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Leaving aside how poorly written this is ("spergonaut"? really?), I don't really see its claims about flagging borne out. Heavily political articles are often f

Leaving aside how poorly written this is ("spergonaut"? really?), I don't really see its claims about flagging borne out. Heavily political articles are often flagged regardless of which side of the aisle they come from. Certainly in the case of articles like this, which are more or less the definition of "more heat than light."

dqv 8y ago
>I don't really see its claims about flagging borne out I think the posts disappear from the frontpage when they get flagged, so it's hard to verify. But I've seen it. I'll come to discussion that I think are interesting and reload an hour or so later and find it's been flagged.
erikpukinskis 8y ago
A recent example for me seems to support the “both sides get it” theory: I noticed a comment touting worn out conservative talking points had been flagged: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17432814 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17432814 I vouched for it, since it was well formed, if ignorant. I then responded, with what I consider a well formed SJW position: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17432902 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17432902 but I was voted down to zero, thus semi-hidden. So there’s some degree of balance playing out there. I do think the solution, for anyone who thinks reasonable but ignorant positions are getting flagged, is to vouch for them.
musage 8y ago
> Leaving aside how poorly written this is ("spergonaut"? really?) What poor criticism. > articles like this, which are more or less the definition of "more heat than light." Provide that definition, please.
plattegrond 8y ago
Oh, I've heard this one before. I believe what you mean is that it is low _status_. It seems pretty coherent and well structured to me. Self deprecation is a pretty common way for marginalized people to reclaim their identity, and take the teeth off insults. I'd think socially sensitive folks would be familiar with it?

dqv 8y ago

>I don't really see its claims about flagging borne out I think the posts disappear from the frontpage when they get flagged, so it's hard to verify. But I've seen it. I'll come to discussion that I think are interesting and reload an hour or so later and find it's been flagged.

erikpukinskis 8y ago

A recent example for me seems to support the “both sides get it” theory: I noticed a comment touting worn out conservative talking points had been flagged: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17432814 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17432814 I vouched for it, since it was well formed, if ignorant. I then responded, with what I consider a well formed SJW position: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17432902 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17432902 but I was voted down to zero, thus semi-hidden. So there’s some degree of balance playing out there. I do think the solution, for anyone who thinks reasonable but ignorant positions are getting flagged, is to vouch for them.

musage 8y ago

> Leaving aside how poorly written this is ("spergonaut"? really?) What poor criticism. > articles like this, which are more or less the definition of "more heat than light." Provide that definition, please.

plattegrond 8y ago

Oh, I've heard this one before. I believe what you mean is that it is low _status_. It seems pretty coherent and well structured to me. Self deprecation is a pretty common way for marginalized people to reclaim their identity, and take the teeth off insults. I'd think socially sensitive folks would be familiar with it?