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Agreed. "5,000 people flagged this" would be a visible public notice that most people don't want it there.

• randallsquared 17y ago
  While I agree that this would encourage people to go along rather than apply their own standards, I'm not so sure that's a good thing.
  • axod 17y ago
    Surely that's what happens with upvotes?
    • randallsquared 17y ago
      That's true. On the other hand, having a flag score would mean that it effectively became a downvote, and presumably those aren't in HN for a reason. I'm not sure of the actual effect of all this.
      • axod 17y ago
        It'd only become a downvote if it affected ranking. I was just suggesting it be shown.