Comment by apapapa

1 year ago

flagging is wayyy too easy on HN... I bet admins have extreme flagging powers too

They do afaik. I wish flagged posts showed who flagged them at least. If there was manipulation or coordinated acts to flag submissions, it would be a lot easier to figure out.

  • Or replace user id with a hash, that way one could identify patterns without premature witch hunts.

Is there a database somewhere that keeps track of all the flagged threads on here so we can see what gets censored on a regular basis? It would be fun to k-means cluster it and see what is verboten to HN users or staff.