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No, flagging is not like "downvoting", this isn't reddit. As somebody else here already pointed out: > From https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html h
by StuntPope 8y ago
No, flagging is not like "downvoting", this isn't reddit.
As somebody else here already pointed out:
> From https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html > If a story is spam or off-topic, flag it.
This isn't spam and given the interest it's garnered it's obviously not off-topic.
So if you're flagging it you're basically throwing your opinion over it and preventing others from seeing it and from upvoting it. That's imposing your opinion over everybody else's.
If you don't like the post, then don't upvote it or better still, post an erudite missive on why the author is a brain-dead moron, but don't mis-label it as spam or off-topic.
- pvg 8y agoPeople commenting on something does not make it 'on topic'. I'm guessing people flagged this because it's the Nth iteration of the same discussion which, by this point, is quite repetitive and tedious. It's a dupe. In any event, I'm not really all that into discussing the details of flagging with you - they're not important although I understand you're annoyed this got flagged. Your 'update' header doesn't really make sense - you want user actions to serve as indication of the quality of your piece - 'rapid rise', lively discussion, whatnot. But user actions you don't like are 'ironic' and deplatforming. Can't have it both ways.
- tptacek 8y agoCan I offer a different complaint? Mine is: you updated your post to reflect that it had been flagged by HN users, but not with material new information you acquired from the thread before that flag had occurred. That feels a little dishonest.
- YouAreGreat 8y ago> flagging is not like "downvoting", this isn't reddit. "Flag" on HN has devolved into an overpowered downvote button.