Doesn't a cross-post require moderator intervention? I flagged < with a custom message: > This question has been asked on SO as well: < and seems to get more response there. As far as I know, you shouldn't cross-post. I found the question here on SF less valuable and best removed, since the question on SO got more response and a bounty from the OP. However, the flag was declined: > flags should only be used to make moderators aware of content that requires their intervention Doesn't a cross-post require moderator attention? What are the guidelines for cross-posts?

I declined the flag, precisely because it is on-topic here.

Typically if a post is cross-posted to multiple sites, it should be closed on the sites on which it is _not_ on-topic. I'm a bit surprised that it wasn't closed on SO; that's not a topic I usually expect to see left open there. (But the presence of the bounty prevents people from voting to close it.)

There's more, in this particular case; I asked the OP to clarify his question, but he never came back to do so. If _he_ wanted it closed, for whatever reason, I'd be much more inclined to do so. And if he doesn't do so soon, I might close it anyway.