This won't help because people still will flag ridiculous things. It's not the flag system so much as it's the people.

Originally posted by hotbakedtater
Maybe we cannot unflag because it is board business.

I flagged a very old thread earlier, and there is no option to deflag.

But I flagged a thread from yesterday today and got the option to unflag.

I was reading the last part of this thread looking into why I couldn't un-flag this thread once I had flagged it.
All I found were others with the same problem.

Now with your new information I have a theory. Maybe the un-flag isn't retroactive.

It would make sense that there is a structure created with every new thread that contains, among other things, all the rules allowed in a particular thread. That way changes made go into affect and are carried forward. Course, I'm just speculating.

I'm off to try another thread...

Edit: Ooops, just noticed that someone posted about flagging and un-flagging this thread at the top of the page.
There must be another explanation.

Nice to see you guys found a middle ground.There have been times I have regretted flagging some threads.

Just a thought: What if once a month full members were granted 1 GOLD FLAG. This would be allow the member to award a GOLD FLAG to his most favorite thread of the last month. 12 such flags a year, and if you don't use it, you lose it. You get the flag on the first of the month and must use it before the first of the next month. No pressure. If you don't use it, no big deal. If you do, then you've given someone a great boon. Also, you cannot award your own thread, of course.

Like ghostlancer's Gold Flag.

I Agree and can relate with the above - Thanks Granuaile

No 1-Liners: Please do not create minimal "me too," "I agree," or similar very-short replies. (Adding "second line" to short comments doesn't count.)

I will also be creating more of the above in order to obtain my 20 posts, as for reason given by Granuaile above

2nd post

What about adding an expire date to a flag. So if you flag something your flag expires 48h or 96h later. If you still think that this thread is important (and still read it) you can reflag it.

Maybe add another counter. Total flags and current flags. So you can sarch for the long time most important thread and the current important things.

If flags expire and if it't possible to search according flag count you can generate alist of the currently most important topics. Of cause this won't help against all those ppl flagging their 'Help me I'm an alien' topics but at least those flags will vanish as they won't reflag this topic (at least I hope so)

The new system has been going for a little while now and I'm curious whether ATS members have been using it.

Have you unflagged anything? If so, why/how often?

Just curious.

ok, I'm having a problem with the flag system, in that every thread I navigate to has an 'unflag' button, but no 'flag it' button...I've tried a different browser with the same result. anyone else having this issue?