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Ask HN: How can I tell *why* a news item was blocked?
I submitted a story that was flagged. I would like to know why so I might better evaluate the source. Is there any way to tell?
- tlb 7y agoThe literal cause is that several HN readers clicked the "flag" button, and not many upvoted it. People probably flagged it because it's about identity politics, which doesn't usually lead to constructive discussion on HN. For more about what makes good submissions, see the guidelines: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- mgamache 7y agoupdate: It got un-flagged. I wonder if it was flagged by user(s) and there was an editorial override?
- yorwba 7y agoUsers can also vouch to get it unflagged. If the mods take an editorial decision to unflag a controversial story, dang usually pins a comment to the top explaining the decision and asking everyone to please keep it civil.
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