Probably because it's too mainstream, which is actually against the rules (◔_◔) > Most stories about politics, or crime, or sports, unless they're evidence of

Probably because it's too mainstream, which is actually against the rules (◔_◔) > Most stories about politics, or crime, or sports, unless they're evidence of some interesting new phenomenon. Videos of pratfalls or disasters, or cute animal pictures. If they'd cover it on TV news, it's probably off-topic. Also because anybody can flag something for any arbitrary reason, regardless of what the rules say.