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Some people use the "flag" button as a "disagree" button or even a "fuck this guy" button. Unfortunately, constructive but unpopular comments get flagged to dea
by bigstrat2003 2y ago
Some people use the "flag" button as a "disagree" button or even a "fuck this guy" button. Unfortunately, constructive but unpopular comments get flagged to death on HN all the time.
- usefulcat 2y agoI had thought that flagging was basically a request for a mod to have a look at something. But based on this case I now suspect that it's possible for a comment to be removed without a mod ever looking at it if enough people flag it.
- buttercraft 2y agoNot removed but hidden. You can turn on showdead in your profile to see them.
- usefulcat 2y agoMy point was more that, at least in this case, it looks like a post was hidden without any moderator intervention. If this is indeed what happened, it seems like a bad thing that it's even possible. Since many, perhaps most people probably don't have showdead enabled, it means that the 'flag' option is effectively a mega-downvote.