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I think it’s to do with him being a political figure vs a pop culture figure, but I could be mistaken. I sometimes see political news on HN, I don’t think I’ve

I think it’s to do with him being a political figure vs a pop culture figure, but I could be mistaken. I sometimes see political news on HN, I don’t think I’ve ever seen pop culture news.

krapp 8y ago
It just hasn't been flagged hard enough yet, but give it time.
WalterSear 8y ago
I see political news flagged faster and harder. Was David Bowie's death flagged? IMHO, despite all the work done here on censorship and topic management, I've experienced a greater level of meanspiritedness and unkind comments here than on any other comment forum I've frequented. Perhaps that's >why< there is such a presence and the need to shut down check potentially conttroversial topics. It begs the question of what is different on this forum.
- the-dude 8y ago
  If you look at the comments for the Aretha thread as well as this thread, it seems not to provoke any interesting discussion. I am happy to keep such main stream news off the FP.
  - WalterSear 8y ago
    How does that relate to what I said?
    - the-dude 8y ago
      You seem to suggest these threads have been 'shut down' ( in reality, user flagged into submission ) due to controversy. I am suggesting these threads were not controversial and were flagged down because they are boring.
      - WalterSear 8y ago
        Not what I was intending to suggest. I was merely noting that it is part of a singular, and heavy-handed, approach.
- krapp 8y ago
  >Was David Bowie's death flagged? I know I flagged it, I flag every death thread I see. Some of these threads generate interesting discussion, but most of them just descend into maudlin nonsense, nostalgia or a cesspool of political or pop-cultural references. If these people weren't worth discussing on Hacker News when they were alive - and let's be honest, most of them haven't been, then their deaths shouldn't be worth discussing either.

I think it’s to do with him being a political figure vs a pop culture figure, but I could be mistaken. I sometimes see political news on HN, I don’t think I’ve ever seen pop culture news.

krapp 8y ago

It just hasn't been flagged hard enough yet, but give it time.

WalterSear 8y ago

I see political news flagged faster and harder. Was David Bowie's death flagged? IMHO, despite all the work done here on censorship and topic management, I've experienced a greater level of meanspiritedness and unkind comments here than on any other comment forum I've frequented. Perhaps that's >why< there is such a presence and the need to shut down check potentially conttroversial topics. It begs the question of what is different on this forum.

the-dude 8y ago
If you look at the comments for the Aretha thread as well as this thread, it seems not to provoke any interesting discussion. I am happy to keep such main stream news off the FP.
- WalterSear 8y ago
  How does that relate to what I said?
  - the-dude 8y ago
    You seem to suggest these threads have been 'shut down' ( in reality, user flagged into submission ) due to controversy. I am suggesting these threads were not controversial and were flagged down because they are boring.
    - WalterSear 8y ago
      Not what I was intending to suggest. I was merely noting that it is part of a singular, and heavy-handed, approach.
krapp 8y ago
>Was David Bowie's death flagged? I know I flagged it, I flag every death thread I see. Some of these threads generate interesting discussion, but most of them just descend into maudlin nonsense, nostalgia or a cesspool of political or pop-cultural references. If these people weren't worth discussing on Hacker News when they were alive - and let's be honest, most of them haven't been, then their deaths shouldn't be worth discussing either.