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How about "this doesn't belong to the front page" flag for the stories? Anything belongs to the front page by virtue of getting to it. You can argue that the c
by white_devil 14y ago
How about "this doesn't belong to the front page" flag for the stories?
Anything belongs to the front page by virtue of getting to it. You can argue that the community is broken because it upvotes stuff you don't want to see, but that's a battle you just can't win.
Basically, you're suggesting that in addition to there being a button for "I find this interesting!", there should be another button for "No, you fools! No!".
- raganwald 14y ago> there should be another button for "No, you fools! No!" I have that button, it's called "flag," and that's exactly what it's for: Posts that are popular but toxic. If a post was unpopular, you wouldn't need to flag it.
- huhtenberg 14y agoBeware. I got my "flag" taken away a year ago, because I too thought what you think.
- raganwald 14y agoI haven't flagged any of these posts.
- white_devil 14y agoWhy do you get to be the arbiter of what is "toxic"?
- GHFigs 14y agoWhy does anybody get to vote in the first place?
- white_devil 14y agoAn upvote says "I find this interesting", but you're only speaking for yourself. If you deem something "toxic" to the community, it implies you know what's best for everyone involved.
- scott_s 14y agoWhoever has enough karma to flag posts is as well.
- ketralnis 14y ago> Anything belongs to the front page by virtue of getting to it I'm not sure I buy that argument. A simple counter-example is duplicate submissions. Yes that story may be front-page news, but that doesn't mean that each submission about it should be. There are probably some other trivial examples too, and personally I think that low-quality news is low-quality regardless of how many people vote for it.