> "Why did this get flagged?" Submissions (and comments, for that matter) are flagged by members. When enough members flag an item, the [flagged] tag appears.

> "Why did this get flagged?" Submissions (and comments, for that matter) are flagged by members. When enough members flag an item, the [flagged] tag appears. Asking why an item got flagged is in many ways pointless: as there's no single member responsible, finding an answer more definitive answer than "users flagged it" is nigh impossible. Speculating, this may have ended up displaying a [flagged] tag because a significant discussion regarding the topic happened very recently (3 days ago, over 2K votes, over 900 comments).[0] The discussion in many ways is contentious and generally produces more heat than light and new insight. Members may feel there's little to be gained by discussing it again. [0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18000698 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18000698