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Also why do [flagged] comments/submissions have to disable replys? I can understand hiding/collapsing them by default - but forbidding replies does nothing but
by unknownaccount 4y ago
Also why do [flagged] comments/submissions have to disable replys? I can understand hiding/collapsing them by default - but forbidding replies does nothing but stifle free speech and makes it so other users cannot correct misinformstion. Leaving misleading comments "hanging" like that seems wrong. It also forces users to create new submissions about the same topic just to re-open the community's ability to have a conversation about the topic. which is, even more annoying for uninterested users than keeping a topic contained in the original thread.
- mtmail 4y agoThe community has guidelines. Flagging usually means 'this doesn't belong here'. HN is no heaven for free speech and no user has the right to post anything they want. If somebody was posting flat-earth theories that most likely get flagged and it's not the intention to further discuss the topic or giving the person more audience. There may be other communities that fit your needs better.
- unknownaccount 4y agoStill, a perfectly valid and relevant submission that the community is interested in and wishes to discuss can be suppressed by just 1 rogue individual with a botnet. That sounds like a broken system to me.