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> nearly all [dead] posts are killed by software What do you mean by that? Broken link detectors? I don't get it.

• dang 2y ago
  HN's software contains spam filters and similar things that automatically kill certain posts. Those get marked as [dead] and removed from public view. [dead] posts are visible only to users who have 'showdead' set to 'yes' in their profile. Other posts that have been heavily flagged by users get marked as [flagged][dead]. Those have been killed by user flags, not software. Have I answered your question?
  • 77pt77 2y ago
    Yes you have. Thank you.