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It has 222 points and is at #17, far below other posts posted longer ago and with less points. This is an indication of heavy flagging. http://i.imgur.com/hFFu

It has 222 points and is at #17, far below other posts posted longer ago and with less points. This is an indication of heavy flagging. http://i.imgur.com/hFFueFf.png http://i.imgur.com/hFFueFf.png This isn't the first time anyway. Pretty much any post mentioning Microsoft in a not bad light seems to get flagged by people with good karma abusing it. Edit: It's at 325 points(posted 4 hours ago) right now and stuck at #14. Has to break some record for the most upvoted and flagged story.

cooldeal 14y ago
Looks like even mentioning the flagging is taboo. My top level comment on this story[1] calling out the flagging is sitting at the bottom of the comment pile, very grayed out. [1] http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5203191 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5203191
- 27182818284 14y ago
  Or people just decided to downvote it because they felt it didn't add anything. shrug
  - cooldeal 14y ago
    Flagging on HN isn't really the same as downvoting on Reddit. From the HN guidelines: If you think something is spam or offtopic, flag it by going to its page and clicking on the "flag" link. (Not all users will see this; there is a karma threshold.)
    - DanBC 14y ago
      I think 27182818284 is talking about the downvoting of your comment, not the flagging of the original story. Also, Reddit has the same guideline as you quote (only downvote things that don't belong) whereas HN has the creator saying that downvotes can be used to express disagreement.
tedunangst 14y ago
I think some sites have a bonus point degrader applied to them, so they age off faster. Prevents what may otherwise be popular sites from dominating the front page.
- prodigal_erik 14y ago
  I should hope so. I didn't flag this (as robber baron parasites go, Gates is pretty interesting and topical) but #1 on the Reddit front page isn't exactly obscure.
- cooldeal 14y ago
  As far as I know, there is nothing of that sort on HN. If you know more or can list sites that have the degrader applied to them, I'll be thankful.
  - tedunangst 14y ago
    http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=294439 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=294439

cooldeal 14y ago

Looks like even mentioning the flagging is taboo. My top level comment on this story[1] calling out the flagging is sitting at the bottom of the comment pile, very grayed out. [1] http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5203191 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5203191

27182818284 14y ago
Or people just decided to downvote it because they felt it didn't add anything. shrug
- cooldeal 14y ago
  Flagging on HN isn't really the same as downvoting on Reddit. From the HN guidelines: If you think something is spam or offtopic, flag it by going to its page and clicking on the "flag" link. (Not all users will see this; there is a karma threshold.)
  - DanBC 14y ago
    I think 27182818284 is talking about the downvoting of your comment, not the flagging of the original story. Also, Reddit has the same guideline as you quote (only downvote things that don't belong) whereas HN has the creator saying that downvotes can be used to express disagreement.

tedunangst 14y ago

I think some sites have a bonus point degrader applied to them, so they age off faster. Prevents what may otherwise be popular sites from dominating the front page.

prodigal_erik 14y ago
I should hope so. I didn't flag this (as robber baron parasites go, Gates is pretty interesting and topical) but #1 on the Reddit front page isn't exactly obscure.
cooldeal 14y ago
As far as I know, there is nothing of that sort on HN. If you know more or can list sites that have the degrader applied to them, I'll be thankful.
- tedunangst 14y ago
  http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=294439 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=294439