I can’t think of any reason why we would want a flag to remain unresolved after the target content has been deleted (not just hidden). Don’t delete the flag(s), just automatically resolve them, to reduce unnecessary curator workload.

Sometimes a curator or staff member needs to follow up with the user even after the flagged content has been deleted, so automatically resolving the flag might let that last part slip through the cracks.

Thanks Tony, that certainly makes sense. Since curators and staff know how to search for both resolved and unresolved flags, I was thinking it wouldn’t be much of an impediment to someone who was specifically following up with a user. I wonder if a filter for deleted content could be added to the f…

[image] jdmore: I wonder if a filter for deleted content could be added to the flags search page ? Yes! When I was checking photos with resolved copyright flags on photos for my bug report (the first time and when Jim rediscovered the issue and reopened it), I had to go through 33 pages lookin…

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tiwane January 26, 2021, 6:44pm 9

Closing this request. Here’s a request for a deleted content filter: https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/filter-for-flags-on-deleted-content/19738

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