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That makes sense and is certainly legitimate. But I was noticing some politicla topics seem to be most likely to be flagged. I also sometimes see them get flagg
by josefritzishere 9mo ago
That makes sense and is certainly legitimate. But I was noticing some politicla topics seem to be most likely to be flagged. I also sometimes see them get flagged before the thread even gets long. So I was wondering if some political topics seem to be off-limits.
- verdverm 9mo agoYea, the political side is another aspect, similar to Trump 1.0 if you were around HN for that, but also amped up like everything around Trump 2.0
- josefritzishere 9mo agoI was not around for 1.0; it sounds colorful. The HN guidance on curiosity, kindness, being thoughtful and substansive...all solid. The same guidelines describe "politics" as "off topic" but not prohibited. I had thought there may be specific subtopics which are actually prohibited. What I probably have been seeing is that clawdbot is more active on divisive topics, because of key words, and thus gets flagged.
- verdverm 9mo agoGenerally politics gets to the front when it overlaps with some other topic HN is passionate about. Trump must make headlines each day, so the frequency of stories that overlap are elevated.