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What constitutes flag abuse? I only do it for stories which I know will only produce flamewars.
by Torgo 12y ago
What constitutes flag abuse? I only do it for stories which I know will only produce flamewars.
- danielweber 12y agoI wish there were something between "do nothing" and "remove this story." Like a downvote button. But this is an experiment.
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- enraged_camel 12y ago>>I only do it for stories which I know will only produce flamewars. You shouldn't. For example, stories about big players (e.g. Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook) almost always produce flamewars, but the discussions can also be interesting and informative. You should flag stuff only when it doesn't meet guidelines. For example, most news stories (e.g. "Man murders family, followed by car chase") are inappropriate for the site.
- waterlesscloud 12y agoI used to do that, but I had my flagging privilege revoked for a long while. So don't do that, I guess. It's restored now. I don't think I've flagged many, if any, stories. I flag any comment I perceive as an attack on a person rather than the ideas of that person. I don't feel that's appropriate. And in particular it's not what I personally want HN to be. If a comment makes a point in what I feel isn't a good faith manner, I'll merely downvote it. If I just disagree but it's a fair point, I leave it alone.