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The thread you posted recently is still alive: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21560871 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21560871 HN Guidelines [1] ge

The thread you posted recently is still alive: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21560871 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21560871 HN Guidelines [1] generally discourage stories about politics, but this one seems interesting enough that it would qualify as something that "gratifies one's intellectual curiosity". Your post would have probably gotten more attention if you would have submitted the original NY Times story rather than a link to a Reddit discussion. (You might still be able to edit the link.) From HN Guidelines: "Please submit the original source". Also, the moderators don't usually kill specific stories or topics (except spam). If articles are killed, it's usually due to users flagging them (e.g., as off-topic). Finally, if you have questions about moderation issues, you can contact the moderators at hn@ycombinator.com. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

deogeo 7y ago
Threads can also get down-weighted, so that they leave the front page faster. I believe this is done for (some/most?) political stories.
gus_massa 7y ago
[I agree.] The original article was posted yesterday https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21552873 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21552873 . It was not killed but it didn't get much traction. I'll also blame some USA-centrism of the users, a story with the title "Trump drops ice-cream while trying to pickup MAGA hat" will get to the front page in spite it would be off-topic. Stories about other countries usually get less traction.
ArtWomb 7y ago
This transcends "intellectual curiosity". It's one of the most extraordinary pieces of longform journalism we have ever witnessed. Typically we only get an inside peek at the inner machinations of authority after the fact. Getting a glimpse in real-time of actual primary source documentary evidence seems unprecedented. There are also a many points of relevance to consumer internet tech. The fact that leaders specifically call out WeChat, for example. One wonders if the story behind the source of these documents will ever come to light? 'Absolutely No Mercy': Leaked Files Expose How China Organized Mass Detention of Muslims https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/11/16/world/asia/china-xinjiang-documents.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/11/16/world/asia/ch...

deogeo 7y ago

Threads can also get down-weighted, so that they leave the front page faster. I believe this is done for (some/most?) political stories.

gus_massa 7y ago

[I agree.] The original article was posted yesterday https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21552873 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21552873 . It was not killed but it didn't get much traction. I'll also blame some USA-centrism of the users, a story with the title "Trump drops ice-cream while trying to pickup MAGA hat" will get to the front page in spite it would be off-topic. Stories about other countries usually get less traction.

ArtWomb 7y ago

This transcends "intellectual curiosity". It's one of the most extraordinary pieces of longform journalism we have ever witnessed. Typically we only get an inside peek at the inner machinations of authority after the fact. Getting a glimpse in real-time of actual primary source documentary evidence seems unprecedented. There are also a many points of relevance to consumer internet tech. The fact that leaders specifically call out WeChat, for example. One wonders if the story behind the source of these documents will ever come to light? 'Absolutely No Mercy': Leaked Files Expose How China Organized Mass Detention of Muslims https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/11/16/world/asia/china-xinjiang-documents.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/11/16/world/asia/ch...