Is "Accidental Approval" a valid reason for deletion?

I saw that post #1096037 was a perfectly good image, yet it was deleted because it was approved accidentally? I do not understand this way of logic.

No, it was deleted because no one wanted to approve it. This would've almost certainly been true even if it hadn't been accidentally approved. So yes, it's totally valid.

The flagger was the janitor who approved the image. He approved it on accident, so he used the flagging system to send it back to the mod queue. It happens on occasion and is perfectly valid.

It was deleted after three days because no one else on the entire staff approved it, which is what would have happened otherwise.

Edit: uguu

It sounds like a valid one,given the context of the situation

Off topic:
Sometimes I wonder just what exactly constitutes as 'good' and 'bad' quality to those in charge of making that decision

Just to clarify, there's no such thing as an accidental approval -- this here is what we call a case of "Approver's Remorse".

Sure there is, (are you telling me you've never accidentally clicked on something?) and besides, "Approver's Remorse" is also a valid reason to send something back to the queue.

Who hasn't? I'm just saying that I find accidentally approving a post on the site is unlikely, given that you both have to both click "Approve", and _then_ also click "OK" in a dialog box to actually approve it.

I would call accidentally approving a post analogous to going-out to the store specifically to buy something, returning home to find that you don't really want it, and then saying that because you don't want it anymore, it means you "accidentally" bought it. It wasn't an accident -- you went to the store, found the item, looked at it, walked over to the cashier, paid for it, and then took it home, which all had to be done deliberately.

With that said, I'd agree that flagging a post because of having second thoughts is a valid reason. I've done it myself, but only due to being hasty in judging a post and/or changing my mind later, not a slip of the finger.

This is the part where I take my Serious Face off.

I'm pretty sure after your 3000th approval nobody reads the text of the dialogue box.

There's also no prompt if you use the approve button on a single post within the queue.

Bapabooiee said:
Who hasn't? I'm just saying that I find accidentally approving a post on the site is unlikely, given that you both have to both click "Approve", and _then_ also click "OK" in a dialog box to actually approve it...

...all had to be done deliberately...

You can also click "approve" on the thumbnail listing on the queue itself. This is very easy to do unintentionally, and I've done it quite a few times (there is no confirmation dialogue in this case).

Sometimes I will flag these as accidental uploads, sometimes not (depending on how close to borderline or unacceptable I decide the post to be after the fact). Short an actual "unapprove" utility to throw a post back to the queue without a flag, I see no alternative or problem with doing this.

EDIT: I should read more carefully, Log says this above.