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Flagging is the least bad system I’ve seen so far. HN can be configured to show flagged or dead posts as well so it doesn’t really compare.
by ramphastidae 6y ago
Flagging is the least bad system I’ve seen so far. HN can be configured to show flagged or dead posts as well so it doesn’t really compare.
- Black101 6y agoDoes the admin(s) need to do anything to hide a post when a post has been flagged by users or it is automatically hidden?
- ohyeshedid 6y agoIt's automatically hidden.
- greenyoda 6y agoIt's automatic. If enough users flag a post, it gets "killed" and will only show up (with the tag "[flagged][dead]") if you have the "showdead" option enabled in your profile.
- mhh__ 6y agoI don't think it's an awful system but I don't think it's exactly right for HN - in normal operations it works fairly well but when combined with some less desirable HN stereotypes it can just involve shutting down discussion one disagrees with (e.g. merely mentioning Donald Trump by name was an insta flag during the election, but you could always get away with worse if you talked about democrats because the average user is further right than most forums)
- dec0dedab0de 6y agoI think most of us automatically downvote or flag anything political regardless of personal politics. Especially US presidential politics, because that's what the uninteresting parts of the internet are for.
- Black101 6y agoIt is completely false that a bias doesn't come into play with political content. It is not necessarily a bad thing, but some users appear to have been given more power and can shut down those articles more quickly.
- Steko 6y agoThe least bad system is far more transparent.