4/25/2025 at 5:26:11 PM
[flagged]by nathanaldensr
4/25/2025 at 5:42:14 PM
sure it will be flagged soon.by jmclnx
4/25/2025 at 5:47:07 PM
Not familiar with how flagging works. Why would it be flagged?by nadir_ishiguro
4/25/2025 at 5:49:55 PM
when topics are too political usually flame wars abound and moderators can choose to flag/derank a submission to avoid the comments section going wild or just close comments altogether in extreme casesall i can find on doing research is if a thread has more comments than upvotes that might be what flags it as flamewar candidate (but seems mostly is manually reviewed by moderators, not fully-automated) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39790881 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39231821
by tough
4/25/2025 at 5:55:34 PM
Is there a simple rule about how many "flags" vs "upvotes" lead to an article not appearing on the front page?by ks2048
4/25/2025 at 5:49:24 PM
[flagged]by junek
4/25/2025 at 5:51:18 PM
Or, just maybe, HN is full of people who don’t come to HN to read about nazis.by teddyh
4/25/2025 at 5:55:31 PM
fascist HNers that don't want to look bad will flag it to hide itby jillyboel