8
votes
Accepted
declined very low quality post (-5 votes and deleted)
I'm not the moderator that handled your flag, but here are my thoughts on this:
Generally, I'm of the view that we (moderators) leave the Not An Answer (NAA) and Very Low Quality (VLQ) flags to be ...
Paul WhiteMod
- 82.9k
8
votes
Accepted
flagging clarification for low level answers
The flagging guidance text for the very low quality (VLQ) flag option says:
This answer has severe formatting or content problems. This answer is unlikely to be salvageable through editing, and ...
Paul WhiteMod
- 82.9k
7
votes
declined very low quality post (-5 votes and deleted)
I am the moderator that handled the flag, and here's my thoughts:
I honestly don't recall what was going on in my head at the time I handled the flag. I just couldn't tell you. I can guess tho ...
I ...
jcolebrandMod
- 6,345
7
votes
Accepted
Why is flag declined based on content edited after flagging?
Should the flag not have been helpful as it pointed out the need for the post to be edited to answer the question?
I'm generally pretty generous when deciding whether to mark flags as helpful or not, ...
Paul WhiteMod
- 82.9k
5
votes
Accepted
Should I flag these two very low quality questions with the same template from two different users?
Using public information, you can see:
The identicons are the same
Both users were created today
Both are unregistered
So it is reasonable to assume there is some sort of connection, and might well ...
Paul WhiteMod
- 82.9k
2
votes
Spam flag declined on strange answer
Pitching in a day late and a dollar short, and I was gonna do a comment but I wanted a little longer context, and as this is meta, it's usually ok.
There's something to remember when it comes to flags ...
jcolebrandMod
- 6,345
2
votes
Accepted
Spam flag declined on strange answer
There's an FAQ on Meta Stack Exchange about when to use what flag: What are the “spam” and “rude or abusive” (offensive) flags, and how do they work?
Specifically, this looks like a use case for ...
- 2,201
1
vote
declined very low quality post (-5 votes and deleted)
The flag was declined by a moderator since the flag is to be used only for questions that need moderator action. Deleting a post does not require moderator action, it only requires trusted users to ...
- 69.7k
Only top scored, non community-wiki answers of a minimum length are eligible