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The moderators do check, and I've send them suspicious submissions in the past for review. Though usually for upvoting, fake commenting, astroturfing or such. I
by mtmail 6y ago
The moderators do check, and I've send them suspicious submissions in the past for review. Though usually for upvoting, fake commenting, astroturfing or such. If you have strong suspicion you can use the contact link in the footer.
For discussion of coordinated flagging (I don't believe that happens) follow the links in this recent thread https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23225570 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23225570
- mytailorisrich 6y agoOn controversial discussions, flagging as a way of silencing an unpopular opinion does happen. This may not be coordinated but it definitely exists. If you find a nicely political and inflammatory thread you can observe it easily.