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Why did this article disappear from the front page? It has not been flagged down. Did it violate a rule? Nothing indicates that it has been removed for some
by da_big_ghey 6y ago
Why did this article disappear from the front page? It has not been flagged down. Did it violate a rule? Nothing indicates that it has been removed for some reason. You can confirm that it was on the front page, as it was picked up by this bot: https://twitter.com/hn_frontpage/status/1363202160503255042 https://twitter.com/hn_frontpage/status/1363202160503255042
I checked, all the way through #427, and it is absolutely nowhere. Why was this silently disappered?
- pseudalopex 6y agoIt was flagged.
- da_big_ghey 6y agoNot until about ten minutes ago, it wasn't, no. But it was still missing. Or if it was flagged, it didn't show the [flagged] in the title or anywhere else.
- belltaco 6y agoFlags down-weight the "hotness" in the algo before more flags killing it entirely. Since it had only a few points, it sank deep and quick.