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I was curious if the 'flagged' note that is added to articles is triggered based on a ratio of "flag"/upvotes or if it is a flat number.

To clarify an example of what I mean:

For example, if the maximum flag ratio: is 0.5, and if an article has 10 flags / 19 upvotes, then the ratio of 10/19 is > 0.5 and the flag gets triggered.

Or maybe it's just a flat number, such that any article with >20 flags is flagged.

I'm sure it's more complicated than either example, but was just curious if you could share the approximate way the 'flagged' note is added to articles?




Ah ok. It's definitely not a flat number—it depends on both flags and upvotes.

As you say, it's more complicated than a simple ratio, but I guess you could call it ratio-like :)


Thank you for the reply.




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