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Quite obviously it limits discussion. It is removed from view of those that didn't see it when it was posted. It is not falling off the main page by virtue of n
by PKop 10y ago
Quite obviously it limits discussion. It is removed from view of those that didn't see it when it was posted. It is not falling off the main page by virtue of not earning enough engagement/comments/votes from users. It is arbitrarily being pulled.
Maybe I don't understand who has the power to "flag" a post, or what the criteria is.
YCombinator can do whatever they want on their site if it is they (the mods) alone who "flag" something. The engagement and discussion is a sign that people want to discuss it. Not sure why it is deemed (by whom?) to be "trash". By you?
My point is, this post relates to programming. It is not a side issue or a triviality or inconsequential.
"Free speech" generally is a fundamental issue that has impact on all areas of society, certainly tech and the internet, and I think this is a free speech issue. It is a discussion of what forms of speech are deemed allowed and what isn't.
- DanBC 10y ago> Maybe I don't understand who has the power to "flag" a post. Anyone with more than 30 karma can flag a submission or a post. > It is removed from view You can change the "showdead" option in your user settings to show killed submissions and posts.
- PKop 10y agoNoted. Thank you edit: Does this only work when browsing "new", and not the front page / more posts? In other words, I don't see this post, or any posts with the [dead] or [flagged] tag when paging through more from the home page.
- DanBC 10y agoFlagged posts are going to drop faster than not flagged posts, so they're going to be harder to find if you're browsing from the front page.