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A month ago user O__________O complained about the same thing - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35230366 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35230366 And

A month ago user O__________O complained about the same thing - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35230366 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35230366 And I'll tell you the same thing I told them - a 'flag' is a form of 'downvote' (you can dislike this fact, but it doesn't change the fact) No one is required to vote No one is required to explain their vote No one is required to vote like you do No one is required to explain their vote to you

HopenHeyHi 4y ago
Flagging mafias that go through comment histories of people is several steps past that.
- warrenm 4y ago
  Do you always cast aspersions on others' behavior that is not 100% in line with your preference?
austin-cheney 4y ago
No, the behavior is different, at least on HN. Flagging is supposed to be for suppressing hostile content but is most typically used to censor highly upvoted comments or threads. Downvotes typically just dictate disagreement. The world would be a better place if flagging or downvoting required a comment.
- warrenm 4y ago
  >The world would be a better place if flagging or downvoting required a comment. This is a comment sentiment But is absolutely 100% wrong ... unless your only goal is to eliminate downvotes
  - HopenHeyHi 4y ago
    If 2-3 people decide that this warrenm fellow needs to be pushed out of the website for whatever reason they currently can coordinate and start flagging your posts left and right at every opportunity until you are effectively banned. It will turn into reddit. Groups will start raiding each other over politics. Coordinated upvotes are not allowed, I don't see why grudge/group flagging should be.
    - warrenm 4y ago
      If 2-3 people have enough clout they can get me "effectively banned" ... meh This is a website that offers fake internet points to its users I can create a new user (if I really wanted to) in a few seconds You really are hung up on these fake internet points ... and I do not understand why (also, per your link to the HN guidelines " Please don't post comments saying that HN is turning into Reddit. It's a semi-noob illusion, as old as the hills.")

HopenHeyHi 4y ago

Flagging mafias that go through comment histories of people is several steps past that.

warrenm 4y ago
Do you always cast aspersions on others' behavior that is not 100% in line with your preference?

austin-cheney 4y ago

No, the behavior is different, at least on HN. Flagging is supposed to be for suppressing hostile content but is most typically used to censor highly upvoted comments or threads. Downvotes typically just dictate disagreement. The world would be a better place if flagging or downvoting required a comment.

warrenm 4y ago
>The world would be a better place if flagging or downvoting required a comment. This is a comment sentiment But is absolutely 100% wrong ... unless your only goal is to eliminate downvotes
- HopenHeyHi 4y ago
  If 2-3 people decide that this warrenm fellow needs to be pushed out of the website for whatever reason they currently can coordinate and start flagging your posts left and right at every opportunity until you are effectively banned. It will turn into reddit. Groups will start raiding each other over politics. Coordinated upvotes are not allowed, I don't see why grudge/group flagging should be.
  - warrenm 4y ago
    If 2-3 people have enough clout they can get me "effectively banned" ... meh This is a website that offers fake internet points to its users I can create a new user (if I really wanted to) in a few seconds You really are hung up on these fake internet points ... and I do not understand why (also, per your link to the HN guidelines " Please don't post comments saying that HN is turning into Reddit. It's a semi-noob illusion, as old as the hills.")