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Often it appears that the stories on HN that I am most interested in reading are the ones that get flagged and quickly taken offline. I don't mean that as any
by Jimmc414 5y ago
Often it appears that the stories on HN that I am most interested in reading are the ones that get flagged and quickly taken offline. I don't mean that as any sort of accusation, it just seems that automated moderation system tends to derail topics of importance due to a flood of up and down votes.
- Gys 5y agoIt probably means ‘topics of importance’ is very subjective.
- Jimmc414 5y agoIndeed.
- salawat 5y agoThis is correct. There is a "flame war" detection mechanism that will penalize topics that get too much activity. I run with show dead myself. You'll be surprised what ends up in the refuse bin.