Pretty much I fell into a similar rut. I think HN should not allow voting until you open the link. However being able to flag should be kept regardless if you

Pretty much I fell into a similar rut. I think HN should not allow voting until you open the link. However being able to flag should be kept regardless if you open a link or not. My favorite feature has been the favorite tag. Both as a reminder but also for sites flagged by work. The flagging without opening the link is to make it easier to suppress the indirect but sometimes direct political tripe that filters in during election cycles. I don't think comments/stories are PAC managed here but it could happen one day.