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Ask HN: Why was this submission flagged?
Just came across the link to this site (1st of https://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=carwyn):
https://www.codementor.io/blog/worst-languages-2019-6mvbfg3w9x
and saw that, despite being new (1 minute old) it was flagged and there is no link to a discussion forum. It is not spam, the content seems interesting, the submitter seems to be OK, so why was it flagged?
- chupa-chups 8y agoLinks as links: * https://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=carwyn https://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=carwyn * https://www.codementor.io/blog/worst-languages-2019-6mvbfg3w9x https://www.codementor.io/blog/worst-languages-2019-6mvbfg3w...
- detaro 8y agoIt's not [flagged], but [dead], and it seems the entire domain is banned from HN.
- chupa-chups 8y agoWell, ok, but why? Judging from the linked URL, duckduckgo + the main linked sites content it does not (at all) seem to be appropriate.
- detaro 8y agoLook through the history of submissions from there: seems like it was banned after a bunch of spam and really low-quality articles being hosted there.
- chupa-chups 8y agoSorry, but to me it looks more like someone doesn't like this site. Disclaimer: i am in no way associated either with the poster of the original link with codementor.
- detaro 8y agoroughly before everything from it became [dead]: > [flagged] [dead] Need for Speed Payback Crack CODEX CPY Full Game > [flagged] [dead] [[[WATCH]]] Atlanta Falcons vs. Seattle Seahawks NFL Live Online TV 19 Nov 2017 > [flagged] [dead] [ONLINE.STREAMING.TV]2017 American Music Awards Live FREE 2017
- chupa-chups 8y agoThis is bullshit, sorry. The links you provided don't even appear on the first page of links to codementor.io, judge yourself: https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=codementor.io https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=codementor.io The first [flagged] link is from Nov 20, 2017: [flagged] [dead] [[[WATCH]]] Atlanta Falcons vs. Seattle Seahawks NFL Live Online TV 19 Nov 2017 (codementor.io) 1 point by rashel on Nov 20, 2017 | past | web Yes, most of the links are dead. But judging from the titles and the links i could find via web most if not all are legit. I could find way more spam links from medium.com. [edit] I stand by my words: it is bullshit. The OP sounds like all links from there are spam which is not the case. I just sent this topic to hn@ycombinator.com to look into it. I don't believe this can be intentional.
- DanBC 8y agoI don't know what you mean by "this is bullshit"? It's clear those links were posted. There are very many links to that domain posted by accounts that have only one submission and no comments, and that feels like it's an attempt to game the system. If you think the site doesn't deserve to be blocked you should, as the guidelines ask, email the mods to let them know, and they can tell you why it's blocked.
- detaro 8y agoI just tried to answer your question of why it might have been banned given what I can see, and that's my guess: at some point some bad content got submitted from it, so it got banned. If you don't want the answer, don't ask about it. If you want an answer from the site operators, or want to suggest to them the ban might not be appropriate anymore, contact them directly instead of posting on HN.
- DanBC 8y agoIt's always better to email HN mods to ask them about this stuff.
- chupa-chups 8y agoFor my reasons to post see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19655475 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19655475