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How do you feel this merits a flag?

• ZenoArrow 11y ago
  Ironically, they're probably flagging because they can't downvote stories. As for the article, I disagree with it. The 'New' section moves so fast that there's no need for a story downvote, if it reaches the home page it's because there's enough people interested in it. The mods are also good at managing incoming spam (which you can see from the Dead stories in the New section). Furthermore, whilst it may have been true to say comment downvotes were rare in 2009, they're certainly not now.
  • dhimes 11y ago
    Ironically, they're probably flagging because they can't downvote stories. In some sense, yes. That is what flagging is for.
    • ZenoArrow 11y ago
      That's not what flagging is for. Flagging is to alert the mods that content needs to be removed, that is very different from downvoting because you dislike something.
      • dhimes 11y ago
        It should be removed. It is irrelevant. That's why I flagged it. The concept applies to more than just spam. It also applies to, for example, political pieces or celebrity gossip. In this case it was a simply incorrect and outdated article. I would expect that the author would be embarrassed to see it come up here (probably forgot about it). I don't particularly dislike the article, it just shouldn't have been posted.
• dhimes 11y ago
  Because it is old and wrong. Just a way to keep my fellow HNers from wasting their time.