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It really is an indictment of this site that any mention of the genocide in Gaza is flagged almost instantly.

by ipsin 6mo ago

birdsongs 6mo ago
I'll give it time, perhaps the post was auto flagged from bots and mods can correct for it. Because political content is often here, and this is also a tech project as well. If it stays removed this is probably my last interaction on HN. It's just blatant censorship. There's not even any real political message here. It's just a fucking memorial for the tens of thousands of children (and tens of thousands of adults) that were killed, that someone coded up.
- hk__2 6mo ago
  > There's not even any real political message here. Of course there is, it’s right there in the title of the website. Even making a website to remember these deaths and not other ones is a political choice.
  - manyaoman 6mo ago
    > Of course there is, it’s right there in the title of the website. What's political about the title? > Even making a website to remember these deaths and not other ones is a political choice. Or maybe they realized the other ones are already covered: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38083001 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38083001
    - birdsongs 6mo ago
      Thanks for replying, I didn't want to engage in something that felt deliberately bad-faith, but you said everything I wanted to.
      - hk__2 6mo ago
        Please point out where is the bad faith. You seem to think "political" is a negative label that implies criticism. It’s not.
    - hk__2 6mo ago
      > What's political about the title? Calling this a genocide is a political message. That doesn’t mean it’s not a valid message, but saying it’s not political is hypocritical. > Or maybe they realized the other ones are already covered This one never hit the homepage.
pawkaman84 6mo ago
[flagged]
TiredOfLife 6mo ago
Same with flat earth discussions
myrmidon 6mo ago
Note: Flagging on topics like this typically occurs from user action, not moderators. These are not typical sockpuppet accounts either, but mostly established users that (conjecture) don't care about having the same non-technical debate among non-experts devolve into flaming and namecalling. See relevant statements and context from moderators here: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=political%20flagging%20by%3Adang&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que... The best thing you can do to foster discussion of topics like this is to keep the discussion civil and interesting. Blaming the site itself is simply incorrect.

It really is an indictment of this site that any mention of the genocide in Gaza is flagged almost instantly.

by ipsin 6mo ago

It really is an indictment of this site that any mention of the genocide in Gaza is flagged almost instantly.

I'll give it time, perhaps the post was auto flagged from bots and mods can correct for it. Because political content is often here, and this is also a tech project as well. If it stays removed this is probably my last interaction on HN. It's just blatant censorship. There's not even any real political message here. It's just a fucking memorial for the tens of thousands of children (and tens of thousands of adults) that were killed, that someone coded up.

hk__2 6mo ago
> There's not even any real political message here. Of course there is, it’s right there in the title of the website. Even making a website to remember these deaths and not other ones is a political choice.
- manyaoman 6mo ago
  > Of course there is, it’s right there in the title of the website. What's political about the title? > Even making a website to remember these deaths and not other ones is a political choice. Or maybe they realized the other ones are already covered: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38083001 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38083001
  - birdsongs 6mo ago
    Thanks for replying, I didn't want to engage in something that felt deliberately bad-faith, but you said everything I wanted to.
    - hk__2 6mo ago
      Please point out where is the bad faith. You seem to think "political" is a negative label that implies criticism. It’s not.
  - hk__2 6mo ago
    > What's political about the title? Calling this a genocide is a political message. That doesn’t mean it’s not a valid message, but saying it’s not political is hypocritical. > Or maybe they realized the other ones are already covered This one never hit the homepage.

pawkaman84 6mo ago

[flagged]

TiredOfLife 6mo ago

Same with flat earth discussions

myrmidon 6mo ago

Note: Flagging on topics like this typically occurs from user action, not moderators. These are not typical sockpuppet accounts either, but mostly established users that (conjecture) don't care about having the same non-technical debate among non-experts devolve into flaming and namecalling. See relevant statements and context from moderators here: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=political%20flagging%20by%3Adang&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que... The best thing you can do to foster discussion of topics like this is to keep the discussion civil and interesting. Blaming the site itself is simply incorrect.