<p>So, there's this chain of comments in <a href="https://stats.stackexchange.com/questions/238226/any-example-of-roughly-independent-variables-that-are-dependent-at-extreme-val">Any example of (roughly) independent variables that are dependent at extreme values?</a>:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/2F8Hg.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/2F8Hg.png" alt="A comment chain"></a></p>

<p>After the edits the whole exchange became obsolete, and will only confuse future readers.</p>

<p>So I flagged it and explained in the comment the whole chain was obsolete and had already been addressed.</p>

<p>This is completely in line with SE policy, see for example:</p>

<ul>
<li><p><a href="https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/182684/flagging-obsolete-comment-conversations">Flagging obsolete comment conversations</a> (meta.SE)</p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://stats.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/2055/obsolete-comments-to-flag-or-not-to-flag">Obsolete comments: To flag, or not to flag?</a> (meta.stats.SE)</p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://stats.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/2701/why-were-the-flags-as-obsolete-on-these-comments-marked-as-declined?rq=1">Why were the flags (as obsolete) on these comments marked as declined?</a> (meta.stats.SE)</p></li>
</ul>

<p>So why was it declined? Or isn't it appropriate anymore?</p>
