Based on feedback we’ve made the review queue’s questions point the same way for every kind of item, so you can work the queue without stopping to check what “Yes” means. Going forward “yes” will always mean “yes, there’s a problem with this.”
The update will be enabled as an upcoming change called Consistent review queue answers. If you find the need to disable it, you can do so from Admin > Upcoming changes.
The issue was that some review items asked whether there was a problem (“Is this post spam?”), while others asked for approval (“Approve this topic?”). The same “Yes” button either took action against something or let it through, depending on the item. That’s easy to get wrong when you’re reviewing many items.
What’s changed
Every question asks whether something is wrong.
Queued posts, topics and pending accounts now ask “Is there something wrong with this post / topic / account?”, just like flags do.
“Yes” always comes first and always means there’s a problem
“No” always means it’s fine and lets it through.
Reviewed items are labelled by outcome
Instead of “Flag approved” (green) and “Post rejected” (red), which meant the same thing, every resolved item now shows “Problem confirmed” (red) or “No problem found” (green).
Filters have been updated to match
“Problem confirmed” and “No problem found” replace “Approved” and “Rejected”, and work across every item type.
Let us know if you have any questions or feedback!