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I still don’t understand why that post was flagged so quickly.

ASalazarMX 3y ago
> SpaceX's Texas Rocket Is Going to Cause a Lot More Damage Than Anyone Thinks It might be the over-the-top title didn't do it any favors. It's in a gray zone between truth and click bait.
- brookst 3y ago
  And yet here we are in a thread discussion how the rocket did more damage than anyone thought. That article was always going to be flagged, strictly because of its content. Maybe it could have snuck in with a headline like "Great news, SpaceX wisely found ways to launch rocket 20% more powerful than they planned for", but I doubt it.
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- baq 3y ago
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  - nickpp 3y ago
    Considering one of the possible outcomes was for the whole thing to blow up on launch pad, the crater and debris storm were nothing.
    - baq 3y ago
      Maybe… the tower is still standing but one has to wonder if the foundations are in good shape after this amazing rock throwing performance.
- dfxm12 3y ago
  This is disingenuous when you consider that it's not really over the top, and less subjectively, mods have other tools available to them, like renaming submission titles.
  - striking 3y ago
    When a post is flagged enough by users, it's hidden without interventions from mods. They can bring it back, though.
  - s1artibartfast 3y ago
    With hindsight, we can now actually conclue that it was in fact, over the top. They claimed that buildingds would be destroyed and neighboring communites would be scarred for life.
- _ea1k 3y ago
  Fair point, there's definitely some hyperbole there. "More than anyone thinks" would mean the author doesn't think it will damage as much as he's saying either. Sort of implies the article was hyperbole, which it was.
- bandyaboot 3y ago
  The title is a completely reasonable and accurate reflection of the opinions that the author presents. If there’s disagreement about the opinions, that’s what discussion is for. I think this kind of thing is indicative of hn being on a bit of a downward slide.
- bmitc 3y ago
  A 10x-100x increase in sound beyond approved levels, intentionally skipping or lobbying to skip approvals, ignoring environmental impact, and using designs as if they were approved when it was really earlier, much different versions are not examples of gray areas.
dr-detroit 3y ago
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> SpaceX's Texas Rocket Is Going to Cause a Lot More Damage Than Anyone Thinks It might be the over-the-top title didn't do it any favors. It's in a gray zone between truth and click bait.

brookst 3y ago
And yet here we are in a thread discussion how the rocket did more damage than anyone thought. That article was always going to be flagged, strictly because of its content. Maybe it could have snuck in with a headline like "Great news, SpaceX wisely found ways to launch rocket 20% more powerful than they planned for", but I doubt it.
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baq 3y ago
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- nickpp 3y ago
  Considering one of the possible outcomes was for the whole thing to blow up on launch pad, the crater and debris storm were nothing.
  - baq 3y ago
    Maybe… the tower is still standing but one has to wonder if the foundations are in good shape after this amazing rock throwing performance.
dfxm12 3y ago
This is disingenuous when you consider that it's not really over the top, and less subjectively, mods have other tools available to them, like renaming submission titles.
- striking 3y ago
  When a post is flagged enough by users, it's hidden without interventions from mods. They can bring it back, though.
- s1artibartfast 3y ago
  With hindsight, we can now actually conclue that it was in fact, over the top. They claimed that buildingds would be destroyed and neighboring communites would be scarred for life.
_ea1k 3y ago
Fair point, there's definitely some hyperbole there. "More than anyone thinks" would mean the author doesn't think it will damage as much as he's saying either. Sort of implies the article was hyperbole, which it was.
bandyaboot 3y ago
The title is a completely reasonable and accurate reflection of the opinions that the author presents. If there’s disagreement about the opinions, that’s what discussion is for. I think this kind of thing is indicative of hn being on a bit of a downward slide.
bmitc 3y ago
A 10x-100x increase in sound beyond approved levels, intentionally skipping or lobbying to skip approvals, ignoring environmental impact, and using designs as if they were approved when it was really earlier, much different versions are not examples of gray areas.

dr-detroit 3y ago

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