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The flag link is not a downvote button. This isn't reddit. Don't flag stuff you simply disagree with. If you disagree with a link, rebut it.

TimothyFBurgess 15y ago
Yeah it is really uncool that people flag stuff they disagree with. I had to create a new account because of it. All new posts on my original account have been rendered useless and there's nothing I can do about it. I tried contacting pg/moderators and posting some threads about it to solve the issue but people basically just told me to shut up.
nandemo 15y ago
It was posted once and it was flagged dead. Personally I think it's a good thing to flag when the post is really bad; there's limited space in the front page and limited time in a day to rebutt every single piece of blogosphere "wisdom". And this post is really bad. For starters: > First of all, I admit, I don't totally understand the bitcoin algorithms and systems. I don't really need to. Uh, ok then. Also, of the main claims in bold these are the only ones that are reasonable: > The ability of governments to print (and destroy) money is a key tool in economic management. > FAIL #2: Even if it was a good idea, governments would squash it.
- knowtheory 15y ago
  He then goes on to explain why a detailed understanding of the algorithm is besides the point, so it doesn't matter if he knows the ins and outs of the algorithm selected to protect bitcoin. I agree that seriously flawed articles that spread misinformation are reasonable targets for flagging, but this is not one of those articles. Dude clearly has a strong opinion about bitcoin, but he makes a substantive case for why he believes his pov without resorting to shenanigans or incredibly stilted framing. Again, if you disagree with him, this is the sort of post that can be rebutted.
mdemare 15y ago
Yeah, I submitted the same link earlier, and it was killed after 15 upvotes. This is not an article that deserves flagging.
mquander 15y ago
I am personally not interested in seeing a front page with a rebuttal of every tech-related rant that someone posts on their blog. I am interested in seeing articles written by someone with relevant expertise talking about something in a rational way. This is not it. Half of what he says is nonsense (the gold standard is bad because gold is harder to carry around than paper?) and the other half is trivial (governments won't like Bitcoin -- got it.)
wladimir 15y ago
Maybe they just think his rant is incoherent, of low quality, or don't think "why XXX will fail" rants are positive to have on HN.

TimothyFBurgess 15y ago

Yeah it is really uncool that people flag stuff they disagree with. I had to create a new account because of it. All new posts on my original account have been rendered useless and there's nothing I can do about it. I tried contacting pg/moderators and posting some threads about it to solve the issue but people basically just told me to shut up.

nandemo 15y ago

It was posted once and it was flagged dead. Personally I think it's a good thing to flag when the post is really bad; there's limited space in the front page and limited time in a day to rebutt every single piece of blogosphere "wisdom". And this post is really bad. For starters: > First of all, I admit, I don't totally understand the bitcoin algorithms and systems. I don't really need to. Uh, ok then. Also, of the main claims in bold these are the only ones that are reasonable: > The ability of governments to print (and destroy) money is a key tool in economic management. > FAIL #2: Even if it was a good idea, governments would squash it.

knowtheory 15y ago
He then goes on to explain why a detailed understanding of the algorithm is besides the point, so it doesn't matter if he knows the ins and outs of the algorithm selected to protect bitcoin. I agree that seriously flawed articles that spread misinformation are reasonable targets for flagging, but this is not one of those articles. Dude clearly has a strong opinion about bitcoin, but he makes a substantive case for why he believes his pov without resorting to shenanigans or incredibly stilted framing. Again, if you disagree with him, this is the sort of post that can be rebutted.

mdemare 15y ago

Yeah, I submitted the same link earlier, and it was killed after 15 upvotes. This is not an article that deserves flagging.

mquander 15y ago

I am personally not interested in seeing a front page with a rebuttal of every tech-related rant that someone posts on their blog. I am interested in seeing articles written by someone with relevant expertise talking about something in a rational way. This is not it. Half of what he says is nonsense (the gold standard is bad because gold is harder to carry around than paper?) and the other half is trivial (governments won't like Bitcoin -- got it.)

wladimir 15y ago

Maybe they just think his rant is incoherent, of low quality, or don't think "why XXX will fail" rants are positive to have on HN.