Flagged
If your post is flagged, then it means somebody (or multiple people) have marked it for attention from staff, likely because it breaks the rules or needs to be edited. You will see a red message on flagged posts that shows how many flags they have received:
3 flags
Staff members (editors and mods) can clear flags, and mods can see who gave flags. If a post receives five flags, it is automatically hidden.
There are no penalties for receiving flags (so your points will stay the same), and generally you should not get upset about flags even if they look intimidating.
Hidden
If your post is hidden, then it is withdrawn from public access and can only be seen by you and staff members. It will appear faded white:
looks like this
Staff members (editors and mods) usually hide posts that break the rules. You can hide your own posts, and when you do, you can also re-show them. Staff members can hide and re-show anybody’s post.
There are no penalties when your post is hidden. If your post has been removed and you don’t understand why, you can ask for an explanation or appeal against the decision using this thread or by asking the staff member on their wall.
If you’re having trouble finding a post that was hidden (or otherwise), then check this thread.
Closed
If your question is closed, you will see a message on it that says, ‘closed with the note…’ or a link to a duplicate question, like this:
closed with the note: breaks the rules
Closed questions cannot be answered or edited. Usually, if a question is closed, staff members intend to hide it (for breaking the rules) and have closed it first so others can see what is happening. Some old, rule-breaking posts are closed instead of hidden.
Rejected
If your post is rejected, then it was declined by a staff member in the approval queue. Rejected posts are treated much the same as hidden posts, except that you can re-show them to send them back them to the approval queue, or edit them.
Edited
If your post is edited, then it means one or both of the following occurred:
- somebody (possibly you) changed its contents,
- somebody (possibly you) converted it from an answer to a comment.
All questions and answers have an edit history, which you can access if you’re logged in by clicking the blue link where the date is specified. Feel free to follow up on any edits made to your posts using comments or a message on the relevant user’s wall. Please remember to be nice!
Retagged
If your question is retagged, then it means somebody has changed its tags. If your post’s tags were changed at the same time any of its contents were changed, then the site will report the post as having been ‘edited’.
Deleted
If your post is deleted, then it is gone forever and can’t be accessed by anybody. Only the site admin can delete posts. You cannot delete your own posts, and it is not usual practice for Pokemaster to delete posts on request.
Note that wall posts are different from other posts and can only be deleted, not hidden. There is no way to retrieve them once they’re deleted, so make sure you only delete wall posts if you’re sure you don’t want them.
