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There are two ways to flag a question on WikiAnswers. You can click on the report abuse button below the question or you can click on "flag" in the blue toolbar at the left of the screen. This will bring up a box that lets you select why you are flagging the question or answer.
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What does it mean to flag an answer on WikiAnswers?
You would flag an answer if it had inappropriate content in it.
What Questions Are Inapproipaite for WikiAnswers?
The question you asked is inappropriate for WikiAnswers.
How do you remove questions on WikiAnswers?
Contributors cannot, but supervisors can. If you find a question that is inappropriate, unable to be answered, offensive, harmful, or illegal, then flag it or contact a supervisor.
How do you you flag an unanswered question?
You cannot flag an unanswered question on WikiAnswers. The "Flag" button is missing if the question does not have an answer.
Why doesn't WikiAnswers block inappropriate questions?
WikiAnswers doesn't 'block' inappropriate questions, but rather stores them so no one can answer an inappropriate question that has already been asked. It is called a 'Catch-All', and it stores all of the inappropriate questions so when a user types in an inappropriate question that has already been asked and merged into that Catch-All, they will get an answer telling them that inappropriate questions are not allowed on WikiAnswers. In a way, WikiAnswers does 'block' inappropriate questions.
Why doesn't WikiAnswers have a trolling or spamming flag?
WikiAnswers does have what we call flagged questions. You can flag a question by clicking on the red "Report Abuse". Then select the category you want(Ex: inappropriate) and then click OK. These questions are then soon fixed by supervisors and other people and then fix and delete the flag. The link below has a list of all the flagged questions.
How do you flag a question on WikiAnswers?
There are two ways to flag a question on WikiAnswers. You can click on the report abuse button below the question or you can click on "flag" in the blue toolbar at the left of the screen. This will bring up a box that lets you select why you are flagging the question or answer.
What is flagging?
Flagging or reporting is when you mark a question or an answer for review. If a question or answer on wikianswers is inappropriate or vandalized and full of spam you can request it be looked at by a supervisor who has the power to delete it if necessary.
How do you flag a question on wikianswers if you are a contributor?
There is a link in the panel on the left side of your screen under question tools. The term "flag" is there.
Why do people flag inappropriate questions if this site is supposed to help answear your questions but a lot of them get blocked?
The reason is exactly what you said - the questions are inappropriate. WikiAnswers can be viewed by anyone in the world, and most are offended or appalled by such inappropriateness in questions, so to give them respect, they are put away to a good place. You do not need an answer to an inappropriate question.
Why is your watchlist full of pages being moved to What is inappropriate subject matter for WikiAnswers?
A question you are watching may have been trashed into that question. You can fix this by deleting "What is inappropriate subject matter for WikiAnswers" off the question list at the bottom of Special:watchlistThis bug will be fixed in the coming months
When should you delete a question's discussion post on WikiAnswers?
You should delete a discussion post on WikiAnswers when there is inappropriate information or spam within it.
