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Add a help-center link to "In need of moderator intervention" in the question flagging menu

In the flagging menu (see bottom for reference), almost every single category has a link to a clarifying help center entry. The only exceptions are: Duplicates (which has a comprehensive submenu ...
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Change the help center privilege page text for "flag posts" to "flag posts and comments"

The help center page on privileges says "flag posts", but that privilege also includes the privilege to flag comments. I propose changing the text to say "flag posts and comments". ...
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Clarify what "standard flags" means on "What is Flagging?"

One of the canned responses for a declined flag is: Using standard flags helps us prioritize problems and resolve them faster. Please familiarize yourself with the list of standard flags: see What is ...
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Adjust the Help Center text about flagging a question for moderator attention to have it reopened [duplicate]

Currently, the Help Center article about reopening closed questions says: If a moderator (user with a ♦ symbol after their name) closed the question, then you may flag it for moderator attention. ...
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Can /help/privileges/flag-posts be updated to reflect the new flagging reasons?

When declining a moderator intervention flag with the 'use standard flags' reason, users are linked to /help/privileges/flag-posts. The screenshots of the flagging options here still refer to the old ...
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Update Help Center page about spam/abusive flags

The Help Center page about the Flag Posts privilege currently states: What happens when I flag something as spam or abusive? The spam and abusive flags are designed to automatically eliminate truly ...
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There are flags in the 10k tools according to the help center

In the help center, on the page about reopening questions, it is stated that: How do I find questions that someone thinks should be reopened? There are two tools to help questions with reopen votes ...
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Information on who can flag to close in the help center is contradictory

The help page on the flagging privilege says: […] Flag to close (questions only)* Duplicate question* Off-topic (with sub-reasons)* Unclear what you're asking* Too broad* ...
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Flagging privilege help center page is outdated

Flagging options were recently re-worded network-wide. Good. However, the network-wide help center page on the flagging privilege retains the old wording and screenshots of it. (MSE | SO | LH) ...
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List off-topic sub-topics in flag posts documentation

Could you add an enumeration of the "off-topic" flag options to https://stackoverflow.com/help/privileges/flag-posts? I didn't realize that (unintuitively) buried at that third level was an option I ...
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Flag-Posts Privilege documentation needs updating

According to https://stackoverflow.com/help/privileges/flag-posts users should be able to flag a question for 6 different reasons as soon as they have 50 rep. However not all reasons appear on all ...
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One of two Help Center pages on flagging is incomplete and mostly redundant

The Help Center page What if I see someone doing something bad? attempts to explain flagging (In fact its path is /help/flagging.) It falls short of the goal, though: To flag a post that is neither ...
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