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istjohn · 2016-09-04 17:54:40+00:00

Would getting flagged bump it down? It's a shame people don't think this is a worthwhile conversation to be having.

bradleyjg | karma 18054 | avg karma 4.08 · | 2023-04-05 09:23:03

I wouldn’t take it personally. There’s a lot of people with the ability to flag.

pestatije | karma 588 | avg karma 0.42 · | 2023-06-07 14:45:26

so why not flag it?

criddell | karma 19148 | avg karma 2.04 · | 2019-06-27 16:11:07+00:00

I don't think you should flag it until the discussion devolves. So far, it's pretty reasonable.

mLuby | karma 4402 | avg karma 3.09 · | 2019-09-02 21:23:37+00:00

That's what flagging is for. Why don't people flag more?

epochwolf | karma 3111 | avg karma 2.47 · | 2010-12-17 10:16:47

How about flagging it?

dang | karma 18142 | avg karma 0.25 · | 2019-07-16 18:13:25+00:00

It's ok to talk about it! we answer questions about things like flagging all the time.

pvg | karma 14880 | avg karma 1.9 · | 2023-12-19 15:02:35

It's not - it's better to just flag them and move on.

api | karma 31631 | avg karma 2.2 · | 2023-06-24 11:56:15

It’s easy to flag. Would not take much effort.

jamesbritt | karma 28062 | avg karma 4.6 · | 2013-11-26 15:28:27

I believe, though, that flagging something that ends up popular can count against you.

Kinnard | karma 1693 | avg karma 1.45 · | 2017-03-26 15:22:11

Why would you want to flag it?

ratsmack | karma 1849 | avg karma 1.86 · | 2022-08-13 10:15:43

Why do we have to flag it instead of eloquently and politely discussing it?

axod | karma 15942 | avg karma 2.86 · | 2009-06-01 17:58:38+00:00

Agreed.

"5,000 people flagged this" would be a visible public notice that most people don't want it there.

prawn | karma 22119 | avg karma 2.96 · | 2019-08-06 23:28:44+00:00

Flag it, IMO.

moistly | karma 1286 | avg karma 0.83 · | 2022-02-14 00:52:49

Should we be flagging it, then?

craftinator | karma 662 | avg karma 0.48 · | 2020-10-12 02:07:51

Gee, what excellent conversation you make. Flagged.

guerrilla | karma 7914 | avg karma 1.95 · | 2023-01-26 05:38:38

Well, doesn't it make sense to just flag it? I think that might be in the spirit of the site...

baby | karma 14476 | avg karma 1.71 · | 2018-07-09 15:05:51+00:00

If enough people flag these, then it becomes "not OK"

waihtis | karma 2189 | avg karma 2.14 · | 2020-08-27 13:55:20

Why so aggressive? I’m just speculating on why people might flag.

minimaxir | karma 67739 | avg karma 7.48 · | 2014-07-07 15:39:15

This is a definite no. Public flagging opens up flaggers to retribution. Then no one will flag at all and the system breaks down.

The deterrent to flagging too much is losing flagging privileges. (and I'm speaking from experience)