I didn't flag those articles. Discussions of Musk devolve into partisan hyperbole. I'm indifferent on him generally. Many of the discussions become unhinged and absurd. When I attempt to illustrate how extreme some of the hyperbole is, my own comments are generally flagged or downvoted into oblivion. Those who make extreme claims without substance are celebrated. This suggests that a reasonable discussion is not possible on some of these contentious topics.
I also understand that the HN algo has a feature where flamewar-esque threads can trigger flagging of the entire article.
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I didn't flag those articles. Discussions of Musk devolve into partisan hyperbole. I'm indifferent on him generally. Many of the discussions become unhinged and absurd. When I attempt to illustrate how extreme some of the hyperbole is, my own comments are generally flagged or downvoted into oblivion. Those who make extreme claims without substance are celebrated. This suggests that a reasonable discussion is not possible on some of these contentious topics.
I also understand that the HN algo has a feature where flamewar-esque threads can trigger flagging of the entire article.
I also understand that the HN algo has a feature where flamewar-esque threads can trigger flagging of the entire article.
It doesn't but there's automatic downweighting which is not flagging. Flagging is something people do.