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The difference is that on actual HN, it takes more than one flag vote to hide a comment. (I suspect it's in the range 2-5, but I don't actually know.) So one
by AnimalMuppet 2y ago
The difference is that on actual HN, it takes more than one flag vote to hide a comment. (I suspect it's in the range 2-5, but I don't actually know.) So one person can't make a post they don't like disappear.
- thenewnewguy 2y agoAlso, anyone can flag a comment, not just the thread starter (I personally suspect flags from the thread starter are actually down-weighted). HN flagging is not meant to hide people you don't want to see reply to your comments, it is meant to identify rule-breaking comments.
- teruakohatu 2y ago> The difference is that on actual HN, it takes more than one flag vote to hide a comment. (I suspect it's in the range 2-5, but I don't actually know.) So one person can't make a post they don't like disappear. I don't know, but I would suspect if the user who wrote the parent comment flags a reply, it would be less weight than if another random user flagged it.