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by SammyStacks 600 days ago
What does it actually mean when a thread is "Flagged"? This thread is marked as so, and often there is a comment explaining why the thread should be flagged, but I don't see one here.
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throwaway314155 599 days ago
Just means that some threshold of users clicked the flag button beside the post.
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SammyStacks 599 days ago
Gotcha. Thanks
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throwaway314155 599 days ago
No problem! I'm not always fond of the system myself. Seems ripe for abuse/misuse.
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