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Flags page returns 500 error when having a flag on a deleted post

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For some reason, I can't access my flags page (https://writing.codidact.com/users/53196/flags). It just returns a 500 server error.

It seems to only be only on this community for some reason; I can access it fine on the other communities.

It is probably because I te one flag I have is on a post that has since been deleted.

Error ID: 0af97925-f0c6-4285-a365-9699a26b7ff6

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posted over 3 years ago
3y ago by Monica Cellio‭
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This was a data error -- the post you flagged was spam, we do some extra stuff when nuking spam, and something went wrong. Fixed now. You won't see the post you flagged because it's completely gone, but you won't get an error page now either.

posted about 3 years ago
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Doesn't that mean that the flag count is wrong? (4 comments)
Doesn't that mean that the flag count is wrong?
Moshi‭ wrote about 3 years ago
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Right now it looks like my profile shows that I have raised 0 flags, which is incorrect given that (though the post is deleted) I have raised a flag.

Monica Cellio‭ wrote about 3 years ago
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Yeah, sorry about that. I think when posts get completely obliterated, their associated stats go too. But flag count feeds into abilities, so we should see if we can do something about that.

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Since, the post isn't available in database than, how database can show a flag from deleted data?

I meant which data was deleted from database the related data will be lost either.

And, If your profile was showing 1 flag raised but, when you visit flag page then, it will unable to show you any post hence, there will be 0 flag in your flag page. And, statistics will show 1 flag raised but, flag page will show 0. So, it will be bug. Instead of making that bug, it OK to remove the whole data. (But, I would care of curate privilege that moment)

Monica Cellio‭ wrote about 3 years ago
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What I meant is that instead of nuking the post without a trace, we could leave a "gravestone" behind to attach history to, like flags, if we wanted to. I haven't given this much thought. It just feels off that the reward for flagging spam is to lose "credit" for your flag in abilities calculations.