> Please don't submit comments complaining that a submission is inappropriate for the site. If you think something is spam or offtopic, flag it by going to its page and clicking on the "flag" link. (Not all users will see this; there is a karma threshold.) If you flag something, please don't also comment that you did.
I.e., it's ok to flag bad articles.
The "Fight Club Rule #1 & #2" nature of this guideline always struck me as odd. I hate meta comment threads as much as the next guy, but I'm not sure how else to spread awareness about the guidelines.
> Please don't submit comments complaining that a submission is inappropriate for the site. If you think something is spam or offtopic, flag it by going to its page and clicking on the "flag" link. (Not all users will see this; there is a karma threshold.) If you flag something, please don't also comment that you did.
I.e., it's ok to flag bad articles.
The "Fight Club Rule #1 & #2" nature of this guideline always struck me as odd. I hate meta comment threads as much as the next guy, but I'm not sure how else to spread awareness about the guidelines.