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Why are people flagging this? I vouched. please voice your issues if there is something wrong with this, as it seems correct and likely plays a role here as we

• yorwba 7y ago
  It's a new account posting a comment that's mostly just a link. It probably tripped the spam detector and got killed automatically, without anyone flagging it.
  • onlydeadheroes 7y ago
    Then why is y4mi's comment also flagged? There are things you cannot say on HN and they are not even subtle about it. It seems that any hiccup in the glorious people's take over of yet another thing we built is one of the forbidden subjects.
    • dang 7y ago
      yorwba is right. andrewxdiamond's comment was autokilled by a software filter that applies to new accounts and is based on past activity by trolls. We review the comments that are killed that way and eventually restore the good ones that haven't been vouched for yet. We also mark the account legit so that its posts will be exempt from the filter in the future. y4mi's comment was probably flagged because "Why are people flagging this" is off topic and is covered, in spirit if not in letter, by the site guideline that asks people not to go on about downvotes on comments. Once the comment was vouched for and unkilled, there was no need to take the thread in that direction. If you see a comment that's killed or flagged and shouldn't be, and vouching doesn't work, you can always email us at hn@ycombinator.com.