Questions tagged [comment-flags]
regarding flagging comments as rude or offensive, no longer needed, or in need of moderator intervention. Also, for questions regarding the number of flags of a certain type required for automatically removing a comment.
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Do we need comments saying what comments are for?
I am seeing a more frequent use of comments on a question that are posted right after the question is stating what the purpose of comments are.
The question and comment get posted within seconds of ...
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What is considered "unfriendly or unkind" (and not) under the new CoC?
As far as I know, every site still has a Comment Flag for "It's unfriendly or unkind".
Under the previous Code of Conduct, "unfriendly or unkind" was defined, and the bar was ...
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For moderators, please add the "undelete" button to all deleted comments
Well, we're not exactly on the same page as a team on undeletions.
In dealing with the comments on this post — I noticed that a comment (with broader context) containing some trigger keyword was ...
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Add a "Spam" flag reason for comments
Sometimes I see spam comments, and I would like to see a "Spam" reason for flagging comments.
But now there are only these reasons:
My feature request is: add an "Spam" flag ...
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"Contains harrassment, bigotry, or abuse" vs "Unfriendly or unkind" vs "Rude or abusive" [duplicate]
I noticed posts only have one "offensive" flag, but comments have 2. What is the purpose of there being an "Unfriendly or unkind" separate from "Harassment, bigotry, or abuse.&...
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Why was this unfriendly/unkind comment flag declined?
A post that was over 10 years old got bumped recently. I read through the question, answers, and comments (this was probably a mistake).
One of the answers had a string of questionable comments ...
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Make short "saved my <time>" comments single-flag-deletable
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The vast majority of short-length comments containing the substring "save" and certain units of time (hour, day, week, life) are useless (see "When shouldn't I comment" and ...
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NLN flag description should have an Oxford comma
Company guidance says to "Use the oxford [sic] comma in sentences."* However, the description of the "It's no longer needed." flag, from the flag modal, says "This comment is ...
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Should comments that only serve to self-deprecate be flagged? If so, how?
For example, "I'm such a X", or "I feel like such a X", where "X" is often "idiot", "moron", or some other words I don't like to see or say.
Such ...
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What can/should be done about "this doesn't work" comments with no explanation/elaboration?
What can/should be done about "this doesn't work" comments that give no explanation/elaboration about why or how an answer doesn't work?
For example, I've seen such comments on technology ...
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Let post authors under 15 rep flag comments on their posts as "no longer needed"
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Allow new users to flag comments on their posts as "no longer needed" (NLN), even without 15 rep.
See my later suggestion (at the bottom) on how to cut down on possible abuse-cases.
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Give editors and edit-reviewers visible reminders to flag NLN where appropriate
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In the edit UI for non-suggested edits, add a reminder near the finish button to flag NLN on comments where appropriate.
In the review UI for suggested edits, for reviewers who are about to ...
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Custom comment flags should not auto-delete comments or be automatically marked helpful
Currently, if a user flags a comment with the "Something else" flag option, and that comment matches the regex to be deleted by a single flag, the comment is immediately deleted and the flag ...
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Is there anything for micro-negative actions when flagging a question?
Is there anything in between rude/abusive when flagging a question?
SE being a multiracial and global company, it is important for me to have a certain consensus of action against statements that are ...
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Comment flags visible on wrong page after merging questions
I just merged a question with an answer which had a couple of comments flagged as 'No longer needed'. When I visit the merged question, the answer is gone, but the comment flags are still visible in ...
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