# Auto-resolving flags on deleted posts: am I missing something?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-resolving-flags-on-deleted-posts-am-i-missing-something/392236>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Tags:** review-queue\
**Created:** [December 27, 2025, 12:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-resolving-flags-on-deleted-posts-am-i-missing-something/392236 "2025-12-27T12:46:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![awesomerobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/awesomerobot/32/142900_2.png) [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2026, 9:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-resolving-flags-on-deleted-posts-am-i-missing-something/392236/2 "2026-01-12T21:01:12Z")

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The new behavior is intended, but I think you’ve identified an important downside of this change.

Maybe we should only auto-resolve a flag on a self-deleted post if the user hasn’t had any other recent flags that were resolved through self-deletion? This would allow some forgiveness to reduce moderation burden if it is was a one-time occurrence, but could still catch someone abusing the system.

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