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You can go into your profile, then set "showdead" to "yes". Once you look at bellingcat's domain submissions, you'll see they're mostly "dead" and that makes th
by lumpa 5y ago
You can go into your profile, then set "showdead" to "yes". Once you look at bellingcat's domain submissions, you'll see they're mostly "dead" and that makes them hidden from unlogged and most logged users, so it's like they're automatically taken out of the pool of articles available to receive votes. Only once someone "vouches" for a dead post can it be voted on again.
Usually posts go dead when downvoted enough, but it seems posts from that domain are automatically set to dead, and a few of them are resurrected.
Btw, the best place to find dead posts is the newest page, as they are uncommon in other places.
Edit: sorry if I sounded condescending, I might have misread that as you not understanding what "dead" meant, rather than "why would that be an issue".
- ChrisArchitect 5y agofairplay, yeah, never ever noticed that option on the profile. or heard anyone reference things 'going dead'. There's no downvoting on the site at the top level of posts tho. So things rise up only based on upvotes. Dead = noninterest or perhaps numerous flags? Just getting at that it's probably just the ebb and flow of system and not some conspiracy. Well, other than maybe being singled out by bad faith actors for flagging but what can you do. It did eventually get going/upvoted