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by ddxv 477 days ago
I was curious if the 'flagged' note that is added to articles is triggered based on a ratio of "flag"/upvotes or if it is a flat number.

To clarify an example of what I mean:

For example, if the maximum flag ratio: is 0.5, and if an article has 10 flags / 19 upvotes, then the ratio of 10/19 is > 0.5 and the flag gets triggered.

Or maybe it's just a flat number, such that any article with >20 flags is flagged.

I'm sure it's more complicated than either example, but was just curious if you could share the approximate way the 'flagged' note is added to articles?

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Ah ok. It's definitely not a flat number—it depends on both flags and upvotes.

As you say, it's more complicated than a simple ratio, but I guess you could call it ratio-like :)

Thank you for the reply.