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In general, have a look at one of the many comments dang has written about why submissions are flagged, particularly lately. https://news.ycombinator.com/thread

In general, have a look at one of the many comments dang has written about why submissions are flagged, particularly lately. https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=dang https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=dang Wrt this comment and submission: Maybe people don't like their blood boiling here? I suspect that people are not asking why it's flagged to understand why but rather stating that they disagree with the flagging, but I might be wrong... As the guidelines say, comments about downvotes and flagging are to be avoided generally. I'm commenting because it's already flagged and only few will see the negative impact of my boring comment! I hope it leads some to more understanding and away from fear anyhow. Given there are many questions about flagging by invested users, answering them would be indeed tedious!

atoav 2y ago
I do not disagree that discussing flags is generally uninteresting and it would be intellectually dishonest to exclude this case, just because I happen to differ here. But I do think discussion of this topic is relevant for our shared (hacker) culture and I explained why, so this isn't just questioning the flagging, it also offers a on topic thought. And given the current times (not only in the US) this is a relevant topic for every citizen that wants to keep their society non-authoritarian and merit based. There is a cost to having heated discussions on HN — but there is also a cost to not having them in some cases. I argue that this is one of those. Rules are important and make this place what it is, but it is more important to act in the spirit of the rules than by the letter.