I agree that posts getting flagged and taken off HN is a very big problem, and I think it needs to stop. This forum attracts some of the smartest and most infl

I agree that posts getting flagged and taken off HN is a very big problem, and I think it needs to stop. This forum attracts some of the smartest and most influential people on the planet (The person most directly responsible for the search results of the biggest search engine on the planet used to contribute regularly...) Taking 'controversial' discussions off the table is a dangerous thing, because it means many real issues are never being discussed or addressed, and there is no hope of them ever being fixed. It's exactly like a family forbidding conversations about topics that are difficult. That leads to very bad things down the road, and I think HN is the same, but potentially has even more responsibility.