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Why was this flagged?

drooby 2y ago
Clearly off-topic for HN. > Off-Topic: Most stories about politics, or crime, or sports, or celebrities, unless they're evidence of some interesting new phenomenon. Videos of pratfalls or disasters, or cute animal pictures. If they'd cover it on TV news, it's probably off-topic.
- thruway516 2y ago
  Really? Change the conflict to a different one and it doesn't seem all that unusual or off topic by hn standards >And they have bullied/co-opted the rest of the world into silence or indifference.
- kbelder 2y ago
  HN often covers major news events, and wars fall into that category. Their impact is wide-ranging and of large import. I don't see an issue with the occasional HN coverage of it. I could see an argument that this conflict might be getting a disproportionate amount of posts, because it seems to have aroused a lot of passion among some of the HN audience. Would Doctors Without Borders condemning Russia in Ukraine warrant a HN post? Don't know, probably not.
  - aguaviva 2y ago
    It wasn't the moral condemnation, but their weighing in on a hotly disputed case (along with the fact that they're a highly respected organization with first-hand knowledge of what's been happening on the ground) that makes the post interesting and relevant. Unfortunately the poster botched/distorted the article title, but that's a separate issue.
- aguaviva 2y ago
  Evidence of some interesting new phenomenon Not entirely new, but certainly interesting and relevant in the sense of one of the world's most highly respected organizations weighing in on one of the most flagrant large-scale violation of human rights in our time (that many prefer to pretend to believe isn't happening at all). Clearly on-topic for HN.
shkkmo 2y ago
Political content of all kinds often gets flagged on HN as lots of people don't like it and flagging is the easiest way to express that disapproval and impact front page placement.
- thruway516 2y ago
  Yes, flagging is a way for some people to express disapproval of what THEY don't like. A major organization makes a big statement about a major conflict. This is of general interest and would normally make front page headlines, even on HN.

Clearly off-topic for HN. > Off-Topic: Most stories about politics, or crime, or sports, or celebrities, unless they're evidence of some interesting new phenomenon. Videos of pratfalls or disasters, or cute animal pictures. If they'd cover it on TV news, it's probably off-topic.

thruway516 2y ago
Really? Change the conflict to a different one and it doesn't seem all that unusual or off topic by hn standards >And they have bullied/co-opted the rest of the world into silence or indifference.
kbelder 2y ago
HN often covers major news events, and wars fall into that category. Their impact is wide-ranging and of large import. I don't see an issue with the occasional HN coverage of it. I could see an argument that this conflict might be getting a disproportionate amount of posts, because it seems to have aroused a lot of passion among some of the HN audience. Would Doctors Without Borders condemning Russia in Ukraine warrant a HN post? Don't know, probably not.
- aguaviva 2y ago
  It wasn't the moral condemnation, but their weighing in on a hotly disputed case (along with the fact that they're a highly respected organization with first-hand knowledge of what's been happening on the ground) that makes the post interesting and relevant. Unfortunately the poster botched/distorted the article title, but that's a separate issue.
aguaviva 2y ago
Evidence of some interesting new phenomenon Not entirely new, but certainly interesting and relevant in the sense of one of the world's most highly respected organizations weighing in on one of the most flagrant large-scale violation of human rights in our time (that many prefer to pretend to believe isn't happening at all). Clearly on-topic for HN.

shkkmo 2y ago

Political content of all kinds often gets flagged on HN as lots of people don't like it and flagging is the easiest way to express that disapproval and impact front page placement.

thruway516 2y ago
Yes, flagging is a way for some people to express disapproval of what THEY don't like. A major organization makes a big statement about a major conflict. This is of general interest and would normally make front page headlines, even on HN.