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Is there a recent change of the way on how we flag non-English content with low quality?

One of my recent low-quality flags on non-English content is declined. The reason given is: Use Needs Improvement > Needs Details or Clarity flags instead for non-English questions. https://meta....
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Why is this low quality flag incorrect for this audit? [duplicate]

My recent incorrect review can be found below: https://stackoverflow.com/review/first-questions/33183664 I flagged this one as very low quality, because it contains very little information, isn't ...
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Does images of code denote a low quality question? [duplicate]

I’m confused, I flagged this question as Low Quality but my flag has been declined by a moderator? The first image link is to a large block of code which in my opinion is no use to anyone. If this ...
8 votes
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"very low quality flag" declined - is that justified? [duplicate]

I recently flagged this answer as "very low quality" because it just copied (non-working) code from the question without any additional comment or statement. I wrote a comment to indicate ...
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0 answers
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I flagged a question as "very low quality", the flag review was "declined", but the question was closed due to lack of clarity [duplicate]

I recently reviewed this post, and I noticed my flag was " declined - a moderator reviewed your flag, but found no evidence to support it." I went to the link for the post, found above, and ...
6 votes
1 answer
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Very low quality flag declined [duplicate]

I found this post the other day. The intent is... unclear? Judging from the new user profile, the word "Notes" at the beginning, and the flawless grammar, it looks to me like they just copy/...
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1 answer
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Declined “Very Low Quality” flag on a duplicate answer [duplicate]

I flagged this answer (now deleted) as Very Low Quality (contents of the post as it got deleted): It's not compulsory to have a list. My flag got declined as: declined - a moderator reviewed your ...
107 votes
2 answers
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When is a closeable question also a "very low quality" question?

Sometimes, when I see a question that is blatantly off-topic or otherwise unsalvageable and cannot in any reasonable sense be said to be editable into an acceptable on-topic question, I will vote to ...
59 votes
2 answers
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(Yet another) why was my VLQ flag (very low quality) on a question declined

Don't use this flag very often, but I thought that https://stackoverflow.com/questions/63968174/if-a-pop-up-alert-physical-repeats-itself-is-there-a-defence-mechanism-we-should was just basically ...
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1 answer
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Do moderators face any consequences when wrongfully marking flag as unhelpful? [closed]

I've recently been banned from flagging posts because some of the submitted flags in the last 7 days have been declined. However, reviewing them as suggested by SO, I noticed that of the seven ...
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Why was this "Very Low Quality" flag declined, when the answer seemingly doesn't address the question? [duplicate]

I flagged this answer (screenshot in case it gets deleted) as VLQ and the flag was declined with "a moderator reviewed your flag, but found no evidence to support it". In review, it was also ...
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1 answer
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The "very low quality" flag is highly misleading [duplicate]

I think this flag should be removed or the wording changed significantly for it to stop being misused and misunderstood. Some reference questions I've read on the VLQ flag: Am I misusing the "...
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4 answers
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How do you strike a balance between flagging "low quality answer" and having your flags rejected?

This morning when I tried to review posts, I've got a notice that many of my recent flags were rejected. I assumed that code-only answers or one-liners should be marked as low-quality. Examples of ...
29 votes
0 answers
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Please remove Very low quality type flag on questions [duplicate]

I have found question today, which was a total gibberish. In my opinion it was not even worth casting 3 close votes, because it is just a waste of 3 people's votes and time. I cast a VLQ flag on it. ...
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If this isn’t a low quality “question”, how low would quality have to be?

My VLQ flag on this “question” was declined: Sample question to test out the StackExchange API website deal It says: Sample text: Hey guys. As you may have already heard we will be working ...
1 vote
1 answer
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Same answer to the same question [duplicate]

I'm talking specifically about this answer. After seeing it, I flagged as Very Low Quality because all it says is what we can read in the already accepted answer and wrote a comment saying Hi Amit ...
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1 answer
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Low-quality questions [duplicate]

I flagged a question for, IMHO, being of "very low quality", and got the answer: declined - a moderator reviewed your flag, but found no evidence to support it As a note, this were my first ever ...
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Very low quality flag coming from "Help and Improvement" queue got declined [duplicate]

In the "Help and Improvement" queue I was presented this question. At the time I saw it, the entire question was: in an Office JavaScript addin, is it possible to prompt the user to open a local ...
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Flagging a close question, declined due to wrong reason to flag? [duplicate]

I flagged a question for very low quality, this question in particular, however, my flag was declined. Obviously, since it was declined the question itself was found to be off-topic and closed. My ...
4 votes
1 answer
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Why are low quality posts not being accepted as low quality [duplicate]

What constitutes a low quality post? I'm commenting and trying to help on these questions, but they are terrible. I would have been downvoted into oblivion for asking these a few years ago. These ...
4 votes
0 answers
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Review audit system needs to be improved [duplicate]

I fell into the wrong review audit many times because of this. Let me share the details. This is the review audit I've encountered I read the question and took time and it seems a "too broad" ...
4 votes
1 answer
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Very low quality flags [duplicate]

I have an issue with a decision to decline a flag I raised yesterday. On the late answer queue I had to review this answer. At the time it didn't even have this text: Please try this (Linear ...
27 votes
2 answers
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When should I flag an answer?

I'm really trying hard not to target or call anyone out so I will refrain from posting any names unless it is deemed helpful. That said, I came across an answer today that had been directly copied and ...
24 votes
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Can we add 'off topic' to the list of answer flags?

This is a continuation of this question however, the proposal is slightly different: (Edit: as pointed out by @Braiam the off-topic description in the image is too exclusive due to the mention of ...
13 votes
1 answer
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How is this question not considered low quality?

I flagged a question as low quality a while ago. Today I was browsing through my flags and noticed it was declined by a moderator. After reviewing it again I still believe this is a low quality ...
3 votes
1 answer
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Edits should not mark Very Low Quality (VLQ) flags as Helpful

In a comment on this answer, I asked why edits mark VLQ flags as Helpful. @Shog9 ♦ replied: Ancient reasons, @Robert; that behavior predates review, and partially fulfilled the need for a "flag ...
153 votes
4 answers
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Merge the "Not An Answer" and "Very Low Quality" flags into one

Note, there is a similar request on MSE which is 2 years old. Note also that the observations made here can be put in perspective of the comment flag change which is going to encapsulate lots of ...
17 votes
1 answer
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Did the site policy regarding link-to-tool answers change?

I flagged this answer as VLQ: ...which was declined by a moderator stating: I don't think it's reasonable for a moderator to delete this outright. The comment you left prompting them to expand ...
8 votes
1 answer
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Why was my flag disputed for what I felt to be a low-quality question? [duplicate]

I flagged Make tagging based on @user(deleted), but the flag was later disputed. I have I flagged other similar questions (contained images of code instead of code, had comments requesting the code as ...
38 votes
2 answers
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We finally need more appropriate review actions in Help and Improvement

First, I am aware of this Meta question. But we haven't heard of any improvements for a long time now. I think the problem is bigger than ever before. Currently I am skipping 19 out of 20 questions ...

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