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Could this post be unflagged please? I don't think it satisfies any requirement for flagging.

by HL33tibCe7 5y ago

gjsman-1000 5y ago
carapace 5y ago
You can try emailing hn@ycombinator.com
justinzollars 5y ago
@dang
- bob1029 5y ago
  You usually need to send an email to the site administrators to get their attention. This information is available in the FAQ: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html
chernevik 5y ago
Off-topic, but HN needs review of flagging abuse. Maybe assign flagging privileges only to those with X reputation, and revocation if on review the privilege is abused? It seems that flagging is as much "I don't like this" as "this is not appropriate". Likewise downvoting. Maybe instead display both downvotes and upvotes, so people can see if a comment is found controversial?
- thrower123 5y ago
  This is how the system already works...
  - chernevik 5y ago
    The FAQ does mention a karma threshold to flag links, so sorry about that. Perhaps that threshold should be raised. It doesn't mention revocation of flagging permission for abuse, and I think that would be helpful.
    - NaturalPhallacy 5y ago
- recuter 5y ago
  Lately I've had comments swing wildly dozens of points in each direction and also flagged. Brigadiering has come to HN and is getting worse over time. There seems to be a growing segment of internet users who wish to cleanse perceived wrong think, it is disturbing and not what flags/downvotes are for. It also feels like there is more bots.
  - bb88 5y ago
    Go look at HCQ/Ivermectin/Cryptocurrency for examples of such brigadiering.
    - chernevik 5y ago
      The trouble is, you can't -- only the commenter can see their score swings, and then only if they pay attention. Publishing upvotes and downvotes would allow others to see these effects, and would allow them to register a comment as "controversial" rather than "not worthy of notice". Data on who made what vote could also be useful.
      - innocentoldguy 5y ago
        There are two things I've always wanted out of a comment system that allows up and down votes: 1. I want to know who upvoted/downvoted/flagged a comment so I can identify attempts at censorship, revenge voting/flagging, etc. 2. I want the ability to exclude individuals from the upvote/downvote tally I see. For example, if I see someone downvoting every post that is favorable to Elmer Fudd, or upvoting every post that is favorable to Bugs Bunny, I want to block that person's emotional bias from the rankings I see in order for my view of the comment section to be as objective as possible.
      - steveklabnik 5y ago
        Some old, old discussions on this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2403716 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2403716 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2445039 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2445039 That is, in the old days the total score was shown to everyone, but it was deliberately changed.

Could this post be unflagged please? I don't think it satisfies any requirement for flagging.

gjsman-1000 5y ago

carapace 5y ago

You can try emailing hn@ycombinator.com

justinzollars 5y ago

@dang

bob1029 5y ago
You usually need to send an email to the site administrators to get their attention. This information is available in the FAQ: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html

chernevik 5y ago

Off-topic, but HN needs review of flagging abuse. Maybe assign flagging privileges only to those with X reputation, and revocation if on review the privilege is abused? It seems that flagging is as much "I don't like this" as "this is not appropriate". Likewise downvoting. Maybe instead display both downvotes and upvotes, so people can see if a comment is found controversial?

thrower123 5y ago
This is how the system already works...
- chernevik 5y ago
  The FAQ does mention a karma threshold to flag links, so sorry about that. Perhaps that threshold should be raised. It doesn't mention revocation of flagging permission for abuse, and I think that would be helpful.
  - NaturalPhallacy 5y ago
recuter 5y ago
Lately I've had comments swing wildly dozens of points in each direction and also flagged. Brigadiering has come to HN and is getting worse over time. There seems to be a growing segment of internet users who wish to cleanse perceived wrong think, it is disturbing and not what flags/downvotes are for. It also feels like there is more bots.
- bb88 5y ago
  Go look at HCQ/Ivermectin/Cryptocurrency for examples of such brigadiering.
  - chernevik 5y ago
    The trouble is, you can't -- only the commenter can see their score swings, and then only if they pay attention. Publishing upvotes and downvotes would allow others to see these effects, and would allow them to register a comment as "controversial" rather than "not worthy of notice". Data on who made what vote could also be useful.
    - innocentoldguy 5y ago
      There are two things I've always wanted out of a comment system that allows up and down votes: 1. I want to know who upvoted/downvoted/flagged a comment so I can identify attempts at censorship, revenge voting/flagging, etc. 2. I want the ability to exclude individuals from the upvote/downvote tally I see. For example, if I see someone downvoting every post that is favorable to Elmer Fudd, or upvoting every post that is favorable to Bugs Bunny, I want to block that person's emotional bias from the rankings I see in order for my view of the comment section to be as objective as possible.
    - steveklabnik 5y ago
      Some old, old discussions on this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2403716 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2403716 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2445039 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2445039 That is, in the old days the total score was shown to everyone, but it was deliberately changed.