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Fair enough. I was looking at this from a pure "fairness" POV in which a perfectly normal article is being flagged, with no way for users to say "hang on, this
by kstenerud 6y ago
Fair enough. I was looking at this from a pure "fairness" POV in which a perfectly normal article is being flagged, with no way for users to say "hang on, this article isn't breaking any rules, so this shouldn't be flagged."
But if the purpose of allowing this is as another indirect method for keeping flamewars off HN, then I agree that it's an acceptable compromise.
- dang 6y agoThanks for the kind reply. I would say that fairness comes into it this way: it applies to all threads and doesn't vary with the topic, but rather with the degree of flamewar.