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You aren't supposed to flag things because they go against your political agenda. You flag things for breaking the rules of HN. This is interesting news and jud

You aren't supposed to flag things because they go against your political agenda. You flag things for breaking the rules of HN. This is interesting news and judging by the number of votes it has it is interesting for most hackers which makes it proper news for this forum. People like you who flag things that go against their own agenda are the reason we can't have discussions about microsoft (these are flagged off the front page all of the time) or anything else the hive mind doesn't find correct. Basically, I am saying you are ruining this website.

jnbiche 13y ago
Agreed. You aren't even supposed to downvote submissions because of political disagreement. But flagging? That's ridiculous -- you're potentially wasting moderator time because you disagree with the politics of the submission. Flagging is meant to be used very selectively for spam and other submissions that blatantly flout the site's guidelines. GP, please don't misuse flagging like this again.
- larrys 13y ago
  Not taking a side on this but if "Flagging is meant to be used very selectively for ..." ...then there should be a pop up when someone goes to flag that says "Note: Are you aware that flagging is meant for .... do you still want to flag??". Many people don't know the "rules?" on HN even if they have been around for some time. For that matter upvotes and downvotes aren't clearly defined. And that whole "in short anything that satisfies ones curiousity" can reach far and wide. And doing the right thing isn't solely a RTFM either. The "FM" is not really something that people familiarize themselves with or keep on top of. (Commenting and reading HN isn't a job obviously.) If certain behavior needs to be enforced (not saying it does or doesn't) then something has to be in place ad hoc to make it more likely to happen.
- crystaln 13y ago
  This was not for political disagreement. It was because the article as about transparent political showmanship, which IMO does not meet the standards of the site.
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crystaln 13y ago
I did not flag it because it goes against my political views. I flagged because it is run-of-the-mill political showmanship, not legitimate news.

jnbiche 13y ago

Agreed. You aren't even supposed to downvote submissions because of political disagreement. But flagging? That's ridiculous -- you're potentially wasting moderator time because you disagree with the politics of the submission. Flagging is meant to be used very selectively for spam and other submissions that blatantly flout the site's guidelines. GP, please don't misuse flagging like this again.

larrys 13y ago
Not taking a side on this but if "Flagging is meant to be used very selectively for ..." ...then there should be a pop up when someone goes to flag that says "Note: Are you aware that flagging is meant for .... do you still want to flag??". Many people don't know the "rules?" on HN even if they have been around for some time. For that matter upvotes and downvotes aren't clearly defined. And that whole "in short anything that satisfies ones curiousity" can reach far and wide. And doing the right thing isn't solely a RTFM either. The "FM" is not really something that people familiarize themselves with or keep on top of. (Commenting and reading HN isn't a job obviously.) If certain behavior needs to be enforced (not saying it does or doesn't) then something has to be in place ad hoc to make it more likely to happen.
crystaln 13y ago
This was not for political disagreement. It was because the article as about transparent political showmanship, which IMO does not meet the standards of the site.

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crystaln 13y ago

I did not flag it because it goes against my political views. I flagged because it is run-of-the-mill political showmanship, not legitimate news.