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Did I read you correctly? Flagging first without reading in deed seems like abuse of flags. (Possible exceptions for very obvious offenders against site guidel

• minimaxir 10y ago
  Exact quote from the guidelines: > If you think a story is spam or off-topic, flag it by clicking on its 'flag' link.
  • bobwaycott 10y ago
    I think the issue here is flagging a story without bothering to check the story. Excluding obvious dupes, the recent article posted for Greek sex escorts, and similarly irrefutable garbage, you have no defensible basis for flagging on title alone. Real-world example: There have been a couple articles recently posted with titles such as "Do X with all the things using this one weird trick". The articles were solid, informative, and on-topic, despite the otherwise regrettable titles. I even complained about the titles in the comments, but not the content. I could only make this judgment by reading the articles and denying my flag-hammer until I knew they weren't garbage. I think we're disagreeing on a difference between the proverbial letter and spirit of the law/guidelines.