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You are probably getting down votes for insinuating a conspiracy that the admins/moderators are doing this. If it was deleted you'd see [dead] next to the title

by jrs235 10y ago

You are probably getting down votes for insinuating a conspiracy that the admins/moderators are doing this. If it was deleted you'd see [dead] next to the title. I would assume a more benign reason: other HN readers are flagging it.

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dang 10y ago
[dead] doesn't indicate admin action either, at least not directly. It happens when either (a) a lot of users flagged the submission; (b) the site is banned; (c) the submitter is banned.
- jrs235 10y ago
  Thanks for the clarification and info Dan.