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Interesting. I took a screen snapshot of the front page: https://imgur.com/gallery/thY5Tl6 https://imgur.com/gallery/thY5Tl6 Compared to #1 and #2 ranked posts

Interesting. I took a screen snapshot of the front page: https://imgur.com/gallery/thY5Tl6 https://imgur.com/gallery/thY5Tl6 Compared to #1 and #2 ranked posts, which have half the upvotes, but uploaded within the same hour or two, this post is ranked #19. Maybe many people are "flag"-ing the post so the HN ranking algorithm pushes it lower. (Edit: For the record, I don't believe the HN mods are doing any downmodding here, and it's probably just due to the ranking algorithm and behavior of the HN audience)

jbay808 6y ago
I've been surprised by the absence of discourse about HK on HN over the past week, given the magnitude of what's going on there and its relevance to this forum's interests. Meanwhile, relatively trivial articles are holding the front page for days.
- input_sh 6y ago
  Mods often suppress anything remotely political in order to keep the forum "civil". It's one of the aspects of this forum that I personally dislike.
  - cumcastsucks 6y ago
    they are all liberals, that's how they survive with their precious egos intact in the current climate.
  - yborg 6y ago
    It's a tech forum, not a general discussion board. It's a courtesy they leave these topics with zero tech content at all. There are a million places to engage in current events discussion, not every place needs to be filled with the same echo chamber cacophony all the time.
    - jbay808 6y ago
      The evolving legal status of Hong Kong is extremely relevant to tech, especially hardware tech.
  - deleted 6y ago
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- gabaix 6y ago
  Correct. There is an option for mods to slow or accelerate the decay function of the post. This is a practice that all content platforms use and few know about. Burying content down, or removing from feed (for Facebook/YouTube) is a soft censoring that avoids user and regulatory backlash. I would like the platforms to be more transparent about the practice. They could display a ‘derank’ or ‘delisted’ label to all users.
- drummer 6y ago
  I noticed this too. I had to search for 'hong kong' to find this specific post and many others. The hn voting and flagging system is being abused once again it seems.

jbay808 6y ago

I've been surprised by the absence of discourse about HK on HN over the past week, given the magnitude of what's going on there and its relevance to this forum's interests. Meanwhile, relatively trivial articles are holding the front page for days.

input_sh 6y ago
Mods often suppress anything remotely political in order to keep the forum "civil". It's one of the aspects of this forum that I personally dislike.
- cumcastsucks 6y ago
  they are all liberals, that's how they survive with their precious egos intact in the current climate.
- yborg 6y ago
  It's a tech forum, not a general discussion board. It's a courtesy they leave these topics with zero tech content at all. There are a million places to engage in current events discussion, not every place needs to be filled with the same echo chamber cacophony all the time.
  - jbay808 6y ago
    The evolving legal status of Hong Kong is extremely relevant to tech, especially hardware tech.
- deleted 6y ago
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gabaix 6y ago
Correct. There is an option for mods to slow or accelerate the decay function of the post. This is a practice that all content platforms use and few know about. Burying content down, or removing from feed (for Facebook/YouTube) is a soft censoring that avoids user and regulatory backlash. I would like the platforms to be more transparent about the practice. They could display a ‘derank’ or ‘delisted’ label to all users.
drummer 6y ago
I noticed this too. I had to search for 'hong kong' to find this specific post and many others. The hn voting and flagging system is being abused once again it seems.