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> Interestingly enough the post itself is being shown as flagged. Kinda ironic if you ask me. Eh, flagging isn't "canceling." I flagged it because many people

by ardy42 6y ago

> Interestingly enough the post itself is being shown as flagged. Kinda ironic if you ask me. Eh, flagging isn't "canceling." I flagged it because many people can't help pontificating against some straw man of theirs whenever they see some culture war term, and that's pretty obnoxious.

godelski 6y ago
In that case why not downvote the comment and move on? I think the article did good by mentioning, though I wish they dived deeper on this, that these words have very different meanings to people and that the assumptions we make about peoples' perception are often inaccurate. Personally I wouldn't flag a post if the conversations are off topic. Just downvote the off topic comments and move on. The difference I see is flagging a post says "the post should be removed" which is more similar to what many think of "cancel culture" while downvoting says "you have your opinion, but I disagree." Edit: WOW that was quick, but fair. You're entitled to your opinion.
- ardy42 6y ago
  > In that case why not downvote the comment and move on? No one can downvote posts. Only comments can be downvoted, and then only if you have enough points. > Edit: WOW that was quick, but fair. You're entitled to your opinion. I also can't downvote replies to my own comments, so I hope that wasn't directed at me.
  - godelski 6y ago
    > No one can downvote posts. Only comments can be downvoted, and then only if you have enough points. I don't see this as an issue because posts fall off the front page quickly. Using the flagging feature as a form of downvoting seems, to me, as an inappropriate equivalent because flagging acts more like a super downvote and is more intended for notifying of posts that need to be removed because they violate rules in a certain way. > I also can't downvote replies to my own comments, so I hope that wasn't directed at me. Not directed at you (no one can downvote replies). It was just funny that less than a minute after posting I got a downvote. I had a good laugh and this was more intended as funny and not an attack on anyone. Sorry if it came off differently.

by ardy42 6y ago

godelski 6y ago

In that case why not downvote the comment and move on? I think the article did good by mentioning, though I wish they dived deeper on this, that these words have very different meanings to people and that the assumptions we make about peoples' perception are often inaccurate. Personally I wouldn't flag a post if the conversations are off topic. Just downvote the off topic comments and move on. The difference I see is flagging a post says "the post should be removed" which is more similar to what many think of "cancel culture" while downvoting says "you have your opinion, but I disagree." Edit: WOW that was quick, but fair. You're entitled to your opinion.

ardy42 6y ago
> In that case why not downvote the comment and move on? No one can downvote posts. Only comments can be downvoted, and then only if you have enough points. > Edit: WOW that was quick, but fair. You're entitled to your opinion. I also can't downvote replies to my own comments, so I hope that wasn't directed at me.
- godelski 6y ago
  > No one can downvote posts. Only comments can be downvoted, and then only if you have enough points. I don't see this as an issue because posts fall off the front page quickly. Using the flagging feature as a form of downvoting seems, to me, as an inappropriate equivalent because flagging acts more like a super downvote and is more intended for notifying of posts that need to be removed because they violate rules in a certain way. > I also can't downvote replies to my own comments, so I hope that wasn't directed at me. Not directed at you (no one can downvote replies). It was just funny that less than a minute after posting I got a downvote. I had a good laugh and this was more intended as funny and not an attack on anyone. Sorry if it came off differently.