As far as I can tell, there is no point to flagging comments as "obsolete". The moderators will just decline the flags.

A scenario:

• Answer is posted in comment #1.
• Original poster asks (in comment #2) for a clarification of comment #1.
• Follow-up comment #3 clarifies comment #1.
• Original posters asks (in comment #4) that comments #1 and #3 be written up as an answer.
• Comments #1 and #3 are written up as an answer.
• The original poster accepts the answer.
• Two years pass.
• In a meta-thread, moderators encourage flagging obsolete comments.
• Comments #1, #3, and #4 are flagged as obsolete -- because they have been incorporated into an answer.
• The flags are declined.

Conclusions:

1. Flagging obsolete comments does no good, even when the obsolescence is obvious.
2. If the moderators disagree with conclusion #1, the moderators will need to change how they handle "obsolete" flags.

As far as I can tell, there is no point to flagging comments as "obsolete". The moderators will just decline the flags.

A scenario:

• Answer is posted in comment #1.
• Original poster asks (in comment #2) for a clarification of comment #1.
• Follow-up comment #3 clarifies comment #1.
• Original poster asks (in comment #4) that comments #1 and #3 be written up as an answer.
• Comments #1 and #3 are written up as an answer.
• The original poster accepts the answer.
• Two years pass.
• In a meta-thread, moderators encourage flagging obsolete comments.
• Comments #1, #3, and #4 are flagged as obsolete -- because they have been incorporated into an answer.
• The flags are declined.

Conclusions:

1. Flagging obsolete comments does no good, even when the obsolescence is obvious.
2. If the moderators disagree with conclusion #1, the moderators will need to change how they handle "obsolete" flags.

As far as I can tell, there is no point to flagging comments as "obsolete". The mods will just decline the flags.

A scenario:

• Answer is posted in comment #1.
• Original poster asks (in comment #2) for a clarification of comment #1.
• Follow-up comment #3 clarifies comment #1.
• Original posters asks (in comment #4) that comments #1 and #3 be written up as an answer.
• Comments #1 and #3 are written up as an answer.
• The original poster accepts the answer.
• Two years pass.
• In a meta-thread, moderators encourage flagging obsolete comments.
• Comments #1, #3, and #4 are flagged as obsolete -- because they have been incorporated into an answer.
• The flags are declined.

Conclusions:

1. Flagging obsolete comments does no good, even when the obsolescence is obvious.
2. If the mods disagree with conclusion #1, the mods will need to change how they handle "obsolete" flags.

As far as I can tell, there is no point to flagging comments as "obsolete". The moderators will just decline the flags.

A scenario:

• Answer is posted in comment #1.
• Original poster asks (in comment #2) for a clarification of comment #1.
• Follow-up comment #3 clarifies comment #1.
• Original posters asks (in comment #4) that comments #1 and #3 be written up as an answer.
• Comments #1 and #3 are written up as an answer.
• The original poster accepts the answer.
• Two years pass.
• In a meta-thread, moderators encourage flagging obsolete comments.
• Comments #1, #3, and #4 are flagged as obsolete -- because they have been incorporated into an answer.
• The flags are declined.

Conclusions:

1. Flagging obsolete comments does no good, even when the obsolescence is obvious.
2. If the moderators disagree with conclusion #1, the moderators will need to change how they handle "obsolete" flags.