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When should I flag an answer or question as onsense?

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When should I flag an answer or question as
onsense?

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Careful with this one. Just because you can’t immediately understand a question or answer doesn’t necessarily mean it’s nonsense (we longtime moderators have gotten many omelettes’ worth of egg on our faces for misinterpreting questions and answers, and many of you Answerbaggers have had to calmly educate us). Often the category in which a question or answer has been submitted may provide some clarifying context. However, questions that are vague or incomprehensible should be flagged as nonsense. Similarly, if an answer does not reference the question in any way, or if it rambles on without giving a true answer, then the answer should be flagged as nonsense. Answers to questions that you simply don’t like, or just simply disagree with should not be flagged as nonsense. Additionally, opinions, or answers that have incorrect premises or facts, shouldn’t be considered nonsense. If you flag answers with incorrect facts as being nonsense, the flag will probably be rejected. Such answers sho

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