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Explain why someone should be able to judge (flag) anonymously. Downvotes I understand, but anon flagging?

• AnimalMuppet 4y ago
  Well, it takes more than one flag. So at that point, it's more like a jury of your peers. (In an actual jury trial, you don't get to know their names, either.) Also, we're not anonymous to the judge (dang). I'll reverse the question: If I see you doing something I think you shouldn't, why do I have to make myself known to you when I call the cops? In the same way, if I see you posting something that I think is inappropriate for this site, why do I have to make myself known to you when I flag it?
  • breck 4y ago
    • dang 4y ago
      Breck, you can't attack other users like that. We ban accounts that do this. We also ban accounts that continually post off-topic things and/or try repeatedly to stir up the same drama. I really don't want to ban you, so please stop all of this now. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html