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This is Reuters, not a random blog. It should stay.

by bhouston 5y ago

baylearn 5y ago
Let's see!
- deleted 5y ago
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baylearn 5y ago
It's gone from front page, after 30min.
- Izkata 5y ago
  It's back now
TMWNN 5y ago
baylearn is correct and you are wrong; it is flagged.
- deleted 5y ago
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- baylearn 5y ago
  I've noticed this kind of thing on other forums too. They're getting more powerful... (this comment will also get flagged.)
- wrycoder 5y ago
  People need to use the “vouch” to cancel the flag.
  - grzm 5y ago
    As I understand it, vouch works on dead submissions and comments: it doesn't negate or offset flags. Contacting the mods (use the contact link in the footer) and asking them to review can be effective.
    - wrycoder 5y ago
      You know, I think you’re correct. Is there anything that offsets a flag? Does a single flag click create the flag label, or does it take several clicks? It seems unfair that a single person could trigger an unremovable flag label.
- baylearn 5y ago
  I've noticed this kind of thing on other forums too. They're getting more powerful... (an earlier version this comment also got flagged.)
baylearn 5y ago
My original comment: "Prediction: this story will get flagged and removed from the front page very soon." got flagged (despite being correct).
baylearn 5y ago
My original comment: "Prediction: this story will get flagged and removed from the front page very soon." got flagged (despite being correct). (*) an earlier version of this comment also got flagged.
- dang 5y ago
  You posted 8 different versions of this comment. That's outrageous, and it was off topic to begin with. No more of this, please. This thread got well over 300 comments and there have been at least half a dozen major threads about the ongoing story. See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27268921 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27268921. Some people like the topic and want it discussed here, others feel the opposite. The tug of war between upvotes and flags is the most normal phenomenon that exists on HN. See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27268101 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27268101, and please don't post any more off-topic flamebait.

This is Reuters, not a random blog. It should stay.

baylearn 5y ago

Let's see!

deleted 5y ago
[deleted]

baylearn 5y ago

It's gone from front page, after 30min.

Izkata 5y ago
It's back now

TMWNN 5y ago

baylearn is correct and you are wrong; it is flagged.

deleted 5y ago
[deleted]
baylearn 5y ago
I've noticed this kind of thing on other forums too. They're getting more powerful... (this comment will also get flagged.)
wrycoder 5y ago
People need to use the “vouch” to cancel the flag.
- grzm 5y ago
  As I understand it, vouch works on dead submissions and comments: it doesn't negate or offset flags. Contacting the mods (use the contact link in the footer) and asking them to review can be effective.
  - wrycoder 5y ago
    You know, I think you’re correct. Is there anything that offsets a flag? Does a single flag click create the flag label, or does it take several clicks? It seems unfair that a single person could trigger an unremovable flag label.
baylearn 5y ago
I've noticed this kind of thing on other forums too. They're getting more powerful... (an earlier version this comment also got flagged.)

baylearn 5y ago

My original comment: "Prediction: this story will get flagged and removed from the front page very soon." got flagged (despite being correct).

baylearn 5y ago

My original comment: "Prediction: this story will get flagged and removed from the front page very soon." got flagged (despite being correct). (*) an earlier version of this comment also got flagged.

dang 5y ago
You posted 8 different versions of this comment. That's outrageous, and it was off topic to begin with. No more of this, please. This thread got well over 300 comments and there have been at least half a dozen major threads about the ongoing story. See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27268921 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27268921. Some people like the topic and want it discussed here, others feel the opposite. The tug of war between upvotes and flags is the most normal phenomenon that exists on HN. See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27268101 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27268101, and please don't post any more off-topic flamebait.