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'Flag' on the web is usually used as a synonym to mean 'report to admin'. For example, Hacker News or MetaFilter both use a flag with this meaning. 'Star' is f
by halo 17y ago
'Flag' on the web is usually used as a synonym to mean 'report to admin'. For example, Hacker News or MetaFilter both use a flag with this meaning.
'Star' is frequently used for bookmarks - Chrome, Firefox and IE all use a star icon to denote their bookmarks functionality. If you're using text rather than an icon, I think an explicit 'Save' or 'Favourites' text is preferable, however.
- jvdh 17y agoThere you go, you've wrongly interpreted the "flag" option on Hacker News: it does not report to the admin, it saves it for later reading.