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The 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 politic
by tlb 7y ago
The 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.
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- 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.