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> If a story is spam or off-topic, flag it Is this story spam or off-topic? What is the topic anyway? Is an article ever on topic if it's not one of Paul Graha
by phoronixrly 2y ago
> If a story is spam or off-topic, flag it
Is this story spam or off-topic? What is the topic anyway? Is an article ever on topic if it's not one of Paul Graham's "essays"?
- lolinder 2y agoYou're taking that quote out of context to imply that the guideline says that's the only reason to flag. That's not what it's saying, it's saying that you shouldn't post comments complaining about spam—flag and move on. There are plenty of other reasons to flag a story, and it being a spiteful piece devoid of any semblance of curiosity seems as good reason as any.
- phoronixrly 2y agoYes, apparently one of these reasons is "I didn't really like it". Good job!
- lolinder 2y agoAs I said: > In all, I'm unimpressed with the piece and the comment section reflected the mood of the piece: kind of mindlessly cranky without much thought. Thanks for proving my point.
- anonfordays 2y agoWe shouldn't be platforming or providing safe spaces to pedophiles. I flag any and all Drew DeVault content because I don't want this to be a pedophile bar.
- phoronixrly 2y agoOK, but how does this invalidate the point that billionaires are off-topic for FOSDEM?
- anonfordays 2y agoNon sequitur, the point is irrelevant. Flag all content, comments, posts, etc. from pedophiles and move on.