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HN has a very diverse user base, many of which love their countries of origin dearly. What is sometimes seen as organized behavior, often grows organically. Be
by dsl 8y ago
HN has a very diverse user base, many of which love their countries of origin dearly. What is sometimes seen as organized behavior, often grows organically.
Because HN does not expose downvotes to users with less than 500 karma, flagging becomes the "I disagree" button.
- chopin 8y agoYou can't downvote articles, even if you have 500 karma.
- jaclaz 8y agoYes, but it is a very inappropriate "I disagree". Or, maybe better, it is "I disagree and thus you shut up". :( EDIT: In the meantime, I "vouched" for the article and read it (for the sake of "freedom of speech"). Though it doesn't "deserve" IMHO to be "flagged" it is all in all a "plug" for a book (that from the excerpt in the article doesn't sound as a good one).