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Ask HN: Can we require reason/description for flagging submissions?
I find it frustrating when I see a submission is flagged, but it is not obvious spam or not obviously poorly written.
Requiring reasons/descriptions would be useful.
- wmf 2y agoThat just invites rule lawyering about "it's not really political" or whatever. Hacker News includes an element of chance, like poker. Even if you post "perfectly" you can still lose some hands. You have to take the L and move on.
- FirepointX 2y ago[flagged]
- solardev 2y agoSlashdot of old used to have a simple dropdown for flagging, like "-1 Offtopic" or "flamebait" or troll, redundant, overrated, etc. Worked pretty well back in the day: https://slashdot.org/faq/metamod.shtml https://slashdot.org/faq/metamod.shtml