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Ask HN: Why are so many Show HNs being flagged?
I've noticed a ton of Show HN submissions in New recently are promptly flagged and killed. They don't appear to be obvious spam at first glance so what gives? Are bots doing this?
- functionmouse 4mo agoslop, or worse, condoning slop (Slop images in a human written blog post, etc); only serves to confuse and muddle.
- jjgreen 4mo agoObvious slop.
- ThrowawayR2 4mo agoMany of them _are_ obvious spam: submitted from freshly created accounts, meaning that they're not HN users, promoting a paid service or product, and with an accompanying post that looks like an advertising blurb instead of written to show readers something interesting.
- 866-RON-0-FEZ 4mo ago> promoting a paid service or product There was a thread yesterday doing exactly this with over 450 points. When I pointed it out, my comment was immediately downvoted to the bottom of the thread. This place has a weird, almost cult-like, definition of what it loves and hates.
- NoahZuniga 4mo agothat wasn't a show HN? > There was a thread yesterday said thread was: CT scans of BYD car parts (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48375824 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48375824)
- uberman 4mo agoI noticed that the "Show" part is now often an afterthought and many more people just drop ads for their product.