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Not sure why people are flagging this topic. (was on top of the first page 2min ago, it's on second page now)
by ggregoire 8y ago
Not sure why people are flagging this topic. (was on top of the first page 2min ago, it's on second page now)
- pjc50 8y agoThere's enough of a pro-sexism faction to flag it off the front page, this usually happens to discussions of sexism in tech.
- irb 8y agoThe typical reaction of HN to articles about sexism in tech is basically proof in and of itself of sexism in tech.
- nathanaldensr 8y agoI reject this assertion. I am certainly not sexist, but I flag stories like these because they belong on Reddit discussion forums. Hacker News should be for tech-related discussion, in my opinion.
- camel_Snake 8y agoOut of curiosity did you also flag the recent posts about Tesla going private or the NYT financials?
- whamlastxmas 8y agoI think the real reason people dislike sexism discussions is because there's not a whole lot rational discussion to be had about it. If you try to make a point about a single aspect you might disagree with, you get shouted down as sympathizing with sexists. There's no winning and there's no minds to be changed.
- fenomas 8y agoStuff like this often gets flagged off the front page, but usually it then just sits on page 2 for a while. This one is now down to page 5 (at only two hours old, with 200+ points). It's kind of hard not to suspect brigading...
- sctb 8y agoUsers often flag stories like this because of high-inflammation, low-information threads will plenty of flameage and little thought. We've turned off the flags here so the discussion can continue, but commenters should please take extra care to post civilly and substantively. We're here to think, not fight.
- archagon 8y agoHN pro-tip: http://news.ycombinator.com/active http://news.ycombinator.com/active is the real front page!