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Apparently got silent-flagged (as it disappeared from the front page). Sigh. Does sex really need to a taboo topic here? (I guess it is the keyword, otherwise
by stared 8y ago
Apparently got silent-flagged (as it disappeared from the front page). Sigh.
Does sex really need to a taboo topic here? (I guess it is the keyword, otherwise the article is about an interesting thought experiment.)
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- sctb 8y agoOK, we can try turning off the flags and seeing what happens.
- crumpington 8y agoHa ha ha! Oh wow! This is the defining HN comment for all time. This tells ou everything you need to know about what your participation is worth on this site.
- jholman 8y agoWhat makes you think that it got flagged because sex is a taboo topic? I followed the link because I think sex is an important topic, and should be anti-taboo. I flagged it because I think it's a bad article. I mean, I'm not riled up about it, but I don't think it's contributing in a positive way (though I do think the author is trying). On the bright side, I followed some suggested links at the bottom of the page, and read a few short pieces that I thought were better-written, so there's that.
- stared 8y agoWell, because it already happened. I understand that some topics get not too healthy conversations. There are plenty of articles I furiously disagree with. I never flag them for that reason (in fact, it never occurred to me that I should flag things for that reason). For example, for one which was IMHO a pseudo-intellectual fest (and even harmful for people not knowing much about AI): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17537907 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17537907 Just curious, which links did you like?
- Fjolsvith 8y agoHuh. I guess I never realized that flagging was the downvote.