# Auto-response when taking action on flags

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-response-when-taking-action-on-flags/26190>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [3월 10, 2015, 9:07오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-response-when-taking-action-on-flags/26190 "2015-03-10T21:07:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [3월 16, 2015, 1:58오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-response-when-taking-action-on-flags/26190/8 "2015-03-16T01:58:18Z")

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@zogstrip I wish I could have caught you before you did that .. there is already a way to avoid auto responses to flags, **make sure a staff member replies to the flag before handling it**. The auto replies only happen if there is not currently a staff reply on the flag PM.

So just reply to the flag PM, then handle the flag.

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