September 12, 2009 [2 favorites]

I have flagged stuff incorrectly. I have also favorited something I meant to flag. I wish I could change my reason sometimes, but since I view a flag as "take a look here," I don't much care why.

Having a record of my own flags sounds like a bad idea.

As far as the profile pages go, I wish we had access to the CSS and the use of the img tag there. It's kind of our own little meta-space. Most people's profiles are pretty boring.
posted by cjorgensen at 11:02 AM on September 12, 2009

Not everybody's.
posted by team lowkey at 1:04 PM on September 12, 2009

By the Grace of Mod:
Have a post deleted for self-linkage without getting banned.

What You Don't Know ... :
Get called out in MetaTalk. Do not read or participate in the callout thread.

. :
Post the third deleted obituary thread for a famous person within five minutes of the first obituary post.

Internet Argument Champion:
Disable your own account within 12 hours of calling someone else out in MetaTalk.

There Is No Cabal:
Start a MetaTalk thread about the travel subsite.

This Is Not Fark:
Start a MetaTalk thread about bringing back the image tag.

That's Where I'm a Viking:
Start a longboat thread.

The scarabic Method:
Ask a question of dubious legality without it getting deleted.

Does It Look Like We Post in a Barn? :
Botch the formatting of following posts or comments by failing to close HTML tags.


Why, no, I've never thought about this before ...
posted by The Great Big Mulp at 1:55 PM on September 12, 2009 [3 favorites]

The Reading Comprehension Award:
Have a long and drawn-out argument with another member in which you are both essentially arguing the same point but disagreeing on terminology, word usage, grammar, or some other triviality.
posted by The Great Big Mulp at 2:05 PM on September 12, 2009 [1 favorite]

Wreck of the Old 49:
Make a post about one of the taboo subjects, such as circumcision, Christianity, cat declawing, etc, without it becoming a trainwreck.
posted by The Great Big Mulp at 2:20 PM on September 12, 2009

Is this Thing On?:

Post an Ask Metafilter question that gets no answers and isn't deleted.

Gonna Live Forever:

Start a meme that becomes an in-joke.

Mutual Contact Admiration Society:

Have 5 comments favorited by the same person in 48 hours

You Know Nothing Of My Work:

Get a person being talked about in a thread to join Metafilter and start commenting in that thread.

They like me! They Really Like me!:
Get mentioned in a Podcast
posted by The Whelk at 2:42 PM on September 12, 2009 [1 favorite]

QWERTY CONQUEROR:

Post 25 comments without a typo or grammatical error.

The Craft:

Make an object that makes reference to Metafilter or Metafilter In-joke

Mighty Mighty Megaphone:

Get a shout-out at a Meetup.

Must Be An Octopus:

Own more than 3 sockpuppet accounts.
posted by The Whelk at 2:46 PM on September 12, 2009

Why We Can't Have Nice Things:

Continue an in-joke long after everyone is sick of it.
posted by The Whelk at 2:47 PM on September 12, 2009 [1 favorite]

BFF:
Accumulate 100 favorites from one of your contacts.
posted by The Great Big Mulp at 2:50 PM on September 12, 2009 [1 favorite]

Oooo! I'm Telling!:

Flag more than 20 times in 24 hours.


Maybe You Should Take A Stress Pill, Dave:

Get flagged more than 20 times in 24 hours.


A Lot Of Love To Give:

Favorite more than 50 things in 24 hours.
posted by The Whelk at 2:51 PM on September 12, 2009

Brother Can You Spare A +:

Deliberately create a comment asking for favorites.


Finally Using That English Degree:

Posted more than 1 sonnet, sestina, or villanelle.
posted by The Whelk at 2:56 PM on September 12, 2009 [3 favorites]

Who's Your Daddy?:

Real-life relative appeared in your thread.

Achievement Unlocked ! - Why We Can't Have Nice Things -

You know over at BIZZARO Metafilter, they actually have achievements.

Achievement Unlocked - Why We Can't Have Nice Things +1 - Achievement Unlocked - Riding A Dead Horse - Achievement Unlocked - Mirror, Mirror -



posted by The Whelk at 3:05 PM on September 12, 2009 [1 favorite]

Don't You ever sleep?: Has made a comment in every hour of the day.
posted by empath at 3:20 PM on September 12, 2009 [3 favorites]

A Leg Up:
Post a page from projects to the front page.

Resident Expert:
Claim expertise in more than six subjects.

Dredging the River:
Link to a thread or comment posted before January 1, 2003.

We Have Cameras:
Add a set of pictures to a MetaFilter meetup thread.
posted by The Great Big Mulp at 3:21 PM on September 12, 2009 [1 favorite]

i hope pb is coding these up.
posted by empath at 3:35 PM on September 12, 2009 [1 favorite]

speaking of which:

Pony Express: Had a feature request implemented.
posted by empath at 3:36 PM on September 12, 2009

within 10 minutes
posted by lysdexic at 4:16 PM on September 12, 2009

An Open Book:

Have every supported social ap in profile.

Burning Ears:

Have self-searched more than five times in one month
posted by The Whelk at 4:37 PM on September 12, 2009

Know-It-All:

Be marked as "Best answer" more than 25 times.
posted by The Whelk at 4:41 PM on September 12, 2009

Mefi's Own:

Mention Metafilter in a major public news source
posted by The Whelk at 4:42 PM on September 12, 2009

And One More Thing!:

Posted more than three comments in a row without interruption.
posted by The Whelk at 4:47 PM on September 12, 2009

I just realized that i've been flagging things as "fantastic post" sarcastically when it's probably not intended to be used that way.

Ha ha shit.
posted by sonic meat machine at 4:54 PM on September 12, 2009 [1 favorite]

I just realized that i've been flagging things as "fantastic post" sarcastically when it's probably not intended to be used that way.

Ha ha shit.

flagged as fantastic
posted by Rumple at 4:55 PM on September 12, 2009

Clearly there's a need for a "Fantastic Post. Not" flag.
posted by dg at 7:20 PM on September 12, 2009

Methinks The Whelk would win any "straggling comments" game.
posted by mrmojoflying at 9:34 PM on September 12, 2009

The Last Word: Made the final comment in a thread before it was closed.
posted by empath at 9:49 PM on September 12, 2009

Investigative Reporter Discover a self-linker who is eventually banned

New Wardrobe Purchase all 4 shirts
posted by milestogo at 12:43 AM on September 13, 2009 [1 favorite]

Metafilter: "the moderators are robots"

GuyZero writes "BRAND NEW DAY: you were a member on a day when no one posted to MetaTalk. "(thankfully no one will ever get this one)"

There have been several days without a Meta, both of the 24 hour variety and of the midnight to midnight PST type. There has even been at least one 48+ hour period of no Meta posts.
posted by Mitheral at 2:47 AM on September 13, 2009

There has even been at least one 48+ hour period of no Meta posts.

In my mind I refer to this as the Endless Summer of MeTa.
posted by mrmojoflying at 5:28 AM on September 13, 2009

BRAN NEW DAY convince three other mefites to switch cereal.
posted by boo_radley at 8:07 AM on September 14, 2009

In Like Flynn: Receive a MeMail from homunculus or Joe Beese complaining that your new FPP was a link they wanted to post.
posted by shakespeherian at 8:37 AM on September 14, 2009