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Why do answers get flagged as 'Gibberish' or 'unnecessary repetition'?
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∙ 10y ago
Those types of flag are usually applied by 'dingobot' - the automated system that scans contributions according to a pre-set list of rules. If someone repeats the same word (or words) in their answer - the system will flag it for repetition. If someone types a sentence that appears to be either just a random jumble of letters or words - it will get flagged for gibberish. However - remember there are also real people here to rectify obvious 'mistakes' if a question is flagged in error.
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Why do your answers keep getting flagged as 'Gibberish' or 'unnecessary repetition'?
That's done by a bot. The same word used repeatedly could trigger it, misspelled words could trigger it, excessive use of punctuation marks could trigger it, etc.
Why do answers keep getting flagged as 'Gibberish' or 'unnecessary repetition'?
That's done by a bot. The same word used repeatedly could trigger it, misspelled words could trigger it, excessive use of punctuation marks could trigger it, etc.
How does unflagging help in managing flagged answers?
If a question was flagged (for example) for gibberish, and you edit the answer to make it more sensible, it needs to be un-flaged to remove it from the list of answers that still need improving.
What does it mean when a question is flagged for containing gibberish?
That is an auto-detection feature. "Gibberish" is anything nonsensical, and sometimes posts are just that. But people who insist on putting five exclamation points after sentences, people who write words like "so" with a string of eight "o"s in it - those kind of posts will get flagged as "gibberish" every time. If one writes answers in clear, correct English, they will virtually never get flagged as gibberish.
What is wvnfjd cndx xdbhmdvnj?
The Dingobot automaton has flagged that as gibberish.
How do you get flagged on WikiAnswers?
You, yourself as a user don't exactly get flagged on WikiAnswers. You can have your account reported by a user, though, if they click on the "Report abuse" link on your profile, your message board or even your contributions. However, your answers can get flagged by other users or by the bots on this site if they detect gibberish, websites, profanity, long answer changed, etc. Other users can flag your answers (or questions) if they feel something is missing or needs changing.
Where is the list of flagged questions and answers?
Finding the FlagsClick on the Related link below to see the list of flagged questions and answers.
Why can you not read the answers with inflammatory language or gibberish to edit them?
All users should be able to see the list of questions flagged for inflammatory language and gibberish. If you experience this problem and it does not go away, post in the Community forum under Malfunction Discussion. If you are a Supervisor with this issue, post in Bug Reports in the Supervisors' Forum.
Where in the world is the flagged questions and answers page?
On the left navigation bar. It says Flagged Questions.
In reviewing 'Flagged' answers what is the recommended procedure - does you edit and de-flag?
Yes - if your editing results in the flag being no longer necessary, it can be removed. For example, say you saw the question 'What is the value of Pi to ten decimal places' - and the answer had been flagged as gibberish, because someone had answered 'ten pieces of pie'. - If you were to replace that answer with the correct one of 3.1415926536, you can remove the flag - as the question no longer has a 'gibberish' answer. If the answer has multiple flags, only remove the one(s) you're correcting.
How many flagged questions are on WikiAnswers?
The number of flagged questions is constantly changing. As of July 21, 2017, there are approximately 129,991 flagged questions and answers on WikiAnswers.
Which topics have answers that need editing?
Almost every answer that is flagged needs to be edited, and flagged questions are from every topic. Find a category and go to its homepage, find "flagged questions" in its blue side-bar, and find some answers you want to edit.
