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In the legacy First Posts review queue, if you flagged a post or added a comment, you could click I'm Done to continue, instead of Looks OK. In the new First answers review queue, however, this is no longer an option. Instead, you must choose between:

  • Looks OK
  • Edit
  • Share feedback
    • Answer is unclear
    • Answer needs supporting information

None of these options make sense, however, if you've either

  • Flagged an answer, or
  • Left a custom comment.

The Share feedback option is the closest, but it forces you to choose between two canned comments that don't make sense for e.g. Not an Answer, Rude or Abusive, or Spam. We can leave a custom comment, of course, but the only way to proceed is to select either Looks OK (it doesn't) or Skip.

I propose fixing this by either:

  1. Reintroducing the I'm Done option, or
  2. Adding a No Comment option to Share feedback, similar to the Low Quality Answers queue.

Optionally, this could be enabled only if the reviewer flagged the post, upvoted an existing comment, or left a new comment—which is similar to how the I'm Done option worked previously (though it was also enabled if you voted on the post itself).

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    Cross-site duplicate on Meta.SE with [status-planned]: meta.stackexchange.com/a/369037/348196
    – 41686d6564
    Commented Aug 27, 2021 at 18:26
  • Also related: here and here.
    – 41686d6564
    Commented Aug 27, 2021 at 18:29
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    Given that a high number of first answers are new users who do not have rep to comment, there is a high proportion of non-answers so it is staggering to see that there is no non-answer flag as an option. Commented Aug 28, 2021 at 3:10
  • FYI: I’ve summarized the two main relevant proposals from the Meta SE threads in my answer below, alongside the product team’s response. Commented Sep 2, 2021 at 16:42
  • If a moderator happens to see this: This issue has since been resolved by the product team (see update in my answer below) and can be marked as [status-completed]. Commented Sep 8, 2021 at 2:54

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Update

  • 2021-09-08: The product team has added an "Other Action" button to the New Questions and New Answers review queues. This is disabled (grayed out) until an action is taken, such as flagging the post, adding a comment, or upvoting an existing comment. The extended "Share Feedback" options haven't yet been deployed.

    Screenshot of "Other Action"


Original Answer

Per @41686d6564's comment, this issue has already been raised (multiple times) on the original Stack Exchange thread announcing the reorganization of the First Posts review queue.

“I’m Done” Button

In response to @Bill Tür’s proposal to bring back the "I'm done" button, Stack Overflow staff member @kristinalustig commented:

Agreed that this is a good idea. I'm going to be working on adding this option back in. Might take a few days, but I'll mark this as status-planned. Thanks for the feedback.

“Share Feedback” Options

In response to @Ryan M’s proposal to add more “Share Feedback” options to address non-answers, @kristinalustig commented:

We added flags back in, and we're going to be adding other options back in as well. I'm going to mark this as status-completed.

Based on this, this issue is not only known to the product team, but is in the process of being fixed. A resolution will hopefully be available next week or two.

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