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Why was this article flagged? This is a really important issue.
by fizzizist1 6y ago
Why was this article flagged? This is a really important issue.
- throwaway9d0291 6y agoIt's off-topic for HN. From the guidelines: - "On-Topic: [...] anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity." - "Off-topic: [...] If they'd cover it on TV news, it's probably off-topic." - "If a story is spam or off-topic, flag it. Don't feed egregious comments by replying; flag them instead. If you flag, please don't also comment that you did." Though I appreciate that I'm not paying much attention to the last point.
- fizzizist1 6y agoI understand that it may satisfy the Off-topic requirement in that these natural disasters are typically covered on TV news, but I think (for me at least) that it does gratify one's intellectual curiosity. Climate change is based on complicated climate science and these articles that are written about it are describing all of the predictions of climate science coming true in front of our eyes. Its horrible to see, but intellectually, it is stimulating.
- adrianN 6y agoAlmost all climate change articles get flagged on HN.