# Inadvertent flag…

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inadvertent-flag/1011822>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [December 18, 2024, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inadvertent-flag/1011822 "2024-12-18T17:58:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![MarkF2004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5ac83/32.png) [@MarkF2004](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MarkF2004)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inadvertent-flag/1011822/1 "2024-12-18T17:58:37Z")

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Hi,

My twitchy finger just touched a flag icon on a post. [A Genuine Caption Contest (Part 2) - #678 by needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717/678)

Entirely my error but wouldn’t want any fallout to ensue…

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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inadvertent-flag/1011822/2 "2024-12-18T19:09:17Z")

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Unless you filled out the pop-up form and hit the big blue [Flag Post] button you didn’t actually flag anything.

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**Author:** ![MarkF2004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5ac83/32.png) [@MarkF2004](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MarkF2004)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inadvertent-flag/1011822/3 "2024-12-18T19:17:19Z")

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Aah, thank you @LSLGuy, I just wanted to make, cheers

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**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inadvertent-flag/1011822/4 "2024-12-18T20:14:08Z")

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Oh, for the record @MarkF2004 - if you _had_ gone ahead and filled out the pop-up and submitted it, the flag sends a message to the mods of the forum, which will show up in your “sent” messages. You can then submit a follow up message in the micro-thread as it were explaining your mistake.

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**Author:** ![MarkF2004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5ac83/32.png) [@MarkF2004](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MarkF2004)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inadvertent-flag/1011822/5 "2024-12-18T21:42:07Z")

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Good to know @ParallelLines , thank you