I have seen articles with "flagged" but do not understand what this actually means in practice, as those articles are not removed from view. Does it mean that comments are closed?
Sometimes an article gets killed by flagging, but later gets revived by somebody "vouching" for it. In this situation, the article keeps the [flagged] designation, but is alive again (and comments are reopened).
If an article is dead due to flagging, you won't see it anymore (unless you have "showdead" set in your profile).
If an article is dead due to flagging, you won't see it anymore (unless you have "showdead" set in your profile).