Questions tagged [flag-ban]
For questions related to the flag-ban SE network feature. Flag-banned users can't use the raise flag functionality on network sites.
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Immediately rebanned after flag ban was lifted; should I wait to flag again?
I recently got automatically flag-banned on my Worldbuilding account. When I regained the ability to flag, I flagged another post that I had intended to flag but been unable to because of the ban. ...
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Can having many flags marked as helpful after a flag ban undo a flag ban? [duplicate]
Assume some raised 40 flags. The first 3 flags got declined the first day, causing a 7-day flag ban. In the next 4 days, no other flags are declined, and several flags are marked as helpful. Can this ...
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Where can I see the number of flags that were marked as helpful over the past 7 days?
When getting a flag ban, one can easily see the number of flags that were declined over the past 7 days. Where can I see the number of flags that were marked as helpful over the past 7 days?
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Warn users when they are about to hit the "guaranteed" flag ban
Background: Guaranteed flag-ban after a series of helpful flags
I've hit the "guaranteed" ban above more times than I should, the last time being just a few days ago.
Shog9 ♦ mentioned above, in the ...
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What should I do about a flag ban? [closed]
I was banned from flagging because "too many of my flags have been declined". What should I do about this? Will it be automatically lifted, or am I banned forever?
My flag history:
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Allow recovery from flag hellban
Currently, users can get stuck in a permanent flag hellban from which there is no recovery.
I've asked around before and it doesn't look like recovery is possible. To recover, you'd need to gain ...
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Do declined comment flags count towards the ban? [duplicate]
It seems like only post flags' declination counts towards the ban. Do declined comment flags also count towards the ban?
GlorfindelMod
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Allowing moderators to remove flag bans
Recently, I had a situation at Travel.SE, where I raised flags in good faith misunderstanding the purpose. Out of 7 declined flags in the past 7 days, 3 were my mistake, 3 were in good faith and 1 was ...
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Guaranteed flag-ban after a series of helpful flags
Related: Allow recovery from flag hellban
Note: I am not requesting different action in my case; but thought the behavior was worth bringing up.
I had 3 declined flags in row recently (it was a bad ...
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I don't know how long I'm flag banned for, and that would be useful to know
It would be nice if I knew the time I'm banned for - a range of tomorrow - 7 days isn't a very narrow time frame.
Could we be able to see the same "time remaining" that mods can on our flagged page (...
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Flag ban banner showing false ban lift day [duplicate]
Not that I am complaining about being allowed to flag posts, but I got really scared when I saw this banner in my flag history after I had randomly tried to flag a post and succeeded and assumed that ...
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Add a link to the relevant Meta post in the flag ban notice
Currently, the flag ban notice in the flag summary page looks like that:
You are currently banned from flagging - view flags declined in the last 7 days
There's no link to the Help Center or a ...
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Are there manual flag bans?
In 2013, flag weight and the infamous hellban was replaced with a new automated system.
Review bans are handed out automatically but can also be issued manually by mods. The same situation exists ...
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Make it more obvious that I'm banned only from flagging posts, not comments
Currently, the flag ban notice in the flag summary page looks like that:
You are currently banned from flagging - view flags declined in the last 7 days
It looks as if I was banned from flagging ...
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Do not show comment flags in "declined in last 7 days" view
I went to check my flag history, only to see this big banner:
I clicked on the button, and saw eight declined flags. Five of those were comment flags, which do not count towards bans (reconfirmed ...
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