Flags don't disappear, they just become inactive. Example:
It's up to the reader how they value this.

Oh, I didn't know that expired/inactive flags still remained visible.   No worries then - the warning is still there.

That's noble, but forgiveness usually happens after the scammer stops scamming.  :/  We are proving right now six years is not long enough for some careers.

I used to know them... but I have to maintain memories I find trivial, or I forget them fast now.  (Plus, the date the thread was created I was probably still undergoing medication changs).   It's great for re-watching movies and truth is I'd rather retain the faces of friends over custom programming done on an old forum.  

Are the expired flags labelled as such, or all they all called inactive?

Well then forget I said anything, and 2-3 years if I ask again, just point me here.   Thanks LV.