Understanding post flags in Discourse

[not-ethan (Ethan)]

@RPaladin

Do moderators receive flag notifications based on priorities?
I’m not sure if this is by default or by custom usage, but flagging with, “Something Else,” almost always gets a moderator for me, while flagging with any of the other three flag types doesn’t exactly seem to notify a moderator, at least for me, and I’ve used several Discourse forums for years.

For the default flag options, it depends on the settings. But users won’t always write the same text in something else flags so I believe they go in the queue no matter the settings.

@RPaladin

Can non-moderators clear flags that they’ve flagged?
For example, if I was to flag someone, but then later wish to retract that flag, perhaps because of a misunderstanding, is this possible? I’ve never seemed to be able to do so, but perhaps I’m not looking in the right place.

No, the feature was removed. Topic with some info.