This is my main gripe. It's not that the topic isn't interesting, I think it's very likely someone affliliated with the site linked to it. I'm a relative newcom

This is my main gripe. It's not that the topic isn't interesting, I think it's very likely someone affliliated with the site linked to it. I'm a relative newcomer to HN, & I love the things I discover & learn here, But Because of my displeasure with this flagged article I've lost what little reputaion I scraped together(another sign I think there are bad actors at work here) I think we shouldn't upvote these sites so they are not rewarded them with advertising exposures. I would imagine trending HN stories drive good traffic to the linked sites.