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They totally are, threads discussing such things make it to the top of the front page _all_ the time. It's very suspect that this thread is flagged.
by Dig1t 5y ago
They totally are, threads discussing such things make it to the top of the front page _all_ the time. It's very suspect that this thread is flagged.
- lettergram 5y agoEverything "controversial" or anti-narrative since October 2020 I've posted has been flagged. Frankly, I think it's mostly bots or people being paid to do so. IMO HN should be changing it's flag policy.
- dang 5y agoThis isn't remotely close to true. I think you may be falling prey to the notice-dislike bias, which unfortunately leads to false feelings of generality. https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=by%3Adang%20dislike%20notice&sort=byDate&type=story&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que... https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=by%3Adang%20false%20feelings%20of%20generality&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...
- lettergram 5y agoThat’s fair, could also be the topics im weighing in on are more prone. From personal experience, I’m experiencing flags like I’ve never seen before. I have several IRL fiends who no longer post or visit HN because of it (because reasonable discussion is being disappeared). I’d be curious to know the attrition rate after flags. Also if the number of flags for long term members have increased. The data’s all public (I think), so I can do the analysis. But I find it interesting.
- dang 5y agoI'd be happy to look up specific numbers if it's something I can do quickly. Unfortunately today has been a tornado and I haven't quite landed yet.
- lettergram 5y agoI think I speak for all of us, when I say we appreciate all you do!
- dang 5y agoIt's routine for threads discussing such things to make it to the front page and routine for them to get flagged. This is the cycle of life on HN. And rightly so: otherwise the front page would consist entirely of the sensational/hottest topics and flamewars.