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Earlier reviews today with discussion that were flagged off the front page. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5175190 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=517

Earlier reviews today with discussion that were flagged off the front page. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5175190 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5175190 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5176564 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5176564

nextparadigms 14y ago
No, they weren't flagged off the page. The first one slowly faded to the bottom of the page, and the second got few upvotes.
- deleted 14y ago
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- cooldeal 14y ago
  The second one was on the 3rd page with 30 points posted 2 hours ago which doesn't happen without flagging. http://i.imgur.com/ADMcanz.png http://i.imgur.com/ADMcanz.png Copy pasting from my earlier reply to you about the first one: Then why was it sitting below another article that was posted around the same time but had only nearly half the points? http://i.imgur.com/uFPTSqR.png http://i.imgur.com/uFPTSqR.png Edit: Even now, it ranks lower than another article with the exact same points posted a full four hours before it. http://i.imgur.com/Yg5kXJb.png http://i.imgur.com/Yg5kXJb.png
  - mixmax 14y ago
    I believe that a lot of factors go into determining the rank, including domain, poster, and probably more. So it's hard to compare 2 submissions. That said, if flagging pulls the submission down, which I believe it does, then it's an obvious avenue for abuse for people with an agenda.
SeanDav 14y ago
I came on to post this exact same thing. Clearly there was abuse of flagging going on. I would hope that a moderator will look at it and see who was needlessly flagging posts.
- cooldeal 14y ago
  I wouldn't hold my breath. This has been happening for a very long time. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4849814 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4849814
  - SeanDav 14y ago
    The thing is I couldn't care less about the surface-pro, or Apple or Google products specifically. To me these are interesting tech stories that I want to know more about and when people with vested interests (ab)use flagging to kill an otherwise valid story, that annoys me and I think, detracts from what it means to be part of the HN News Community.

nextparadigms 14y ago

No, they weren't flagged off the page. The first one slowly faded to the bottom of the page, and the second got few upvotes.

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cooldeal 14y ago
The second one was on the 3rd page with 30 points posted 2 hours ago which doesn't happen without flagging. http://i.imgur.com/ADMcanz.png http://i.imgur.com/ADMcanz.png Copy pasting from my earlier reply to you about the first one: Then why was it sitting below another article that was posted around the same time but had only nearly half the points? http://i.imgur.com/uFPTSqR.png http://i.imgur.com/uFPTSqR.png Edit: Even now, it ranks lower than another article with the exact same points posted a full four hours before it. http://i.imgur.com/Yg5kXJb.png http://i.imgur.com/Yg5kXJb.png
- mixmax 14y ago
  I believe that a lot of factors go into determining the rank, including domain, poster, and probably more. So it's hard to compare 2 submissions. That said, if flagging pulls the submission down, which I believe it does, then it's an obvious avenue for abuse for people with an agenda.

SeanDav 14y ago

I came on to post this exact same thing. Clearly there was abuse of flagging going on. I would hope that a moderator will look at it and see who was needlessly flagging posts.

cooldeal 14y ago
I wouldn't hold my breath. This has been happening for a very long time. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4849814 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4849814
- SeanDav 14y ago
  The thing is I couldn't care less about the surface-pro, or Apple or Google products specifically. To me these are interesting tech stories that I want to know more about and when people with vested interests (ab)use flagging to kill an otherwise valid story, that annoys me and I think, detracts from what it means to be part of the HN News Community.