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But "other interesting things" is subjective... I don't know how many flags it takes for it to be taken down but if it makes it to the front page, does the num
by joshmanders 9y ago
But "other interesting things" is subjective...
I don't know how many flags it takes for it to be taken down but if it makes it to the front page, does the number of upvotes change how many flags it takes?
- dang 9y agoIt's subjective in the sense that people disagree about specific cases and that there's interpretation involved—that's true. But HN's notion of 'interesting' as described at https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and https://news.ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html is narrower than you might think. For example, it is not the same thing as 'like'—not even close. Of course people use upvotes to signal 'like' all the time. That's inevitable, and one reason why both flags and moderation are necessary as counterweights.
- joshmanders 9y agoAh, makes sense. Thanks for clarifying, dang.