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Why was the other thread removed? It was #1 on the main page.

• deleted 2y ago
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• _Microft 2y ago
  The discussion you are thinking about is neither dead nor flagged. Overly active discussions get downranked automatically: „Other factors affecting rank include user flags, anti-abuse software, software which demotes overheated discussions, account or site weighting, and moderator action.“, see https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html
  • 627467 2y ago
    so. why not this one?
    • dredmorbius 2y ago
      General understanding is that the flamewar detector is triggered when posts exceed 20 comments and total comments exceeds votes: <https://www.righto.com/2013/11/how-hacker-news-ranking-really-works.html https://www.righto.com/2013/11/how-hacker-news-ranking-reall...> It's not perfect, but it really does often correctly identify flamewars. If you feel a post has incorrectly triggered the flamewar detector, email mods at hn@ycombinator.com. As I write, this thread doesn't trigger the criteria.