I've personally never had a problem with being criticized, I had professional editors criticizing some of my work at 17 so I guess I got used to it young. So I

I've personally never had a problem with being criticized, I had professional editors criticizing some of my work at 17 so I guess I got used to it young. So I don't see flagging as reflecting on the person, I see it as a learning experience for them. I do like that there's no Richard Dawkin's fanaticism here, unlike Reddit, so I guess I'm biased to nail all and every religion/atheism submission I see just because I disliked seeing every 5th submission being about atheism and I'll leave HN if it ever does. There's some fanaticism about pg here, but then he made the place so that's acceptable. I guess if I was ever in one of the Queen's Palaces or in the White House, I'd probably complement them too... but at least they have roofs on their places. I'd say if you don't feel flagging then that's your choice, but if you feel something breaches the guidelines beyond your tastes then hit the button.