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I understand that there is certain guidelines to maintain sanity. I totally agree with that. But I've seen very strange behavior in the last weeks with the sub

• austin-cheney 3y ago
  Anybody can flag at any time. It only takes 4 sad people for a thread or comment to achieve flagged status. As an example anything with negative commentary about Julian Assange is instantly flagged because there is a cult that hangs on his every word.
  • throw310822 3y ago
    It's a mechanism that makes sense to prevent flamewars and a lot of silly political discussion; however it's also an invaluable tool for anyone who doesn't want some topic discussed at all.
• defrost 3y ago
  > It has considerably a lot of comments and upvotes As of this comment it has 100 upvotes and 400 comments. That alone, regardless of subject matter and guidelines keeps it from the front page as the placement algorithm favours posts with more upvotes than comments. Threads that attract many many comments but relatively few upvotes in comparison are weighted down.