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Of course the community should decide. The question is, how should they decide?

Are you saying that someone with enough karma to flag articles should or shouldn't flag popular off-topic articles?

This is difficult in every single case.<br /> If the article is popular, the community made a decision. Flagging it as off-topic should e handled with care. Maybe he should at least have a look at the ongoing discussion to see, what people have to say. This may give him an idea, why others voted for it.

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