What happens when you flag a post?

[codinghorror (Jeff Atwood)]

So What Exactly Happens when you "Flag"?

What happens when you flag something? Site admins are given significant flexibility via Site Settings to adjust how flags work. This topics assumes that all site settings are set to their default. Many of the automatic options presented here, like hidden posts, closed topic, etc. can be disabled or made to require more or less flags before triggering. Single flag When a user flags a post, it appears in the review queue. Staff, as well as category moderators, can then review the flagged…