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They get flagged because people flag them. I'm guessing given all the news on Twitter that has dominated the site recently that plenty of HNers are tied of it.
by awithrow 4y ago
They get flagged because people flag them. I'm guessing given all the news on Twitter that has dominated the site recently that plenty of HNers are tied of it.
- AnimalMuppet 4y agoIt's not just that we're tired of Twitter. We're tired of Trump, too. It's a political topic rather than a technical one.
- s1artibartfast 4y agoI think it is interesting news, unfortunately the discussion around Twitter and almost always around Trump is not interesting. There are few insightful comments and mostly people wildly speculating with high confidence on whatever confirms their priors
- dibt 4y agohow many people need to flag it to have it not appear in rankings? Is there a way for users to 'unflag' it?
- crazygringo 4y agoSadly no. If a few users flag it, it's done. Apparently there used to be a "vouch" link that would appear to counteract flags, but it seems like they got rid of it at some point in the past few years.