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Hm, I'm disappointed that this was flagged. This is my third article that's been flagged here recently, after my FAA article a few months ago (https://news.ycom
by TraceWoodgrains 2y ago
Hm, I'm disappointed that this was flagged. This is my third article that's been flagged here recently, after my FAA article a few months ago (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39184451 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39184451) and my deep dive into the backstory of a fight several months before that (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37390961 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37390961).
My older articles didn't get flagged and were often quite successful on HN:
https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=tracingwoodgrains.medium.com https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=tracingwoodgrains.med...
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32898573 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32898573
I don't submit my own articles here but always appreciate when they reach the HN audience. I admit I find the system here quite opaque and have a hard time understanding what gets flagged and why. Is it because my articles often explore controversies and might get undue attention over some of the more technical content here? Is there some way I could reach out to someone for more info on why my articles keep getting flagged?
- breck 2y agocan we summon dang by putting in his username? In general, I agree with your complaints about the flagging system on this site. It seems pretty indefensible, to provide no disclosure at all about who the judges (admins) are, and to require no public explanation of judgements. They often hide behind "users flagged it". How many users? Which users? Perhaps user flags should not be anonymous, perhaps even require a user to publicly state why they flagged it. We wouldn't allow that in our court system in the real world, why allow that in this impactful online forum?