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flagging

flagging

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To mark posts or comments for review by site moderators
  • noun
  • /ˈflæɡɪŋ/
  • Jargon
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  • Graduate and professional programs may decide, for example, that they make better admission decisions if college transcripts are flagged, or college faculty may judge that flagging is necessary in making decisions about college honors.

Examples

  • Like, like it could destroy a lot of the free speech and openness of YouTube to have people running around flagging anything that offends them.

  • Because flagging feels like sending a complaint to an automated corporate email address, you have no idea whether you're the only one, whether you're crazy, or whether anyone is listening.

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  • There has been a fair amount of flagging.

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  • Let me begin by flagging some of the developments that form the backdrop to my argument today.

  • I didn't even realize flagging was an option.

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  • Just out of interest, did anyone alert the mods via the contact form or through flagging?

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  • For each of the canned flagging reasons, list the reason and the IDs of the people who selected that reason.

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  • Users can help improve the community by flagging inappropriate posts for review.

  • The user reported the abusive comment by flagging it in the moderation system.

  • Moderators rely on user flagging to maintain a safe environment for all members.

Surface Forms

flagging singular
flaggings plural

Morphology

flagging = flag (transparent) = flag + ing

A direct gerund/nominalization of the verb 'flag' meaning 'to mark'; the meaning follows regular English formation.

Etymology

Flagging (reporting online content) comes from the idea of a flag as 'a marker' or 'a warning', like raising a flag to call attention to something. So to flag a post is to mark it for review.