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The comment doesn't really say anything and the commenter is not saying they edited the comment to make it just non-substantive rather than non-substantive and

by pvg 3y ago

The comment doesn't really say anything and the commenter is not saying they edited the comment to make it just non-substantive rather than non-substantive and inflammatory.

freedomben 3y ago
Excellent point. Thank you! I would hope people aren't using flags for low-value comments, but you make a great point that it could have been edited to remove something that was deserving of a flag.
- Kbelicius 3y ago
  Saw it while it was flagged. There were two sentences. They removed the second one. Cant remember the exact wording, it was a short one, but it was basically saying: "Israel bad".
  - freedomben 3y ago
    Ah thanks, that does indeed sound flag-worthy
- pvg 3y ago
  aren't using flags for low-value comments They could, and if you ask me, they should. They gum up threads and often start meta discussions about exactly how low-value they are. Many are even explicitly listed in the guidelines - snark, tropes and memes, 'broke the back button', shallow putdowns, etc. Righteously flaggable, one and all.
  - freedomben 3y ago
    I agree regarding snark, and pretty much anything that criticizes the person rather than the ideas. But one person's tropes and memes are often somebody else's current belief/position, especially if they are part of today's lucky 10,000[1]. What (in your opinion) is the purpose of the down-vote button? [1]: https://xkcd.com/1053/ https://xkcd.com/1053/
    - pvg 3y ago
      But one person's tropes and memes are often somebody else's current belief/position In a site with the ostensible goal of 'curious conversation', that's not really good enough - it's not the job of your potential interlocutors to figure out what sincere, reasoned beliefs and positions hide behind the throwaway trope line. If you want to have a conversation, it's on you to try to converse. There are lots of other places where the trope line is fine - from the group chat with friends or colleagues to twitter. But those places work in different ways. What (in your opinion) is the purpose of the down-vote button? It's a way to say 'this comment is misranked'. There are lots of reasons to feel a comment is misranked - including simple disagreement.
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by pvg 3y ago

The comment doesn't really say anything and the commenter is not saying they edited the comment to make it just non-substantive rather than non-substantive and inflammatory.

freedomben 3y ago

Excellent point. Thank you! I would hope people aren't using flags for low-value comments, but you make a great point that it could have been edited to remove something that was deserving of a flag.

Kbelicius 3y ago
Saw it while it was flagged. There were two sentences. They removed the second one. Cant remember the exact wording, it was a short one, but it was basically saying: "Israel bad".
- freedomben 3y ago
  Ah thanks, that does indeed sound flag-worthy
pvg 3y ago
aren't using flags for low-value comments They could, and if you ask me, they should. They gum up threads and often start meta discussions about exactly how low-value they are. Many are even explicitly listed in the guidelines - snark, tropes and memes, 'broke the back button', shallow putdowns, etc. Righteously flaggable, one and all.
- freedomben 3y ago
  I agree regarding snark, and pretty much anything that criticizes the person rather than the ideas. But one person's tropes and memes are often somebody else's current belief/position, especially if they are part of today's lucky 10,000[1]. What (in your opinion) is the purpose of the down-vote button? [1]: https://xkcd.com/1053/ https://xkcd.com/1053/
  - pvg 3y ago
    But one person's tropes and memes are often somebody else's current belief/position In a site with the ostensible goal of 'curious conversation', that's not really good enough - it's not the job of your potential interlocutors to figure out what sincere, reasoned beliefs and positions hide behind the throwaway trope line. If you want to have a conversation, it's on you to try to converse. There are lots of other places where the trope line is fine - from the group chat with friends or colleagues to twitter. But those places work in different ways. What (in your opinion) is the purpose of the down-vote button? It's a way to say 'this comment is misranked'. There are lots of reasons to feel a comment is misranked - including simple disagreement.

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