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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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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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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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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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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"Declined in the last 7 days" confusingly appears to list only flags cast in the last seven days
The flag ban system does its calculations using the dates that flags are handled, not when they are cast. When at least 10 flags have been handled in the last 7 days, if more than 25% of those flags ...
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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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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?
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Tweak the math for the new flag-ban system a little?
A relatively recent change to the flagging system has been elimination of the flag "hell ban," in favor of a more transparent system that includes feedback.
This is a good thing.
The new system, ...
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