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I know. You misunderstand: “why the different treatment in HN ... of off-topic news?“. Some are flagged, some are not.
by gonvaled 10y ago
I know. You misunderstand:
“why the different treatment in HN ... of off-topic news?“.
Some are flagged, some are not.
- dragonwriter 10y agoThere's no crisp boundaries for off-topic, just lose guidelines. For general news, it's quite easy for slight variations in the details of the article or its presentation, timing, and context -- even if they are in a superficially similar category -- to have significant impacts on opinions as to whether they offer a hook for HN style discussions, a particular nexus to the interest-focus of HN distinct from just general news, etc. Also, timing can affect what subset of the userbase is voting/flagging.